In that day I will make the governors of Judah (A)like a firepan in the woodpile, and like a fiery torch in the sheaves; they shall devour all the surrounding peoples on the right hand and on the left, but Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place—Jerusalem.

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

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18 The house of Jacob shall be a fire,
And the house of Joseph (A)a flame;
But the house of Esau shall be stubble;
They shall kindle them and devour them,
And no survivor shall remain of the house of Esau,”
For the Lord has spoken.

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18 Jacob will be a fire
    and Joseph a flame;
Esau will be stubble,
    and they will set him on fire(A) and destroy(B) him.
There will be no survivors(C)
    from Esau.”
The Lord has spoken.

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who said to him, “Run, speak to this young man, saying: (A)‘Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls, because of the multitude of men and livestock in it.

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and said to him: “Run, tell that young man, ‘Jerusalem will be a city without walls(A) because of the great number(B) of people and animals in it.(C)

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And this One (A)shall be peace.

Judgment on Israel’s Enemies

When the Assyrian comes into our land,
And when he treads in our palaces,
Then we will raise against him
Seven shepherds and eight princely men.
They shall [a]waste with the sword the land of Assyria,
And the land of (B)Nimrod at its entrances;
Thus He shall (C)deliver us from the Assyrian,
When he comes into our land
And when he treads within our borders.

Then (D)the remnant of Jacob
Shall be in the midst of many peoples,
(E)Like dew from the Lord,
Like showers on the grass,
That [b]tarry for no man
Nor [c]wait for the sons of men.
And the remnant of Jacob
Shall be among the Gentiles,
In the midst of many peoples,
Like a (F)lion among the beasts of the forest,
Like a young lion among flocks of sheep,
Who, if he passes through,
Both treads down and tears in pieces,
And none can deliver.

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  1. Micah 5:6 devastate
  2. Micah 5:7 wait
  3. Micah 5:7 delay

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)

The remnant(G) of Jacob will be
    in the midst of many peoples
like dew(H) from the Lord,
    like showers on the grass,(I)
which do not wait for anyone
    or depend on man.
The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations,
    in the midst of many peoples,
like a lion among the beasts of the forest,(J)
    like a young lion among flocks of sheep,
which mauls and mangles(K) as it goes,
    and no one can rescue.(L)

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

10 All the land shall be turned into a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem. [a]Jerusalem shall be raised up and (A)inhabited in her place from Benjamin’s Gate to the place of the First Gate and the Corner Gate, (B)and from the Tower of Hananel to the king’s winepresses.

11 The people shall dwell in it;
And (C)no longer shall there be utter destruction,
(D)But Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.

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  1. Zechariah 14:10 Lit. She

10 The whole land, from Geba(A) to Rimmon,(B) south of Jerusalem, will become like the Arabah. But Jerusalem will be raised up(C) high from the Benjamin Gate(D) to the site of the First Gate, to the Corner Gate,(E) and from the Tower of Hananel(F) to the royal winepresses, and will remain in its place.(G) 11 It will be inhabited;(H) never again will it be destroyed. Jerusalem will be secure.(I)

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15 The Lord of hosts will (A)defend them;
They shall devour and subdue with slingstones.
They shall drink and roar as if with wine;
They shall be filled with blood like [a]basins,
Like the corners of the altar.

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  1. Zechariah 9:15 Sacrificial basins

15     and the Lord Almighty will shield(A) them.
They will destroy
    and overcome with slingstones.(B)
They will drink and roar as with wine;(C)
    they will be full like a bowl(D)
    used for sprinkling[a] the corners(E) of the altar.

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  1. Zechariah 9:15 Or bowl, / like

“Thus says the Lord:

(A)‘I will return to Zion,
And (B)dwell in the midst of Jerusalem.
Jerusalem (C)shall be called the City of Truth,
(D)The Mountain of the Lord of hosts,
(E)The Holy Mountain.’

“Thus says the Lord of hosts:

(F)‘Old men and old women shall again sit
In the streets of Jerusalem,
Each one with his staff in his hand
Because of [a]great age.
The streets of the city
Shall be (G)full of boys and girls
Playing in its streets.’

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  1. Zechariah 8:4 Lit. many days

This is what the Lord says: “I will return(A) to Zion(B) and dwell in Jerusalem.(C) Then Jerusalem will be called the Faithful City,(D) and the mountain(E) of the Lord Almighty will be called the Holy Mountain.(F)

This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Once again men and women of ripe old age will sit in the streets of Jerusalem,(G) each of them with cane in hand because of their age. The city streets will be filled with boys and girls playing there.(H)

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13 “Arise(A) and (B)thresh, O daughter of Zion;
For I will make your horn iron,
And I will make your hooves bronze;
You shall (C)beat in pieces many peoples;
(D)I will consecrate their gain to the Lord,
And their substance to (E)the Lord of the whole earth.”

