Zechariah 9:8-17
New Living Translation
8 I will guard my Temple
and protect it from invading armies.
I am watching closely to ensure
that no more foreign oppressors overrun my people’s land.
Zion’s Coming King
9 Rejoice, O people of Zion![a]
Shout in triumph, O people of Jerusalem!
Look, your king is coming to you.
He is righteous and victorious,[b]
yet he is humble, riding on a donkey—
riding on a donkey’s colt.
10 I will remove the battle chariots from Israel[c]
and the warhorses from Jerusalem.
I will destroy all the weapons used in battle,
and your king will bring peace to the nations.
His realm will stretch from sea to sea
and from the Euphrates River[d] to the ends of the earth.[e]
11 Because of the covenant I made with you,
sealed with blood,
I will free your prisoners
from death in a waterless dungeon.
12 Come back to the place of safety,
all you prisoners who still have hope!
I promise this very day
that I will repay two blessings for each of your troubles.
13 Judah is my bow,
and Israel is my arrow.
Jerusalem[f] is my sword,
and like a warrior, I will brandish it against the Greeks.[g]
14 The Lord will appear above his people;
his arrows will fly like lightning!
The Sovereign Lord will sound the ram’s horn
and attack like a whirlwind from the southern desert.
15 The Lord of Heaven’s Armies will protect his people,
and they will defeat their enemies by hurling great stones.
They will shout in battle as though drunk with wine.
They will be filled with blood like a bowl,
drenched with blood like the corners of the altar.
16 On that day the Lord their God will rescue his people,
just as a shepherd rescues his sheep.
They will sparkle in his land
like jewels in a crown.
17 How wonderful and beautiful they will be!
The young men will thrive on abundant grain,
and the young women will flourish on new wine.
Zechariah 9:8-17
New International Version
8 But I will encamp(A) at my temple
to guard it against marauding forces.(B)
Never again will an oppressor overrun my people,
for now I am keeping watch.(C)
The Coming of Zion’s King
9 Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion!(D)
Shout,(E) Daughter Jerusalem!
See, your king comes to you,(F)
righteous and victorious,(G)
lowly and riding on a donkey,(H)
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.(I)
10 I will take away the chariots from Ephraim
and the warhorses from Jerusalem,
and the battle bow will be broken.(J)
He will proclaim peace(K) to the nations.
His rule will extend from sea to sea
and from the River[a] to the ends of the earth.(L)
11 As for you, because of the blood of my covenant(M) with you,
I will free your prisoners(N) from the waterless pit.(O)
12 Return to your fortress,(P) you prisoners of hope;
even now I announce that I will restore twice(Q) as much to you.
13 I will bend Judah as I bend my bow(R)
and fill it with Ephraim.(S)
I will rouse your sons, Zion,
against your sons, Greece,(T)
and make you like a warrior’s sword.(U)
The Lord Will Appear
14 Then the Lord will appear over them;(V)
his arrow will flash like lightning.(W)
The Sovereign Lord will sound the trumpet;(X)
he will march in the storms(Y) of the south,
15 and the Lord Almighty will shield(Z) them.
They will destroy
and overcome with slingstones.(AA)
They will drink and roar as with wine;(AB)
they will be full like a bowl(AC)
used for sprinkling[b] the corners(AD) of the altar.
16 The Lord their God will save his people on that day(AE)
as a shepherd saves his flock.
They will sparkle in his land
like jewels in a crown.(AF)
17 How attractive and beautiful they will be!
Grain will make the young men thrive,
and new wine the young women.
Footnotes
- Zechariah 9:10 That is, the Euphrates
- Zechariah 9:15 Or bowl, / like
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