The Glorious and Purified Remnant

Then the remnant of Jacob(A)
will be among many peoples
like dew from the Lord,(B)
like showers on the grass,(C)
which do not wait for anyone
or linger for mankind.
Then the remnant of Jacob
will be among the nations, among many peoples,
like a lion among animals of the forest,(D)
like a young lion among flocks of sheep,
which tramples(E) and tears(F) as it passes through,
and there is no one to rescue them.(G)
Your hand will be lifted up against your adversaries,(H)
and all your enemies will be destroyed.

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The remnant(A) of Jacob will be
    in the midst of many peoples
like dew(B) from the Lord,
    like showers on the grass,(C)
which do not wait for anyone
    or depend on man.
The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations,
    in the midst of many peoples,
like a lion among the beasts of the forest,(D)
    like a young lion among flocks of sheep,
which mauls and mangles(E) as it goes,
    and no one can rescue.(F)
Your hand will be lifted up(G) in triumph over your enemies,
    and all your foes will be destroyed.

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And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the Lord, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.

And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.

Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off.

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13 For I will bend Judah as my bow;
I will fill that bow with Ephraim.
I will rouse your sons, Zion,
against your sons, Greece.[a](A)
I will make you like a warrior’s sword.
14 Then the Lord will appear over them,
and his arrow will fly like lightning.
The Lord God will sound the ram’s horn
and advance with the southern storms.(B)
15 The Lord of Armies will defend them.
They will consume and conquer with slingstones;
they will drink and be rowdy as if with wine.(C)
They will be as full as the sprinkling basin,(D)
like those at the corners of the altar.(E)
16 The Lord their God will save them on that day
as the flock of his people;(F)
for they are like jewels in a crown,(G)
sparkling over his land.

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Footnotes

  1. 9:13 Lit Javan

13 I will bend Judah as I bend my bow(A)
    and fill it with Ephraim.(B)
I will rouse your sons, Zion,
    against your sons, Greece,(C)
    and make you like a warrior’s sword.(D)

The Lord Will Appear

14 Then the Lord will appear over them;(E)
    his arrow will flash like lightning.(F)
The Sovereign Lord will sound the trumpet;(G)
    he will march in the storms(H) of the south,
15     and the Lord Almighty will shield(I) them.
They will destroy
    and overcome with slingstones.(J)
They will drink and roar as with wine;(K)
    they will be full like a bowl(L)
    used for sprinkling[a] the corners(M) of the altar.
16 The Lord their God will save his people on that day(N)
    as a shepherd saves his flock.
They will sparkle in his land
    like jewels in a crown.(O)

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 9:15 Or bowl, / like

13 When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty man.

14 And the Lord shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord God shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south.

15 The Lord of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar.

16 And the Lord their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people: for they shall be as the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign upon his land.

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My anger burns against the shepherds,
so I will punish the leaders.[a]
For the Lord of Armies has tended his flock,
the house of Judah;
he will make them like his majestic steed in battle.
The cornerstone,(A) the tent peg,(B)
the battle bow,(C) and every ruler—
all will go out from him together.
They will be like warriors in battle
trampling down the mud of the streets.
They will fight because the Lord is with them,
and they will put horsemen to shame.
I will strengthen the house of Judah
and deliver the house of Joseph.[b]
I will restore[c] them
because I have compassion on them,
and they will be
as though I had never rejected them.(D)
For I am the Lord their God,
and I will answer them.

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Footnotes

  1. 10:3 Lit male goats
  2. 10:6 = the northern kingdom
  3. 10:6 Other Hb mss, LXX read settle

“My anger burns against the shepherds,
    and I will punish the leaders;(A)
for the Lord Almighty will care
    for his flock, the people of Judah,
    and make them like a proud horse in battle.(B)
From Judah will come the cornerstone,(C)
    from him the tent peg,(D)
from him the battle bow,(E)
    from him every ruler.
Together they[a] will be like warriors in battle
    trampling their enemy into the mud of the streets.(F)
They will fight because the Lord is with them,
    and they will put the enemy horsemen to shame.(G)

“I will strengthen(H) Judah
    and save the tribes of Joseph.
I will restore them
    because I have compassion(I) on them.(J)
They will be as though
    I had not rejected them,
for I am the Lord their God
    and I will answer(K) them.

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 10:5 Or ruler, all of them together. / They

Mine anger was kindled against the shepherds, and I punished the goats: for the Lord of hosts hath visited his flock the house of Judah, and hath made them as his goodly horse in the battle.

Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together.

And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the Lord is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.

And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am the Lord their God, and will hear them.

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