Zechariah 9:13-15

New International Reader's Version

¹³ I will bend Judah as I bend my bow.
    I will make Ephraim’s people my arrows.
Zion, I will stir up your sons.
    Greece, they will attack your sons.
    My people, I will use you as my sword.”

¹⁴ Then the Lord will appear over his people.
    His arrows will flash like lightning.
The Lord and King will blow the trumpet of his thunder.
    He’ll march out like a storm in the south.
¹⁵ The Lord who rules over all
    will be like a shield to his people.
They will destroy their enemies.
    They’ll use slings to throw stones at them.
They’ll drink the blood of their enemies
    as if it were wine.
They’ll be full like the bowl that is used
    for sprinkling the corners of the altar.