⁸ On that day the Lord will shield^(A) those who live in Jerusalem, so that the feeblest^(B) among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God,^(C) like the angel of the Lord going before^(D) them. ⁹ On that day I will set out to destroy all the nations^(E) that attack Jerusalem.^(F)

Mourning for the One They Pierced

¹⁰ “And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit^[a](G) of grace and supplication.^(H) They will look on^[b] me, the one they have pierced,^(I) and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child,^(J) and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son.^(K)

³⁴ Instead, one of the soldiers pierced^(A) Jesus’ side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water.^{(B) 35} The man who saw it^(C) has given testimony, and his testimony is true.^(D) He knows that he tells the truth, and he testifies so that you also may believe. ³⁶ These things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled:^(E) “Not one of his bones will be broken,”^{[a](F) 37} and, as another scripture says, “They will look on the one they have pierced.”^[b](G)