(A)On that day (B)the Lord will protect the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that (C)the feeblest among them on that day shall be like David, and the house of David shall be like God, (D)like the angel of the Lord, going before them.

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On that day the Lord will shield(A) those who live in Jerusalem, so that the feeblest(B) among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God,(C) like the angel of the Lord going before(D) them.

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(A)Rejoice not over me, O (B)my enemy;
    (C)when I fall, I shall rise;
(D)when I sit in darkness,
    the Lord will be a light to me.

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Israel Will Rise

Do not gloat over me,(A) my enemy!
    Though I have fallen, I will rise.(B)
Though I sit in darkness,
    the Lord will be my light.(C)

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15 The Lord of hosts (A)will protect them,
    and (B)they shall devour, (C)and tread down the sling stones,
and (D)they shall drink and roar as if drunk with wine,
    and be full like a bowl,
    drenched (E)like the corners of the altar.

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

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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.
16 The Lord their God will save his people on that day(F)
    as a shepherd saves his flock.
They will sparkle in his land
    like jewels in a crown.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 9:15 Or bowl, / like

Then (A)I will encamp at my house as a guard,
    (B)so that none shall march to and fro;
(C)no oppressor shall again march over them,
    (D)for now I see with my own eyes.

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But I will encamp(A) at my temple
    to guard it against marauding forces.(B)
Never again will an oppressor overrun my people,
    for now I am keeping watch.(C)

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A Vision of Joshua the High Priest

Then he showed me (A)Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and (B)Satan[a] standing at his right hand to accuse him. And the Lord said to Satan, (C)“The Lord rebuke you, O Satan! The Lord who has (D)chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is not this (E)a brand[b] plucked from the fire?”

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 3:1 Hebrew the Accuser or the Adversary
  2. Zechariah 3:2 That is, a burning stick

Clean Garments for the High Priest

Then he showed me Joshua(A) the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan[a](B) standing at his right side to accuse him. The Lord said to Satan, “The Lord rebuke you,(C) Satan! The Lord, who has chosen(D) Jerusalem, rebuke you! Is not this man a burning stick(E) snatched from the fire?”(F)

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  1. Zechariah 3:1 Hebrew satan means adversary.

And I will be to her (A)a wall of fire all around, declares the Lord, and I will be the glory in her midst.’”

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And I myself will be a wall(A) of fire(B) around it,’ declares the Lord, ‘and I will be its glory(C) within.’(D)

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16 (A)The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might;
(B)they shall lay their hands on their mouths;
    their ears shall be deaf;

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16 Nations will see and be ashamed,(A)
    deprived of all their power.
They will put their hands over their mouths(B)
    and their ears will become deaf.

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[a] (A)But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
    who are too little to be among the clans of (B)Judah,
from you shall come forth for me
    one who is to be (C)ruler in Israel,
(D)whose coming forth is (E)from of old,
    from ancient days.
Therefore he shall give them up (F)until the time
    when she who is in labor has given birth;
then (G)the rest of his brothers shall return
    to the people of Israel.
And he shall stand (H)and shepherd his flock (I)in the strength of the Lord,
    in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.
And they shall dwell secure, for now (J)he shall be great
    to the ends of the earth.

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  1. Micah 5:2 Ch 5:1 in Hebrew

“But you, Bethlehem(A) Ephrathah,(B)
    though you are small among the clans[a] of Judah,
out of you will come for me
    one who will be ruler(C) over Israel,
whose origins are from of old,(D)
    from ancient times.”(E)

Therefore Israel will be abandoned(F)
    until the time when she who is in labor bears a son,
and the rest of his brothers return
    to join the Israelites.

He will stand and shepherd his flock(G)
    in the strength of the Lord,
    in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.
And they will live securely, for then his greatness(H)
    will reach to the ends of the earth.

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  1. Micah 5:2 Or rulers

16 (A)The Lord roars from Zion,
    and (B)utters his voice from Jerusalem,
    (C)and the heavens and the earth quake.
But the Lord is (D)a refuge to his people,
    a stronghold to the people of Israel.

The Glorious Future of Judah

17 (E)“So you shall know that I am the Lord your God,
    (F)who dwells in Zion, (G)my holy mountain.
And Jerusalem shall be holy,
    and (H)strangers shall never again pass through it.

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16 The Lord will roar(A) from Zion
    and thunder from Jerusalem;(B)
    the earth and the heavens will tremble.(C)
But the Lord will be a refuge(D) for his people,
    a stronghold(E) for the people of Israel.

Blessings for God’s People

17 “Then you will know(F) that I, the Lord your God,(G)
    dwell in Zion,(H) my holy hill.(I)
Jerusalem will be holy;(J)
    never again will foreigners invade her.(K)

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10 (A)Beat your plowshares into swords,
    and (B)your pruning hooks into spears;
    let the weak say, “I am a warrior.”

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10 Beat your plowshares into swords
    and your pruning hooks(A) into spears.(B)
Let the weakling(C) say,
    “I am strong!”(D)

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Afterward (A)the children of Israel shall return and (B)seek the Lord their God, and (C)David their king, (D)and they shall come in fear to the Lord and to his goodness in the (E)latter days.

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Afterward the Israelites will return and seek(A) the Lord their God and David their king.(B) They will come trembling(C) to the Lord and to his blessings in the last days.(D)

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16 (A)“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things (B)for the churches. I am (C)the root and (D)the descendant of David, (E)the bright morning star.”

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16 “I, Jesus,(A) have sent my angel(B) to give you[a] this testimony for the churches.(C) I am the Root(D) and the Offspring of David,(E) and the bright Morning Star.”(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 22:16 The Greek is plural.

13 (A)I am the Alpha and the Omega, (B)the first and the last, (C)the beginning and the end.”

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13 I am the Alpha and the Omega,(A) the First and the Last,(B) the Beginning and the End.(C)

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