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13 “Rise and thresh,(A) Daughter Zion,
    for I will give you horns of iron;
I will give you hooves of bronze,
    and you will break to pieces many nations.”(B)
You will devote their ill-gotten gains to the Lord,(C)
    their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.

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44 And in the days of these kings (A)the God of heaven will set up a kingdom (B)which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; (C)it shall [a]break in pieces and [b]consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever. 45 (D)Inasmuch as you saw that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold—the great God has made known to the king what will come to pass after this. The dream is certain, and its interpretation is sure.”

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  1. Daniel 2:44 Or crush
  2. Daniel 2:44 Lit. put an end to

44 “In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will crush(A) all those kingdoms(B) and bring them to an end, but it will itself endure forever.(C) 45 This is the meaning of the vision of the rock(D) cut out of a mountain, but not by human hands(E)—a rock that broke the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver and the gold to pieces.

“The great God has shown the king what will take place in the future.(F) The dream is true(G) and its interpretation is trustworthy.”

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34 You watched while a stone was cut out (A)without hands, which struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces. 35 (B)Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were crushed together, and became (C)like chaff from the summer threshing floors; the wind carried them away so that (D)no trace of them was found. And the stone that struck the image (E)became a great mountain (F)and filled the whole earth.

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34 While you were watching, a rock was cut out, but not by human hands.(A) It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay and smashed(B) them.(C) 35 Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver and the gold were all broken to pieces and became like chaff on a threshing floor in the summer. The wind swept them away(D) without leaving a trace. But the rock that struck the statue became a huge mountain(E) and filled the whole earth.(F)

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The Gates of the City and Its Name

30 “These are the exits of the city. On the north side, measuring four thousand five hundred cubits 31 (A)(the gates of the city shall be named after the tribes of Israel), the three gates northward: one gate for Reuben, one gate for Judah, and one gate for Levi; 32 on the east side, four thousand five hundred cubits, three gates: one gate for Joseph, one gate for Benjamin, and one gate for Dan; 33 on the south side, measuring four thousand five hundred cubits, three gates: one gate for Simeon, one gate for Issachar, and one gate for Zebulun; 34 on the west side, four thousand five hundred cubits with their three gates: one gate for Gad, one gate for Asher, and one gate for Naphtali. 35 All the way around shall be eighteen thousand cubits; (B)and the name of the city from that day shall be: (C)THE[a] LORD IS THERE.”

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  1. Ezekiel 48:35 Heb. YHWH Shammah

The Gates of the New City

30 “These will be the exits of the city: Beginning on the north side, which is 4,500 cubits long, 31 the gates of the city will be named after the tribes of Israel. The three gates on the north side will be the gate of Reuben, the gate of Judah and the gate of Levi.

32 “On the east side, which is 4,500 cubits long, will be three gates: the gate of Joseph, the gate of Benjamin and the gate of Dan.

33 “On the south side, which measures 4,500 cubits, will be three gates: the gate of Simeon, the gate of Issachar and the gate of Zebulun.

34 “On the west side, which is 4,500 cubits long, will be three gates: the gate of Gad, the gate of Asher and the gate of Naphtali.(A)

35 “The distance all around will be 18,000 cubits.[a]

“And the name of the city from that time on will be:

the Lord is there.(B)

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  1. Ezekiel 48:35 That is, about 6 miles or about 9.5 kilometers

38 “Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, that the city shall be built for the Lord (A)from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate. 39 (B)The surveyor’s line shall again extend straight forward over the hill Gareb; then it shall turn toward Goath. 40 And the whole valley of the dead bodies and of the ashes, and all the fields as far as the Brook Kidron, (C)to the corner of the Horse Gate toward the east, (D)shall be holy to the Lord. It shall not be plucked up or thrown down anymore forever.”

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38 “The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when this city will be rebuilt(A) for me from the Tower of Hananel(B) to the Corner Gate.(C) 39 The measuring line(D) will stretch from there straight to the hill of Gareb and then turn to Goah. 40 The whole valley(E) where dead bodies(F) and ashes are thrown, and all the terraces out to the Kidron Valley(G) on the east as far as the corner of the Horse Gate,(H) will be holy(I) to the Lord. The city will never again be uprooted or demolished.”

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18 “Thus says the Lord:

‘Behold, I will bring back the captivity of Jacob’s tents,
And (A)have mercy on his dwelling places;
The city shall be built upon its own [a]mound,
And the palace shall remain according to its own plan.

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  1. Jeremiah 30:18 ruins

18 “This is what the Lord says:

“‘I will restore the fortunes(A) of Jacob’s tents(B)
    and have compassion(C) on his dwellings;
the city will be rebuilt(D) on her ruins,
    and the palace will stand in its proper place.

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