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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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 9:15 Or bowl, / like

“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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Together they[a] will be like warriors in battle
    trampling their enemy into the mud of the streets.(A)
They will fight because the Lord is with them,
    and they will put the enemy horsemen to shame.(B)

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

Make a horn(A) at each of the four corners, so that the horns and the altar are of one piece, and overlay the altar with bronze.

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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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The Ephraimites will become like warriors,
    and their hearts will be glad as with wine.(A)
Their children will see it and be joyful;
    their hearts will rejoice(B) in the Lord.

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65 Then the Lord awoke as from sleep,(A)
    as a warrior wakes from the stupor of wine.

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25 Then the priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar(A) of burnt offering and pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.(B)

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18 He is to put some of the blood(A) on the horns of the altar that is before the Lord(B) in the tent of meeting. The rest of the blood he shall pour out at the base of the altar(C) of burnt offering at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

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13 He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood,(A) and his name is the Word of God.(B) 14 The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen,(C) white(D) and clean. 15 Coming out of his mouth is a sharp sword(E) with which to strike down(F) the nations. “He will rule them with an iron scepter.”[a](G) He treads the winepress(H) of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. 16 On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written:(I)

king of kings and lord of lords.(J)

17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun, who cried in a loud voice to all the birds(K) flying in midair,(L) “Come,(M) gather together for the great supper of God,(N) 18 so that you may eat the flesh of kings, generals, and the mighty, of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all people,(O) free and slave,(P) great and small.”(Q)

19 Then I saw the beast(R) and the kings of the earth(S) and their armies gathered together to wage war against the rider on the horse(T) and his army. 20 But the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet(U) who had performed the signs(V) on its behalf.(W) With these signs he had deluded(X) those who had received the mark of the beast(Y) and worshiped its image.(Z) The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake(AA) of burning sulfur.(AB) 21 The rest were killed with the sword(AC) coming out of the mouth of the rider on the horse,(AD) and all the birds(AE) gorged themselves on their flesh.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 19:15 Psalm 2:9

18 Do not get drunk on wine,(A) which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit,(B)

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Christ Crucified Is God’s Power and Wisdom

18 For the message of the cross is foolishness(A) to those who are perishing,(B) but to us who are being saved(C) it is the power of God.(D)

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13 Some, however, made fun of them and said, “They have had too much wine.”(A)

Peter Addresses the Crowd

14 Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: “Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, let me explain this to you; listen carefully to what I say. 15 These people are not drunk, as you suppose. It’s only nine in the morning!(B) 16 No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

17 “‘In the last days, God says,
    I will pour out my Spirit on all people.(C)
Your sons and daughters will prophesy,(D)
    your young men will see visions,
    your old men will dream dreams.
18 Even on my servants, both men and women,
    I will pour out my Spirit in those days,
    and they will prophesy.(E)

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20 On that day holy to the Lord(A) will be inscribed on the bells of the horses, and the cooking pots(B) in the Lord’s house will be like the sacred bowls(C) in front of the altar.

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17 How attractive and beautiful they will be!
    Grain will make the young men thrive,
    and new wine the young women.

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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)

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Invitation to the Thirsty

55 “Come, all you who are thirsty,(A)
    come to the waters;(B)
and you who have no money,
    come, buy(C) and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk(D)
    without money and without cost.(E)

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35 “I will defend(A) this city and save it,
    for my sake(B) and for the sake of David(C) my servant!”

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45 David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin,(A) but I come against you in the name(B) of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.(C)

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The priest shall then put some of the blood on the horns(A) of the altar of fragrant incense that is before the Lord in the tent of meeting. The rest of the bull’s blood he shall pour out at the base of the altar(B) of burnt offering(C) at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

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