The Nations Worship the King

16 And it shall come to pass that everyone who is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall (A)go up from year to year to (B)worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep (C)the Feast of Tabernacles.

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16 Then the survivors(A) from all the nations that have attacked Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship(B) the King,(C) the Lord Almighty, and to celebrate the Festival of Tabernacles.(D)

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23 And (A)it shall come to pass
That from one New Moon to another,
And from one Sabbath to another,
(B)All flesh shall come to worship before Me,” says the Lord.

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23 From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath(A) to another, all mankind will come and bow down(B) before me,” says the Lord.

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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. 19 (C)I will set a sign among them; and those among them who escape I will send to the nations: to Tarshish and [a]Pul and Lud, who draw the bow, and Tubal and Javan, to the coastlands afar off who have not heard My fame nor seen My glory. (D)And they shall declare My glory among the Gentiles. 20 Then they shall (E)bring all your brethren (F)for an offering to the Lord out of all nations, on horses and in chariots and in litters, on mules and on camels, to My holy mountain Jerusalem,” says the Lord, “as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the Lord. 21 And I will also take some of them for (G)priests and Levites,” says the Lord.

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  1. Isaiah 66:19 So with MT, Tg.; LXX Put (cf. Jer. 46:9)

18 “And I, because of what they have planned and done,(A) am about to come[a] and gather the people of all nations(B) and languages, and they will come and see my glory.(C)

19 “I will set a sign(D) among them, and I will send some of those who survive(E) to the nations—to Tarshish,(F) to the Libyans[b] and Lydians(G) (famous as archers), to Tubal(H) and Greece,(I) and to the distant islands(J) that have not heard of my fame or seen my glory.(K) They will proclaim my glory among the nations. 20 And they will bring(L) all your people, from all the nations, to my holy mountain(M) in Jerusalem as an offering to the Lord—on horses, in chariots and wagons, and on mules and camels,”(N) says the Lord. “They will bring them, as the Israelites bring their grain offerings, to the temple of the Lord in ceremonially clean vessels.(O) 21 And I will select some of them also to be priests(P) and Levites,” says the Lord.

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  1. Isaiah 66:18 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.
  2. Isaiah 66:19 Some Septuagint manuscripts Put (Libyans); Hebrew Pul

The multitude of camels shall cover your land,
The dromedaries of Midian and (A)Ephah;
All those from (B)Sheba shall come;
They shall bring (C)gold and incense,
And they shall proclaim the praises of the Lord.
All the flocks of (D)Kedar shall be gathered together to you,
The rams of Nebaioth shall minister to you;
They shall ascend with (E)acceptance on My altar,
And (F)I will glorify the house of My glory.

“Who are these who fly like a cloud,
And like doves to their roosts?
(G)Surely the coastlands shall wait for Me;
And the ships of Tarshish will come first,
(H)To bring your sons from afar,
(I)Their silver and their gold with them,
To the name of the Lord your God,
And to the Holy One of Israel,
(J)Because He has glorified you.

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Herds of camels(A) will cover your land,
    young camels of Midian(B) and Ephah.(C)
And all from Sheba(D) will come,
    bearing gold and incense(E)
    and proclaiming the praise(F) of the Lord.
All Kedar’s(G) flocks will be gathered to you,
    the rams of Nebaioth will serve you;
they will be accepted as offerings(H) on my altar,(I)
    and I will adorn my glorious temple.(J)

“Who are these(K) that fly along like clouds,(L)
    like doves to their nests?
Surely the islands(M) look to me;
    in the lead are the ships of Tarshish,[a](N)
bringing(O) your children from afar,
    with their silver and gold,(P)
to the honor(Q) of the Lord your God,
    the Holy One(R) of Israel,
    for he has endowed you with splendor.(S)

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  1. Isaiah 60:9 Or the trading ships

16 And (A)He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written:

(B)KING OF KINGS AND
LORD OF LORDS.

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16 On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written:(A)

king of kings and lord of lords.(B)

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17 (A)And it shall be that whichever of the families of the earth do not come up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, on them there will be no rain. 18 If the family of (B)Egypt will not come up and enter in, (C)they shall have no rain; they shall receive the plague with which the Lord strikes the nations who do not come up to keep the Feast of Tabernacles. 19 This shall be the [a]punishment of Egypt and the punishment of all the nations that do not come up to keep the Feast of Tabernacles.

