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](A) of grace and supplication.^(B) They will look on^[b] me, the one they have pierced,^(C) and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child,^(D) and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son.^{(E) 11} On that day the weeping^(F) in Jerusalem will be as great as the weeping of Hadad Rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.^{(G) 12} The land will mourn,^(H) each clan by itself, with their wives by themselves: the clan of the house of David and their wives, the clan of the house of Nathan and their wives, ¹³ the clan of the house of Levi and their wives, the clan of Shimei and their wives, ¹⁴ and all the rest of the clans and their wives.^(I)

Cleansing From Sin

13 “On that day a fountain^(J) will be opened to the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to cleanse^(K) them from sin and impurity.

² “On that day, I will banish the names of the idols^(L) from the land, and they will be remembered no more,”^(M) declares the Lord Almighty. “I will remove both the prophets^(N) and the spirit of impurity from the land. ³ And if anyone still prophesies, their father and mother, to whom they were born, will say to them, ‘You must die, because you have told lies^(O) in the Lord’s name.’ Then their own parents will stab the one who prophesies.^(P)

⁴ “On that day every prophet will be ashamed^(Q) of their prophetic vision. They will not put on a prophet’s garment^(R) of hair^(S) in order to deceive.^{(T) 5} Each will say, ‘I am not a prophet. I am a farmer; the land has been my livelihood since my youth.^[c]’^{(U) 6} If someone asks, ‘What are these wounds on your body^[d]?’ they will answer, ‘The wounds I was given at the house of my friends.’

The Shepherd Struck, the Sheep Scattered

The Lord Comes and Reigns

14 A day of the Lord^(AH) is coming, Jerusalem, when your possessions^(AI) will be plundered and divided up within your very walls.

² I will gather all the nations^(AJ) to Jerusalem to fight against it;^(AK) the city will be captured, the houses ransacked, and the women raped.^(AL) Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be taken from the city.^{(AM) 3} Then the Lord will go out and fight^(AN) against those nations, as he fights on a day of battle.^{(AO) 4} On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives,^(AP) east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split^(AQ) in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half of the mountain moving north and half moving south. ⁵ You will flee by my mountain valley, for it will extend to Azel. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake^[e](AR) in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the Lord my God will come,^(AS) and all the holy ones with him.^(AT)

⁶ On that day there will be neither sunlight^(AU) nor cold, frosty darkness. ⁷ It will be a unique^(AV) day—a day known only to the Lord—with no distinction between day and night.^(AW) When evening comes, there will be light.^(AX)

⁸ On that day living water^(AY) will flow^(AZ) out from Jerusalem, half of it east^(BA) to the Dead Sea and half of it west to the Mediterranean Sea, in summer and in winter.^(BB)

⁹ The Lord will be king^(BC) over the whole earth.^(BD) On that day there will be one Lord, and his name the only name.^(BE)

¹⁰ The whole land, from Geba^(BF) to Rimmon,^(BG) south of Jerusalem, will become like the Arabah. But Jerusalem will be raised up^(BH) high from the Benjamin Gate^(BI) to the site of the First Gate, to the Corner Gate,^(BJ) and from the Tower of Hananel^(BK) to the royal winepresses, and will remain in its place.^{(BL) 11} It will be inhabited;^(BM) never again will it be destroyed. Jerusalem will be secure.^(BN)

¹² This is the plague with which the Lord will strike^(BO) all the nations that fought against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they are still standing on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.^{(BP) 13} On that day people will be stricken by the Lord with great panic.^(BQ) They will seize each other by the hand and attack one another.^{(BR) 14} Judah^(BS) too will fight at Jerusalem. The wealth of all the surrounding nations will be collected^(BT)—great quantities of gold and silver and clothing. ¹⁵ A similar plague^(BU) will strike the horses and mules, the camels and donkeys, and all the animals in those camps.

¹⁶ Then the survivors^(BV) from all the nations that have attacked Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship^(BW) the King,^(BX) the Lord Almighty, and to celebrate the Festival of Tabernacles.^{(BY) 17} If any of the peoples of the earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship^(BZ) the King, the Lord Almighty, they will have no rain.^{(CA) 18} If the Egyptian people do not go up and take part, they will have no rain. The Lord^[f] will bring on them the plague^(CB) he inflicts on the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Festival of Tabernacles.^{(CC) 19} This will be the punishment of Egypt and the punishment of all the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Festival of Tabernacles.^(CD)

²⁰ On that day holy to the Lord^(CE) will be inscribed on the bells of the horses, and the cooking pots^(CF) in the Lord’s house will be like the sacred bowls^(CG) in front of the altar. ²¹ Every pot in Jerusalem and Judah will be holy^(CH) to the Lord Almighty, and all who come to sacrifice will take some of the pots and cook in them. And on that day^(CI) there will no longer be a Canaanite^[g](CJ) in the house^(CK) of the Lord Almighty.^(CL)

Sayings of King Lemuel

31 The sayings^(A) of King Lemuel—an inspired utterance his mother taught him.

The Thousand Years

20 And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven,^(A) having the key^(B) to the Abyss^(C) and holding in his hand a great chain. ² He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan,^(D) and bound him for a thousand years.^{(E) 3} He threw him into the Abyss,^(F) and locked and sealed^(G) it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations^(H) anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time.

⁴ I saw thrones^(I) on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge.^(J) And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded^(K) because of their testimony about Jesus^(L) and because of the word of God.^(M) They^[a] had not worshiped the beast^(N) or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands.^(O) They came to life and reigned^(P) with Christ a thousand years. ⁵ (The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.) This is the first resurrection.^{(Q) 6} Blessed^(R) and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. The second death^(S) has no power over them, but they will be priests^(T) of God and of Christ and will reign with him^(U) for a thousand years.

The Judgment of Satan

⁷ When the thousand years are over,^(V) Satan will be released from his prison ⁸ and will go out to deceive the nations^(W) in the four corners of the earth^(X)—Gog and Magog^(Y)—and to gather them for battle.^(Z) In number they are like the sand on the seashore.^{(AA) 9} They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded^(AB) the camp of God’s people, the city he loves.^(AC) But fire came down from heaven^(AD) and devoured them. ¹⁰ And the devil, who deceived them,^(AE) was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur,^(AF) where the beast^(AG) and the false prophet^(AH) had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.^(AI)

The Judgment of the Dead

¹¹ Then I saw a great white throne^(AJ) and him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence,^(AK) and there was no place for them. ¹² And I saw the dead, great and small,^(AL) standing before the throne, and books were opened.^(AM) Another book was opened, which is the book of life.^(AN) The dead were judged^(AO) according to what they had done^(AP) as recorded in the books. ¹³ The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades^(AQ) gave up the dead^(AR) that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done.^{(AS) 14} Then death^(AT) and Hades^(AU) were thrown into the lake of fire.^(AV) The lake of fire is the second death.^{(AW) 15} Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life^(AX) was thrown into the lake of fire.