Zechariah 4:6
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6 So he answered and said to me:
“This is the word of the Lord to (A)Zerubbabel:
(B)‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’
Says the Lord of hosts.
2 Chronicles 32:7-8
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7 (A)“Be strong and courageous; (B)do not be afraid nor dismayed before the king of Assyria, nor before all the multitude that is with him; for (C)there are more with us than with him. 8 With him is an (D)arm of flesh; but (E)with us is the Lord our God, to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
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2 Corinthians 10:4-5
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4 (A)For the weapons (B)of our warfare are not [a]carnal but (C)mighty in God (D)for pulling down strongholds, 5 (E)casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
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- 2 Corinthians 10:4 of the flesh
1 Corinthians 2:4-5
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4 And my speech and my preaching (A)were not with persuasive words of [a]human wisdom, (B)but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, 5 that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the (C)power of God.
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- 1 Corinthians 2:4 NU omits human
Isaiah 11:2-4
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2 (A)The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him,
The Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
The Spirit of counsel and might,
The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord.
3 His delight is in the fear of the Lord,
And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes,
Nor decide by the hearing of His ears;
4 But (B)with righteousness He shall judge the poor,
And decide with equity for the meek of the earth;
He shall (C)strike the earth with the rod of His mouth,
And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked.
Psalm 33:20-21
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20 Our soul waits for the Lord;
He is our help and our shield.
21 For our heart shall rejoice in Him,
Because we have trusted in His holy name.
Psalm 33:16
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16 (A)No king is saved by the multitude of an army;
A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.
Hosea 1:7
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7 (A)Yet I will have mercy on the house of Judah,
Will save them by the Lord their God,
And (B)will not save them by bow,
Nor by sword or battle,
By horses or horsemen.”
Psalm 20:6-8
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6 Now I know that the Lord saves His [a]anointed;
He will answer him from His holy heaven
With the saving strength of His right hand.
7 Some trust in chariots, and some in (A)horses;
But we will remember the name of the Lord our God.
8 They have bowed down and fallen;
But we have risen and stand upright.
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- Psalm 20:6 Commissioned one, Heb. messiah
Haggai 2:2-5
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2 “Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the remnant of the people, saying: 3 (A)‘Who is left among you who saw this [a]temple in its former glory? And how do you see it now? In comparison with it, (B)is this not in your eyes as nothing? 4 Yet now (C)be strong, Zerubbabel,’ says the Lord; ‘and be strong, Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest; and be strong, all you people of the land,’ says the Lord, ‘and work; for I am with you,’ says the Lord of hosts. 5 (D)‘According to the word that I covenanted with you when you came out of Egypt, so (E)My Spirit remains among you; do not fear!’
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- Haggai 2:3 Lit. house
2 Chronicles 14:11
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11 And Asa (A)cried out to the Lord his God, and said, “Lord, it is (B)nothing for You to help, whether with many or with those who have no power; help us, O Lord our God, for we rest on You, and (C)in Your name we go against this multitude. O Lord, You are our God; do not let man prevail against You!”
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Isaiah 30:1
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Futile Confidence in Egypt
30 “Woe to the rebellious children,” says the Lord,
(A)“Who take counsel, but not of Me,
And who [a]devise plans, but not of My Spirit,
(B)That they may add sin to sin;
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- Isaiah 30:1 Lit. weave a web
Ezekiel 37:11-14
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11 Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the (A)whole house of Israel. They indeed say, (B)‘Our bones are dry, our hope is lost, and we ourselves are cut off!’ 12 Therefore prophesy and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, (C)O My people, I will open your graves and cause you to come up from your graves, and (D)bring you into the land of Israel. 13 Then you shall know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves, O My people, and brought you up from your graves. 14 I (E)will put My Spirit in you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken it and performed it,” says the Lord.’ ”
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Psalm 44:3-7
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3 For (A)they did not gain possession of the land by their own sword,
Nor did their own arm save them;
But it was Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your countenance,
(B)Because You favored them.
4 (C)You are my King, [a]O God;
[b]Command victories for Jacob.
5 Through You (D)we will push down our enemies;
Through Your name we will trample those who rise up against us.
6 For (E)I will not trust in my bow,
Nor shall my sword save me.
7 But You have saved us from our enemies,
And have put to shame those who hated us.
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- Psalm 44:4 So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Vg. and my God
- Psalm 44:4 So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Syr., Vg. Who commands
Isaiah 32:15
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15 Until (A)the Spirit is poured upon us from on high,
And (B)the wilderness becomes a fruitful field,
And the fruitful field is counted as a forest.
Ezra 5:2
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2 So (A)Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of [a]Jozadak rose up and began to build the house of God which is in Jerusalem; and (B)the prophets of God were with them, helping them.
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- Ezra 5:2 Jehozadak, 1 Chr. 6:14
Isaiah 63:10-14
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10 But they (A)rebelled and (B)grieved His Holy Spirit;
(C)So He turned Himself against them as an enemy,
And He fought against them.
11 Then he (D)remembered the days of old,
Moses and his people, saying:
“Where is He who (E)brought them up out of the sea
With the [a]shepherd of His flock?
(F)Where is He who put His Holy Spirit within them,
12 Who led them by the right hand of Moses,
(G)With His glorious arm,
(H)Dividing the water before them
To make for Himself an everlasting name,
13 (I)Who led them through the deep,
As a horse in the wilderness,
That they might not stumble?”
14 As a beast goes down into the valley,
And the Spirit of the Lord causes him to rest,
So You lead Your people,
(J)To make Yourself a glorious name.
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- Isaiah 63:11 MT, Vg. shepherds
1 Peter 1:12
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12 To them it was revealed that, not to themselves, but to [a]us they were ministering the things which now have been reported to you through those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things which (A)angels desire to look into.
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- 1 Peter 1:12 NU, M you
Numbers 27:16
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16 “Let the Lord, (A)the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,
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Zechariah 9:13-15
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13 For I have bent Judah, My bow,
Fitted the bow with Ephraim,
And raised up your sons, O Zion,
Against your sons, O Greece,
And made you like the sword of a mighty man.”
14 Then the Lord will be seen over them,
And (A)His arrow will go forth like lightning.
The Lord God will blow the trumpet,
And go (B)with whirlwinds from the south.
15 The Lord of hosts will (C)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.
Footnotes
- Zechariah 9:15 Sacrificial basins
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