The Lord Will Save His People

14 Then the Lord will appear over them,
    and (A)his arrow will go forth like lightning;
(B)the Lord God will sound the trumpet
    and will march forth in (C)the whirlwinds (D)of the south.
15 The Lord of hosts (E)will protect them,
    and (F)they shall devour, (G)and tread down the sling stones,
and (H)they shall drink and roar as if drunk with wine,
    and be full like a bowl,
    drenched (I)like the corners of the altar.

16 On that day the Lord their God will save them,
    as (J)the flock of his people;
for (K)like the jewels of a crown
    they shall shine on his land.
17 (L)For how great is his goodness, and how great his beauty!
    (M)Grain shall make the young men flourish,
    and new wine the young women.

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14 Then the Lord will appear over them,
    and his arrow go forth like lightning;
the Lord God will sound the trumpet
    and march forth in the whirlwinds of the south.(A)
15 The Lord of hosts will protect them,
    and they shall consume and conquer the slingers;[a]
they shall drink their blood[b] like wine
    and be full like a bowl,
    drenched like the corners of the altar.(B)

16 On that day the Lord their God will save them,
    for they are the flock of his people,
for like the jewels of a crown
    they shall shine on his land.(C)
17 For what goodness and beauty are his!
    Grain shall make the young men flourish,
    and new wine the young women.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 9.15 Cn: Heb the slingstones
  2. 9.15 Gk: Heb they roared