10 (A)I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim
    and (B)the war horse from Jerusalem;
and the battle bow shall be cut off,
    and (C)he shall speak peace to the nations;
(D)his rule shall be from sea to sea,
    and from (E)the River[a] to the ends of the earth.

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 9:10 That is, the Euphrates

For the (A)weapons of (B)our warfare are not of the flesh but have (C)divine power (D)to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and (E)every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to (F)obey Christ,

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18 And (A)I will make for them a covenant on that day with the beasts of the field, the birds of the heavens, and the creeping things of the ground. And (B)I will abolish[a] the bow, the sword, and war from the land, and I will make you lie down in (C)safety.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 2:18 Hebrew break

But (A)I will have mercy on the house of Judah, and I will save them by the Lord their God. I (B)will not save them by bow or by sword or by war or by horses or by horsemen.”

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20 and (A)through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, (B)making peace (C)by the blood of his cross.

21 (D)And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, (E)doing evil deeds,

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The Seventh Trumpet

15 Then (A)the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and (B)there were loud voices in heaven, saying, (C)“The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of (D)his Christ, and (E)he shall reign forever and ever.”

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13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were (A)far off have been brought near (B)by the blood of Christ. 14 For (C)he himself is our peace, (D)who has made us both one and has broken down (E)in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility 15 by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in (F)ordinances, that he might create in himself one (G)new man in place of the two, so making peace, 16 and might (H)reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility. 17 And he came and (I)preached peace to you who were (J)far off and peace to those who were (K)near.

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10 And (A)in that day, declares the Lord,
    (B)I will cut off your horses from among you
    and will destroy your chariots;
11 (C)and I will cut off the cities of your land
    and throw down all your strongholds;

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And he shall stand (A)and shepherd his flock (B)in the strength of the Lord,
    in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.
And they shall dwell secure, for now (C)he shall be great
    to the ends of the earth.

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    and many nations shall come, and say:
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
    to the house of the God of Jacob,
that he may teach us his ways
    and that we may walk in his paths.”
For out of Zion shall go forth the law,[a]
    and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
He shall judge between many peoples,
    and shall decide disputes for strong nations far away;
and they shall (A)beat their swords into plowshares,
    and their spears into pruning hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
    neither shall they learn war anymore;
(B)but they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree,
    (C)and no one shall make them afraid,
    (D)for the mouth of the Lord of hosts has spoken.

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 4:2 Or teaching

12 (A)For the nation and kingdom
    that will not serve you shall perish;
    those nations shall be utterly laid waste.

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18 I have seen his ways, (A)but I will heal him;
    I will lead him (B)and restore comfort to him and his mourners,
19     (C)creating (D)the fruit of the lips.
(E)Peace, peace, (F)to the far and to the near,” says the Lord,
    (G)“and I will heal him.

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he says:
“It is too light a thing that you should be my servant
    to raise up the tribes of Jacob
    and to bring back the preserved of Israel;
(A)I will make you (B)as a light for the nations,
    that (C)my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”

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(A)For to us a child is born,
    to us (B)a son is given;
(C)and the government shall be (D)upon[a] his shoulder,
    and his name shall be called[b]
Wonderful (E)Counselor, (F)Mighty God,
    (G)Everlasting (H)Father, Prince of (I)Peace.
Of the increase of his government and of peace
    (J)there will be no end,
on the throne of David and over his kingdom,
    to establish it and to uphold it
(K)with justice and with righteousness
    from this time forth and forevermore.
(L)The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.

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  1. Isaiah 9:6 Or is upon
  2. Isaiah 9:6 Or is called

In his days may (A)the righteous flourish,
    and (B)peace abound, till the moon be no more!

May he have dominion from (C)sea to sea,
    and from (D)the River[a] to the (E)ends of the earth!
May desert tribes (F)bow down before him,
    and his enemies (G)lick the dust!
10 May the kings of (H)Tarshish and of (I)the coastlands
    render him (J)tribute;
may the kings of (K)Sheba and (L)Seba
    bring gifts!
11 May all kings (M)fall down before him,
    all nations serve him!

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  1. Psalm 72:8 That is, the Euphrates

20 Therefore, (A)we are ambassadors for Christ, (B)God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.

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18 All this is from God, (A)who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us (B)the ministry of reconciliation;

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and in order (A)that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written,

(B)“Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles,
    and sing to your name.”

10 And again it is said,

(C)“Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people.”

11 And again,

(D)“Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles,
    and let all the peoples extol him.”

12 And again Isaiah says,

(E)(F)“The root of Jesse will come,
    even he who arises to rule the Gentiles;
(G)in him will the Gentiles hope.”

13 May the God of hope fill you with all (H)joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

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36 As for (A)the word that he sent to Israel, (B)preaching good news of (C)peace through Jesus Christ ((D)he is Lord of all),

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From him shall come (A)the cornerstone,
    from him (B)the tent peg,
from him the battle bow,
    from him every ruler—(C)all of them together.
They shall be like mighty men in battle,
    (D)trampling the foe in the mud of the streets;
they shall fight because the Lord is with them,
    and they shall put to shame (E)the riders on horses.

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22 and (A)to overthrow the throne of kingdoms. I am about to destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations, and (B)overthrow the chariots and their riders. And the horses and their riders shall go down, (C)every one by the sword of his brother.

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10 In that day (A)the root of (B)Jesse, who shall stand as (C)a signal for the peoples—of him shall the nations inquire, and his resting place shall be glorious.

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Make a Joyful Noise to the Lord

A Psalm.

98 Oh sing to the Lord (A)a new song,
    for he has done (B)marvelous things!
His (C)right hand and his holy arm
    have worked salvation for him.
The Lord has (D)made known his salvation;
    he has (E)revealed his righteousness in (F)the sight of the nations.
He has (G)remembered his (H)steadfast love and faithfulness
    to the house of Israel.
All (I)the ends of the earth have seen
    (J)the salvation of our God.

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17 (A)May his name endure forever,
    his fame continue as long as the sun!
(B)May people be blessed in him,
    (C)all nations call him blessed!

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Let the mountains bear (A)prosperity for the people,
    and the hills, in righteousness!

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