Zechariah 9:9
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The Coming King(A)
9 “Rejoice (B)greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, (C)your King is coming to you;
He is just and having salvation,
Lowly and riding on a donkey,
A colt, the foal of a donkey.
Zephaniah 3:14-15
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Joy in God’s Faithfulness
14 (A)Sing, O daughter of Zion!
Shout, O Israel!
Be glad and rejoice with all your heart,
O daughter of Jerusalem!
15 The Lord has taken away your judgments,
He has cast out your enemy.
(B)The King of Israel, the Lord, (C)is in your midst;
You shall [a]see disaster no more.
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 3:15 So with Heb. mss., LXX, Bg.; MT, Vg. fear
Matthew 21:4-7
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4 [a]All this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying:
5 “Tell(A) the daughter of Zion,
‘Behold, your King is coming to you,
Lowly, and sitting on a donkey,
A colt, the foal of a donkey.’ ”
6 (B)So the disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them. 7 They brought the donkey and the colt, (C)laid their clothes on them, [b]and set Him on them.
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- Matthew 21:4 NU omits All
- Matthew 21:7 NU and He sat
Jeremiah 23:5-6
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5 “Behold, (A)the days are coming,” says the Lord,
“That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness;
A King shall reign and [a]prosper,
(B)And execute [b]judgment and righteousness in the [c]earth.
6 (C)In His days Judah will be saved,
And Israel (D)will dwell safely;
Now (E)this is His name by which He will be called:
[d]THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
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- Jeremiah 23:5 act wisely
- Jeremiah 23:5 justice
- Jeremiah 23:5 land
- Jeremiah 23:6 Heb. YHWH Tsidkenu
Zechariah 2:10
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10 (A)“Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion! For behold, I am coming and I (B)will dwell in your midst,” says the Lord.
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John 12:13-16
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13 took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out:
“Hosanna!
(A)‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’
The King of Israel!”
14 (B)Then Jesus, when He had found a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written:
15 “Fear(C) not, daughter of Zion;
Behold, your King is coming,
Sitting on a donkey’s colt.”
16 (D)His disciples did not understand these things at first; (E)but when Jesus was glorified, (F)then they remembered that these things were written about Him and that they had done these things to Him.
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Isaiah 43:11
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11 I, even I, (A)am the Lord,
And besides Me there is no savior.
Isaiah 9:6-7
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6 (A)For unto us a Child is born,
Unto us a (B)Son is given;
And (C)the government will be upon His shoulder.
And His name will be called
(D)Wonderful, Counselor, (E)Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, (F)Prince of Peace.
7 Of the increase of His government and peace
(G)There will be no end,
Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom,
To order it and establish it with judgment and justice
From that time forward, even forever.
The (H)zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
Isaiah 43:3
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3 For I am the Lord your God,
The Holy One of Israel, your Savior;
(A)I gave Egypt for your ransom,
Ethiopia and Seba in your place.
Isaiah 40:9
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9 O Zion,
You who bring good tidings,
Get up into the high mountain;
O Jerusalem,
You who bring good tidings,
Lift up your voice with strength,
Lift it up, be not afraid;
Say to the cities of Judah, “Behold your God!”
Matthew 11:29
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29 Take My yoke upon you (A)and learn from Me, for I am [a]gentle and (B)lowly in heart, (C)and you will find rest for your souls.
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- Matthew 11:29 meek
Isaiah 62:11
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11 Indeed the Lord has proclaimed
To the end of the world:
(A)“Say to the daughter of Zion,
‘Surely your salvation is coming;
Behold, His (B)reward is with Him,
And His [a]work before Him.’ ”
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- Isaiah 62:11 recompense
Luke 19:37-38
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37 Then, as He was now drawing near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to (A)rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen, 38 saying:
(B)“ ‘Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!’
(C)Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
Psalm 2:6
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Luke 19:30-35
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30 saying, “Go into the village opposite you, where as you enter you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Loose it and bring it here. 31 And if anyone asks you, ‘Why are you loosing it?’ thus you shall say to him, ‘Because the Lord has need of it.’ ”
32 So those who were sent went their way and found it just (A)as He had said to them. 33 But as they were loosing the colt, the owners of it said to them, “Why are you loosing the colt?”
34 And they said, “The Lord has need of him.” 35 Then they brought him to Jesus. (B)And they threw their own clothes on the colt, and they set Jesus on him.
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Mark 11:9-10
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9 Then those who went before and those who followed cried out, saying:
“Hosanna!
(A)‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’
10 Blessed is the kingdom of our father David
That comes [a]in the name of the Lord!
(B)Hosanna in the highest!”
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- Mark 11:10 NU omits in the name of the Lord
Mark 11:7
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7 Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their clothes on it, and He sat on it.
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Jeremiah 30:9
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Isaiah 52:9-10
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9 Break forth into joy, sing together,
You waste places of Jerusalem!
For the Lord has comforted His people,
He has redeemed Jerusalem.
10 (A)The Lord has [a]made bare His holy arm
In the eyes of (B)all the nations;
And all the ends of the earth shall see
The salvation of our God.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 52:10 Revealed His power
Isaiah 45:21
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21 Tell and bring forth your case;
Yes, let them take counsel together.
(A)Who has declared this from ancient time?
Who has told it from that time?
Have not I, the Lord?
(B)And there is no other God besides Me,
A just God and a Savior;
There is none besides Me.
Isaiah 32:1-2
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A Reign of Righteousness
32 Behold, (A)a king will reign in righteousness,
And princes will rule with justice.
2 A man will be as a hiding place from the wind,
And (B)a [a]cover from the tempest,
As rivers of water in a dry place,
As the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 32:2 shelter
Isaiah 12:6
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Psalm 97:6-8
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6 (A)The heavens declare His righteousness,
And all the peoples see His glory.
7 (B)Let all be put to shame who serve carved images,
Who boast of idols.
(C)Worship Him, all you gods.
8 Zion hears and is glad,
And the daughters of Judah rejoice
Because of Your judgments, O Lord.
Psalm 85:9-12
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10 Mercy and truth have met together;
(C)Righteousness and peace have kissed.
11 Truth shall spring out of the earth,
And righteousness shall look down from heaven.
12 (D)Yes, the Lord will give what is good;
And our land will yield its increase.
Psalm 45:6-7
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6 (A)Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;
A (B)scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.
7 You love righteousness and hate wickedness;
Therefore God, Your God, has (C)anointed You
With the oil of (D)gladness more than Your companions.
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