Zechariah 9:9

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The Coming of Zion’s King

⁹Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion!^(A)
    Shout,^(B) Daughter Jerusalem!
See, your king comes to you,^(C)
    righteous and victorious,^(D)
lowly and riding on a donkey,^(E)
    on a colt, the foal of a donkey.^(F)

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Matthew 21:4-7

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⁴This took place to fulfill^(A) what was spoken through the prophet:

⁵“Say to Daughter Zion,
‘See, your king comes to you,
gentle and riding on a donkey,
and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”^[a]^(B)

⁶The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them. ⁷They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on.

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Matthew 21:5 Zech. 9:9

Zephaniah 3:14-15

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¹⁴Sing, Daughter Zion;^(A)
    shout aloud,^(B) Israel!
Be glad and rejoice^(C) with all your heart,
    Daughter Jerusalem!
¹⁵The Lord has taken away your punishment,
    he has turned back your enemy.
The Lord, the King of Israel, is with you;^(D)
    never again will you fear^(E) any harm.^(F)

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John 12:13-16

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¹³They took palm branches^(A) and went out to meet him, shouting,

“Hosanna!^[a]”

“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”^[b]^(B)

“Blessed is the king of Israel!”^(C)

¹⁴Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, as it is written:

¹⁵“Do not be afraid, Daughter Zion;
see, your king is coming,
seated on a donkey’s colt.”^[c]^(D)

¹⁶At first his disciples did not understand all this.^(E) Only after Jesus was glorified^(F) did they realize that these things had been written about him and that these things had been done to him.

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John 12:13 A Hebrew expression meaning “Save!” which became an exclamation of praise
John 12:13 Psalm 118:25,26
John 12:15 Zech. 9:9

Zechariah 2:10

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¹⁰“Shout^(A) and be glad, Daughter Zion.^(B) For I am coming,^(C) and I will live among you,”^(D) declares the Lord.^(E)

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Jeremiah 23:5-6

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⁵“The days are coming,” declares the Lord,
    “when I will raise up for David^[a] a righteous Branch,^(A)
a King^(B) who will reign^(C) wisely
    and do what is just and right^(D) in the land.
⁶In his days Judah will be saved
    and Israel will live in safety.^(E)
This is the name^(F) by which he will be called:
    The Lord Our Righteous Savior.^(G)

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Jeremiah 23:5 Or up from David’s line

Isaiah 43:11

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¹¹I, even I, am the Lord,^(A)
and apart from me there is no savior.^(B)

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Matthew 11:29

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²⁹Take my yoke upon you and learn from me,^(A) for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.^(B)

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Luke 19:37-38

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³⁷When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives,^(A) the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen:

³⁸“Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!”^[a]^(B)

“Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”^(C)

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Luke 19:38 Psalm 118:26

Mark 11:7

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⁷When they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, he sat on it.

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Isaiah 43:3

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³For I am the Lord your God,^(A)
the Holy One^(B) of Israel, your Savior;^(C)
I give Egypt^(D) for your ransom,
Cush^[a]^(E) and Seba^(F) in your stead.^(G)

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Isaiah 43:3 That is, the upper Nile region

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Isaiah 40:9

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⁹You who bring good news^(A) to Zion,
    go up on a high mountain.
You who bring good news to Jerusalem,^[a]^(B)
    lift up your voice with a shout,
lift it up, do not be afraid;
    say to the towns of Judah,
    “Here is your God!”^(C)

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Isaiah 40:9 Or Zion, bringer of good news, / go up on a high mountain. / Jerusalem, bringer of good news

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Isaiah 9:6-7

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⁶For to us a child is born,^(A)
    to us a son is given,^(B)
    and the government^(C) will be on his shoulders.^(D)
And he will be called
    Wonderful Counselor,^(E) Mighty God,^(F)
    Everlasting^(G) Father,^(H) Prince of Peace.^(I)
⁷Of the greatness of his government^(J) and peace^(K)
    there will be no end.^(L)
He will reign^(M) on David’s throne
    and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it
    with justice^(N) and righteousness^(O)
    from that time on and forever.^(P)
The zeal^(Q) of the Lord Almighty
    will accomplish this.

