(A)Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, your (B)king is coming to you;
He is [a](C)just and (D)endowed with salvation,
(E)Humble, and mounted on a donkey,
Even on a (F)colt, the [b]foal of a donkey.
10 I will (G)cut off the chariot from Ephraim
And the (H)horse from Jerusalem;
And the (I)bow of war will be cut off.
And He will speak (J)peace to the nations;
And His (K)dominion will be from sea to sea,
And from the [c]River to the ends of the earth.

Deliverance of Judah and Ephraim

11 As for you also, because of the (L)blood of My covenant with you,
I have set your (M)prisoners free from the [d]waterless pit.
12 Return to the [e](N)stronghold, O prisoners [f]who have the (O)hope;
This very day I am declaring that I will restore (P)double to you.
13 For I will (Q)bend Judah [g]as My bow,
I will fill the bow with Ephraim.
And I will stir up your sons, O Zion, against your sons, O (R)Greece;
And I will make you like a (S)warrior’s sword.

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 9:9 Or vindicated and victorious
  2. Zechariah 9:9 Lit son of a female donkey
  3. Zechariah 9:10 I.e. Euphrates
  4. Zechariah 9:11 Lit cistern in which there is no water
  5. Zechariah 9:12 Or Stronghold
  6. Zechariah 9:12 Lit of the hope
  7. Zechariah 9:13 Lit for Me