16 For the Lord shall build up Zion;
(A)He shall appear in His glory.

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The Gentiles Bless Zion

60 Arise, (A)shine;
For your light has come!
And (B)the glory of the Lord is risen upon you.
For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth,
And deep darkness the people;
But the Lord will arise over you,
And His glory will be seen upon you.

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The Lord (A)builds up Jerusalem;
(B)He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.

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Future Joy of Zion and Many Nations

“Up, up! Flee (A)from the land of the north,” says the Lord; “for I have (B)spread you abroad like the four winds of heaven,” says the Lord. “Up, Zion! (C)Escape, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.”

For thus says the Lord of hosts: “He sent Me after glory, to the nations which plunder you; for he who (D)touches you touches the [a]apple of His eye. For surely I will (E)shake My hand against them, and they shall become [b]spoil for their servants. Then (F)you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent Me.

10 (G)“Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion! For behold, I am coming and I (H)will dwell in your midst,” says the Lord. 11 (I)“Many nations shall be joined to the Lord (J)in that day, and they shall become (K)My people. And I will dwell in your midst. Then (L)you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent Me to you. 12 And the Lord will (M)take possession of Judah as His inheritance in the Holy Land, and will again choose Jerusalem. 13 (N)Be silent, all flesh, before the Lord, for He is aroused (O)from His holy habitation!”

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 2:8 Lit. pupil
  2. Zechariah 2:9 booty or plunder

And (A)I will cause the captives of Judah and the captives of Israel to return, and will rebuild those places (B)as at the first.

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The women of My people you cast out
From their pleasant houses;
From their children
You have taken away My glory forever.

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Again (A)I will build you, and you shall be rebuilt,
O virgin of Israel!
You shall again be adorned with your (B)tambourines,
And shall go forth in the dances of those who rejoice.

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18 “For I know their works and their (A)thoughts. It shall be that I will (B)gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come and see My glory.

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To [a]console those who mourn in Zion,
(A)To give them beauty for ashes,
The oil of joy for mourning,
The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
That they may be called trees of righteousness,
(B)The planting of the Lord, (C)that He may be glorified.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 61:3 Lit. appoint

All the flocks of (A)Kedar shall be gathered together to you,
The rams of Nebaioth shall minister to you;
They shall ascend with (B)acceptance on My altar,
And (C)I will glorify the house of My glory.

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26 This is the (A)purpose that is purposed against the whole earth,
And this is the hand that is stretched out over all the nations.

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Now (A)it shall come to pass (B)in the latter days
(C)That the mountain of the Lord’s house
Shall be established on the top of the mountains,
And shall be exalted above the hills;
And all nations shall flow to it.
Many people shall come and say,
(D)“Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
To the house of the God of Jacob;
He will teach us His ways,
And we shall walk in His paths.”
(E)For out of Zion shall go forth the law,
And the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

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(A)The heavens declare His righteousness,
And all the peoples see His glory.

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35 (A)For God will save Zion
And build the cities of Judah,
That they may dwell there and possess it.

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18 Do good in Your good pleasure to Zion;
Build the walls of Jerusalem.

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