20 Then the Lord showed me four craftsmen.

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20 Then the Lord showed me four craftsmen.

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(A)“My anger is hot against the shepherds,
    and (B)I will punish the leaders;[a]
for (C)the Lord of hosts cares for his flock, the house of Judah,
    and will make them like his majestic steed in battle.
From him shall come (D)the cornerstone,
    from him (E)the tent peg,
from him the battle bow,
    from him every ruler—(F)all of them together.
They shall be like mighty men in battle,
    (G)trampling the foe in the mud of the streets;
they shall fight because the Lord is with them,
    and they shall put to shame (H)the riders on horses.

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  1. Zechariah 10:3 Hebrew the male goats

“My anger burns against the shepherds,
    and I will punish the leaders;(A)
for the Lord Almighty will care
    for his flock, the people of Judah,
    and make them like a proud horse in battle.(B)
From Judah will come the cornerstone,(C)
    from him the tent peg,(D)
from him the battle bow,(E)
    from him every ruler.
Together they[a] will be like warriors in battle
    trampling their enemy into the mud of the streets.(F)
They will fight because the Lord is with them,
    and they will put the enemy horsemen to shame.(G)

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  1. Zechariah 10:5 Or ruler, all of them together. / They

“Behold, I am about to make Jerusalem (A)a cup of staggering to (B)all the surrounding peoples. The siege of Jerusalem (C)will also be against Judah. (D)On that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples. (E)All who lift it will surely hurt themselves. And (F)all the nations of the earth will gather against it. (G)On that day, declares the Lord, (H)I will strike every horse (I)with panic, and its rider (J)with madness. But for the sake of the house of Judah I will keep my eyes open, when I strike every horse of the peoples (K)with blindness. Then the clans of Judah shall say to themselves, ‘The inhabitants of Jerusalem have strength through the Lord of hosts, their God.’

(L)“On that day I will make the clans of Judah (M)like a blazing pot in the midst of wood, like a flaming torch among sheaves. And (N)they shall devour to the right and to the left all the surrounding peoples, while (O)Jerusalem shall again be inhabited in its place, in Jerusalem.

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“I am going to make Jerusalem a cup(A) that sends all the surrounding peoples reeling.(B) Judah(C) will be besieged as well as Jerusalem. On that day, when all the nations(D) of the earth are gathered against her, I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock(E) for all the nations. All who try to move it will injure(F) themselves. On that day I will strike every horse with panic and its rider with madness,” declares the Lord. “I will keep a watchful eye over Judah, but I will blind all the horses of the nations.(G) Then the clans of Judah will say in their hearts, ‘The people of Jerusalem are strong,(H) because the Lord Almighty is their God.’

“On that day I will make the clans of Judah like a firepot(I) in a woodpile, like a flaming torch among sheaves. They will consume(J) all the surrounding peoples right and left, but Jerusalem will remain intact(K) in her place.

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12 Return to your stronghold, O (A)prisoners of hope;
    today I declare that (B)I will restore to you double.
13 For (C)I have bent Judah as my bow;
    I have made Ephraim its arrow.
I will stir up your sons, O Zion,
    against your sons, (D)O Greece,
    and wield you like a warrior's sword.

The Lord Will Save His People

14 Then the Lord will appear over them,
    and (E)his arrow will go forth like lightning;
(F)the Lord God will sound the trumpet
    and will march forth in (G)the whirlwinds (H)of the south.
15 The Lord of hosts (I)will protect them,
    and (J)they shall devour, (K)and tread down the sling stones,
and (L)they shall drink and roar as if drunk with wine,
    and be full like a bowl,
    drenched (M)like the corners of the altar.

16 On that day the Lord their God will save them,
    as (N)the flock of his people;
for (O)like the jewels of a crown
    they shall shine on his land.

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12 Return to your fortress,(A) you prisoners of hope;
    even now I announce that I will restore twice(B) as much to you.
13 I will bend Judah as I bend my bow(C)
    and fill it with Ephraim.(D)
I will rouse your sons, Zion,
    against your sons, Greece,(E)
    and make you like a warrior’s sword.(F)

The Lord Will Appear

14 Then the Lord will appear over them;(G)
    his arrow will flash like lightning.(H)
The Sovereign Lord will sound the trumpet;(I)
    he will march in the storms(J) of the south,
15     and the Lord Almighty will shield(K) them.
They will destroy
    and overcome with slingstones.(L)
They will drink and roar as with wine;(M)
    they will be full like a bowl(N)
    used for sprinkling[a] the corners(O) of the altar.
16 The Lord their God will save his people on that day(P)
    as a shepherd saves his flock.
They will sparkle in his land
    like jewels in a crown.(Q)

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  1. Zechariah 9:15 Or bowl, / like

And (A)the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations,
    in the midst of many peoples,
like a lion among the beasts of the forest,
    like a young lion among the flocks of sheep,
(B)which, when it goes through, treads down
    and tears in pieces, and there is none to deliver.
Your hand shall (C)be lifted up over your adversaries,
    and all your enemies shall be cut off.

