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Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion!
    Shout, daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, your King comes to you!
    He is righteous, and having salvation;
    lowly, and riding on a donkey,
    even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
10 I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim,
    and the horse from Jerusalem;
and the battle bow will be cut off;
    and he will speak peace to the nations:
    and his dominion will be from sea to sea,
    and from the River to the ends of the earth.
11 As for you also,
    because of the blood of your covenant,
    I have set free your prisoners from the pit in which is no water.
12 Turn to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope!
    Even today I declare that I will restore double to you.
13 For indeed I bend Judah as a bow for me.
    I have filled the bow with Ephraim;
and I will stir up your sons, Zion,
    against your sons, Greece,
    and will make you like the sword of a mighty man.

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The Coming Ruler of God’s People

Rejoice greatly, O daughter Zion!
    Shout aloud, O daughter Jerusalem!
See, your king comes to you;
    triumphant and victorious is he,
humble and riding on a donkey,
    on a colt, the foal of a donkey.(A)
10 He[a] will cut off the chariot from Ephraim
    and the war horse from Jerusalem;
and the battle bow shall be cut off,
    and he shall command peace to the nations;
his dominion shall be from sea to sea
    and from the River to the ends of the earth.(B)

11 As for you also, because of the blood of my covenant with you,
    I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit.(C)
12 Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope;
    today I declare that I will restore to you double.(D)
13 For I have bent Judah as my bow;
    I have made Ephraim its arrow.[b]
I will arouse your sons, O Zion,
    against your sons, O Greece,
    and wield you like a warrior’s sword.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. 9.10 Gk: Heb I
  2. 9.13 Meaning of Heb uncertain