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Isaiah 62:11

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¹¹The Lord has made proclamation
    to the ends of the earth:^(A)
“Say to Daughter Zion,^(B)
    ‘See, your Savior comes!^(C)
See, his reward is with him,
    and his recompense accompanies him.’”^(D)

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Luke 19:30-35

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³⁰“Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. ³¹If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it.’”

³²Those who were sent ahead went and found it just as he had told them.^(A) ³³As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, “Why are you untying the colt?”

³⁴They replied, “The Lord needs it.”

³⁵They brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it.

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Mark 11:9-10

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⁹Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted,

“Hosanna!^[a]”

“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”^[b]^(A)

¹⁰“Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!”

“Hosanna in the highest heaven!”^(B)

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Footnotes

Mark 11:9 A Hebrew expression meaning “Save!” which became an exclamation of praise; also in verse 10
Mark 11:9 Psalm 118:25,26

Isaiah 12:6

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⁶Shout aloud and sing for joy,^(A) people of Zion,
for great^(B) is the Holy One of Israel^(C) among you.^(D)”

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Psalm 2:6

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⁶“I have installed my king^(A)
on Zion,^(B) my holy mountain.^(C)”

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Jeremiah 30:9

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⁹Instead, they will serve the Lord their God
and David^(A) their king,^(B)
whom I will raise up for them.

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Isaiah 52:9-10

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⁹Burst into songs of joy^(A) together,
    you ruins^(B) of Jerusalem,
for the Lord has comforted^(C) his people,
    he has redeemed Jerusalem.^(D)
¹⁰The Lord will lay bare his holy arm^(E)
    in the sight of all the nations,^(F)
and all the ends of the earth^(G) will see
    the salvation^(H) of our God.

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Isaiah 45:21

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²¹Declare what is to be, present it—
    let them take counsel together.
Who foretold^(A) this long ago,
    who declared it from the distant past?^(B)
Was it not I, the Lord?
    And there is no God apart from me,^(C)
a righteous God^(D) and a Savior;^(E)
    there is none but me.

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Isaiah 32:1-2

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The Kingdom of Righteousness

32 See, a king^(A) will reign in righteousness
    and rulers will rule with justice.^(B)
²Each one will be like a shelter^(C) from the wind
    and a refuge from the storm,^(D)
like streams of water^(E) in the desert^(F)
    and the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land.

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Psalm 110:1-4

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Psalm 110

Of David. A psalm.

¹The Lord says^(A) to my lord:^[a]

“Sit at my right hand^(B)
until I make your enemies
a footstool for your feet.”^(C)

²The Lord will extend your mighty scepter^(D) from Zion,^(E) saying,
    “Rule^(F) in the midst of your enemies!”
³Your troops will be willing
    on your day of battle.
Arrayed in holy splendor,^(G)
    your young men will come to you
    like dew from the morning’s womb.^[b]^(H)

⁴The Lord has sworn
and will not change his mind:^(I)
“You are a priest forever,^(J)
in the order of Melchizedek.^(K)”

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Psalm 110:1 Or Lord
Psalm 110:3 The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain.

Psalm 97:6-8

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⁶The heavens proclaim his righteousness,^(A)
and all peoples see his glory.^(B)

⁷All who worship images^(C) are put to shame,^(D)
those who boast in idols^(E)—
worship him,^(F) all you gods!^(G)

⁸Zion hears and rejoices
and the villages of Judah are glad^(H)
because of your judgments,^(I) Lord.

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Psalm 85:9-12

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⁹Surely his salvation^(A) is near those who fear him,
that his glory^(B) may dwell in our land.

¹⁰Love and faithfulness^(C) meet together;
    righteousness^(D) and peace kiss each other.
¹¹Faithfulness springs forth from the earth,
    and righteousness^(E) looks down from heaven.
¹²The Lord will indeed give what is good,^(F)
    and our land will yield^(G) its harvest.

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Zechariah 9:9 New International Version

The Coming of Zion’s King

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