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The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations,
    in the midst of many peoples,
like a lion among the beasts of the forest,(A)
    like a young lion among flocks of sheep,
which mauls and mangles(B) as it goes,
    and no one can rescue.(C)
Your hand will be lifted up(D) in triumph over your enemies,
    and all your foes will be destroyed.

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And he shall be (A)their peace.

(B)When the Assyrian comes into our land
    and treads in our palaces,
then we will raise against him seven (C)shepherds
    and eight princes of men;
they shall shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword,
    and the land of (D)Nimrod at its entrances;
and he shall deliver us from the Assyrian
    (E)when he comes into our land
    and treads within our border.

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And he will be our peace(A)
    when the Assyrians invade(B) our land
    and march through our fortresses.
We will raise against them seven shepherds,
    even eight commanders,(C)
who will rule[a] the land of Assyria with the sword,
    the land of Nimrod(D) with drawn sword.[b](E)
He will deliver us from the Assyrians
    when they invade our land
    and march across our borders.(F)

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  1. Micah 5:6 Or crush
  2. Micah 5:6 Or Nimrod in its gates

21 Deliverers(A) will go up on[a] Mount Zion
    to govern the mountains of Esau.
    And the kingdom will be the Lord’s.(B)

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  1. Obadiah 1:21 Or from

15 (A)If anyone stirs up strife,
    it is not from me;
whoever stirs up strife with you
    shall fall because of you.
16 Behold, I have created the smith
    who blows the fire of coals
    and produces a weapon for its purpose.
I have also created the ravager to destroy;
17     no weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed,
    and you shall refute every tongue that rises against you in judgment.
This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord
    (B)and their vindication[a] from me, declares the Lord.”

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  1. Isaiah 54:17 Or righteousness

15 If anyone does attack you, it will not be my doing;
    whoever attacks you will surrender(A) to you.

16 “See, it is I who created the blacksmith(B)
    who fans the coals into flame
    and forges a weapon(C) fit for its work.
And it is I who have created the destroyer(D) to wreak havoc;
17     no weapon forged against you will prevail,(E)
    and you will refute(F) every tongue that accuses you.
This is the heritage of the servants(G) of the Lord,
    and this is their vindication(H) from me,”
declares the Lord.

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27 (A)Therefore you gave them into the hand of their enemies, who made them suffer. (B)And in the time of their suffering they cried out to you and you heard them from heaven, and according to your great mercies you gave them (C)saviors who saved them from the hand of their enemies.

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27 So you delivered them into the hands of their enemies,(A) who oppressed them. But when they were oppressed they cried out to you. From heaven you heard them, and in your great compassion(B) you gave them deliverers,(C) who rescued them from the hand of their enemies.

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11 And the Lord sent (A)Jerubbaal (B)and Barak[a] (C)and Jephthah and (D)Samuel and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and you lived in safety.

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  1. 1 Samuel 12:11 Septuagint, Syriac; Hebrew Bedan

11 Then the Lord sent Jerub-Baal,[a](A) Barak,[b](B) Jephthah(C) and Samuel,[c](D) and he delivered you from the hands of your enemies all around you, so that you lived in safety.

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  1. 1 Samuel 12:11 Also called Gideon
  2. 1 Samuel 12:11 Some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac; Hebrew Bedan
  3. 1 Samuel 12:11 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac Samson

18 “Then they journeyed through the wilderness and (A)went around the land of Edom and the land of Moab and (B)arrived on the east side of the land of Moab and (C)camped on the other side of the Arnon. But they did not enter the territory of Moab, for the Arnon was the boundary of Moab.

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18 “Next they traveled through the wilderness, skirted the lands of Edom(A) and Moab, passed along the eastern side(B) of the country of Moab, and camped on the other side of the Arnon.(C) They did not enter the territory of Moab, for the Arnon was its border.

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16 but when they came up from Egypt, Israel went through the wilderness (A)to the Red Sea and (B)came to Kadesh.

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16 But when they came up out of Egypt, Israel went through the wilderness to the Red Sea[a](A) and on to Kadesh.(B)

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  1. Judges 11:16 Or the Sea of Reeds

25 Your bars shall be iron and bronze,
    and as your days, so shall your strength be.

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25 The bolts of your gates will be iron and bronze,(A)
    and your strength will equal your days.(B)

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