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  1. Zechariah 14:19 Lit. sin

17 If any of the peoples of the earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship(A) the King, the Lord Almighty, they will have no rain.(B) 18 If the Egyptian people do not go up and take part, they will have no rain. The Lord[a] will bring on them the plague(C) he inflicts on the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Festival of Tabernacles.(D) 19 This will be the punishment of Egypt and the punishment of all the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Festival of Tabernacles.(E)

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  1. Zechariah 14:18 Or part, then the Lord

20 “Thus says the Lord of hosts:

‘Peoples shall yet come,
Inhabitants of many cities;
21 The inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying,
(A)“Let us continue to go and pray before the Lord,
And seek the Lord of hosts.
I myself will go also.”
22 Yes, (B)many peoples and strong nations
Shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem,
And to pray before the Lord.’

23 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘In those days ten men (C)from every language of the nations shall (D)grasp the [a]sleeve of a Jewish man, saying, “Let us go with you, for we have heard (E)that God is with you.” ’ ”

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  1. Zechariah 8:23 Lit. wing, corner of a garment

20 This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Many peoples and the inhabitants of many cities will yet come, 21 and the inhabitants of one city will go to another and say, ‘Let us go at once to entreat(A) the Lord and seek(B) the Lord Almighty. I myself am going.’ 22 And many peoples and powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to seek the Lord Almighty and to entreat him.”(C)

23 This is what the Lord Almighty says: “In those days ten people from all languages and nations will take firm hold of one Jew by the hem of his robe and say, ‘Let us go with you, because we have heard that God is with you.’”(D)

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32 And it shall come to pass
That (A)whoever calls on the name of the Lord
Shall be [a]saved.
For (B)in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be [b]deliverance,
As the Lord has said,
Among (C)the remnant whom the Lord calls.

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  1. Joel 2:32 Or delivered
  2. Joel 2:32 Or salvation

32 And everyone who calls
    on the name of the Lord(A) will be saved;(B)
for on Mount Zion(C) and in Jerusalem
    there will be deliverance,(D)
    as the Lord has said,
even among the survivors(E)
    whom the Lord calls.[a](F)

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  1. Joel 2:32 In Hebrew texts 2:28-32 is numbered 3:1-5.

Seventh Trumpet: The Kingdom Proclaimed

15 Then (A)the seventh angel sounded: (B)And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, (C)“The [a]kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, (D)and He shall reign forever and ever!” 16 And (E)the twenty-four elders who sat before God on their thrones fell on their faces and (F)worshiped God, 17 saying:

“We give You thanks, O Lord God Almighty,
The One (G)who is and who was [b]and who is to come,
Because You have taken Your great power (H)and reigned.

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  1. Revelation 11:15 NU, M kingdom . . . has become the kingdom
  2. Revelation 11:17 NU, M omit and who is to come

The Seventh Trumpet

15 The seventh angel sounded his trumpet,(A) and there were loud voices(B) in heaven, which said:

“The kingdom of the world has become
    the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah,(C)
    and he will reign for ever and ever.”(D)

16 And the twenty-four elders,(E) who were seated on their thrones before God, fell on their faces(F) and worshiped God, 17 saying:

“We give thanks(G) to you, Lord God Almighty,(H)
    the One who is and who was,(I)
because you have taken your great power
    and have begun to reign.(J)

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13 In the same hour (A)there was a great earthquake, (B)and a tenth of the city fell. In the earthquake seven thousand people were killed, and the rest were afraid (C)and gave glory to the God of heaven.

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13 At that very hour there was a severe earthquake(A) and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the survivors were terrified and gave glory(B) to the God of heaven.(C)

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26 And so all Israel will be [a]saved, as it is written:

(A)“The Deliverer will come out of Zion,
And He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob;

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  1. Romans 11:26 Or delivered

26 and in this way[a] all Israel will be saved.(A) As it is written:

“The deliverer will come from Zion;
    he will turn godlessness away from Jacob.

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  1. Romans 11:26 Or and so

16 For if (A)the firstfruit is holy, the lump is also holy; and if the root is holy, so are the branches.

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16 If the part of the dough offered as firstfruits(A) is holy, then the whole batch is holy; if the root is holy, so are the branches.

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(A)Even so then, at this present time there is a remnant according to the election of grace.

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So too, at the present time there is a remnant(A) chosen by grace.(B)

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