Add parallel Print Page Options

And I will encompass my house with them that serve me in war, going and returning, and the oppressor shall no more pass through them: for now I have seen with my eyes.

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Sion, shout for joy, O daughter of Jerusalem: BEHOLD THY KING will come to thee, the just and saviour: he is poor, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

10 And I will destroy the chariot out of Ephraim, and the horse out of Jerusalem, and the bow for war shall be broken: and he shall speak peace to the Gentiles, and his power shall be from sea to sea, and from the rivers even to the end of the earth.

Read full chapter

But I will encamp(A) at my temple
    to guard it against marauding forces.(B)
Never again will an oppressor overrun my people,
    for now I am keeping watch.(C)

The Coming of Zion’s King

Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion!(D)
    Shout,(E) Daughter Jerusalem!
See, your king comes to you,(F)
    righteous and victorious,(G)
lowly and riding on a donkey,(H)
    on a colt, the foal of a donkey.(I)
10 I will take away the chariots from Ephraim
    and the warhorses from Jerusalem,
    and the battle bow will be broken.(J)
He will proclaim peace(K) to the nations.
    His rule will extend from sea to sea
    and from the River[a] to the ends of the earth.(L)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 9:10 That is, the Euphrates