Zechariah 9
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The burden of the word of the LORD
Against the land of Hadrach,
And a Damascus its resting place
(For b the eyes of men
And all the tribes of Israel
Are on the LORD);
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Also against c Hamath, which borders on it,
And against d Tyre and e Sidon, though they are very f wise.
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For Tyre built herself a tower,
Heaped up silver like the dust,
And gold like the mire of the streets.
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Behold, g the LORD will cast her out;
He will destroy h her power in the sea,
And she will be devoured by fire.
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Ashkelon shall see it and fear;
Gaza also shall be very sorrowful;
And i Ekron, for He dried up her expectation.
The king shall perish from Gaza,
And Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.
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"A mixed race shall settle j in Ashdod,
And I will cut off the pride of the k Philistines.
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I will take away the blood from his mouth,
And the abominations from between his teeth.
But he who remains, even he shall be for our God,
And shall be like a leader in Judah,
And Ekron like a Jebusite.
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l I will camp around My house
Because of the army,
Because of him who passes by and him who returns.
No more shall an oppressor pass through them,
For now I have seen with My eyes.
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"Rejoice m greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, n your King is coming to you;
He is just and having salvation,
Lowly and riding on a donkey,
A colt, the foal of a donkey.
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I o will cut off the chariot from Ephraim
And the horse from Jerusalem;
The p battle bow shall be cut off.
He shall speak peace to the nations;
His dominion shall be q 'from sea to sea,
And from the River to the ends of the earth.'
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"As for you also,
Because of the blood of your covenant,
I will set your r prisoners free from the waterless pit.
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Return to the stronghold,
s You prisoners of hope.
Even today I declare
That I will restore t double to you.
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For I have bent Judah, My bow,
Fitted the bow with Ephraim,
And raised up your sons, O Zion,
Against your sons, O Greece,
And made you like the sword of a mighty man."
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Then the LORD will be seen over them,
And u His arrow will go forth like lightning.
The Lord GOD will blow the trumpet,
And go v with whirlwinds from the south.
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The LORD of hosts will w defend them;
They shall devour and subdue with slingstones.
They shall drink and roar as if with wine;
They shall be filled with blood like basins,
Like the corners of the altar.
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The LORD their God will x save them in that day,
As the flock of His people.
For y they shall be like the jewels of a crown,
z Lifted like a banner over His land -
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For a how great is its goodness
And how great its b beauty!
c Grain shall make the young men thrive,
And new wine the young women.
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Cross References
Isaiah 17:1
The burden against Damascus. "Behold, Damascus will cease from being a city, And it will be a ruinous heap.
Jeremiah 23:33
So when these people or the prophet or the priest ask you, saying, 'What is the oracle of the LORD?' you shall then say to them, 'What oracle?' I will even forsake you," says the LORD.
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Amos 1:3 - 5
Thus says the LORD: "For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment, Because they have threshed Gilead with implements of iron.
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Jeremiah 49:23
Against Damascus. "Hamath and Arpad are shamed, For they have heard bad news. They are fainthearted; There is trouble on the sea; It cannot be quiet.
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Isaiah 23:1
The burden against Tyre. Wail, you ships of Tar...
Jeremiah 25:22
All the kings of Tyre, all the kings of Sidon, ...
Jeremiah 47:4
Because of the day that comes to plunder all th...
Ezekiel 26:1
And it came to pass in the eleventh year, on th...
Amos 1:9
Thus says the LORD: "For three transgressions o...
Amos 1:10
But I will send a fire upon the wall of Tyre, W...
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1 Kings 17:9
"Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. See, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you."
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Ezekiel 28:3
(Behold, you are wiser than Daniel! There is no secret that can be hidden from you!
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Isaiah 23:1
The burden against Tyre. Wail, you ships of Tarshish! For it is laid waste, So that there is no house, no harbor; From the land of Cyprus it is revealed to them.
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Ezekiel 26:17
And they will take up a lamentation for you, and say to you: "How you have perished, O one inhabited by seafaring men, O renowned city, Who was strong at sea, She and her inhabitants, Who caused their terror to be on all her inhabitants!
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Zephaniah 2:4
For Gaza shall be forsaken, And Ashkelon desolate; They shall drive out Ashdod at noonday, And Ekron shall be uprooted.
Zephaniah 2:5
Woe to the inhabitants of the seacoast, The nation of the Cherethites! The word of the LORD is against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines: "I will destroy you; So there shall be no inhabitant.
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Amos 1:8
I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, And the one who holds the scepter from Ashkelon; I will turn My hand against Ekron, And the remnant of the Philistines shall perish," Says the Lord GOD.
Zephaniah 2:4
For Gaza shall be forsaken, And Ashkelon desolate; They shall drive out Ashdod at noonday, And Ekron shall be uprooted.
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Ezekiel 25:15 - 17
'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Because the Philistines dealt vengefully and took vengeance with a spiteful heart, to destroy because of the old hatred,"
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Psalms 34:7
The angel of the LORD encamps all around those who fear Him, And delivers them.
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Zephaniah 3:14
Sing, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Zephaniah 3:15
The LORD has taken away your judgments, He has cast out your enemy. The King of Israel, the LORD, is in your midst; You shall see disaster no more.
Zechariah 2:10
Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion! For behold, I am coming and I will dwell in your midst," says the LORD.
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Cross References
Psalms 110:1
The LORD said to my Lord, "Sit at My right hand...
Isaiah 9:6
For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is g...
Isaiah 9:7
Of the increase of His government and peace The...
Jeremiah 23:5
Behold, the days are coming," says the LORD, "T...
Jeremiah 23:6
In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel wil...
Matthew 21:5
"Tell the daughter of Zion, ' Behold, your King...
Mark 11:7
Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw t...
Mark 11:9
Then those who went before and those who follow...
Luke 19:38
Saying: " 'Blessed is the King who comes in the...
John 12:15
"Fear not, daughter of Zion; Behold, your King ...
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Hosea 1:7
Yet I will have mercy on the house of Judah, Will save them by the LORD their God, And will not save them by bow, Nor by sword or battle, By horses or horsemen.
Micah 5:10
And it shall be in that day," says the LORD, "That I will cut off your horses from your midst And destroy your chariots.
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Psalms 46:9
He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two; He burns the chariot in the fire.
Isaiah 2:4
He shall judge between the nations, And rebuke many people; They shall beat their swords into plowshares, And their spears into pruning hooks; Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, Neither shall they learn war anymore.
Hosea 2:18
In that day I will make a covenant for them With the beasts of the field, With the birds of the air, And with the creeping things of the ground. Bow and sword of battle I will shatter from the earth, To make them lie down safely.
Micah 4:3
He shall judge between many peoples, And rebuke strong nations afar off; They shall beat their swords into plowshares, And their spears into pruning hooks; Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, Neither shall they learn war anymore.
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Psalms 72:8
He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, And from the River to the ends of the earth.
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Isaiah 42:7
To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the prison, Those who sit in darkness from the prison house.
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Isaiah 49:9
That You may say to the prisoners, 'Go forth,' To those who are in darkness, 'Show yourselves.' "They shall feed along the roads, And their pastures shall be on all desolate heights.
Jeremiah 17:13
O LORD, the hope of Israel, All who forsake You shall be ashamed. "Those who depart from Me Shall be written in the earth, Because they have forsaken the LORD, The fountain of living waters.
Hebrews 6:18 - 20
That by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us.
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Isaiah 61:7
Instead of your shame you shall have double honor, And instead of confusion they shall rejoice in their portion. Therefore in their land they shall possess double; Everlasting joy shall be theirs.
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Psalms 18:14
He sent out His arrows and scattered the foe, Lightnings in abundance, and He vanquished them.
Habakkuk 3:11
The sun and moon stood still in their habitation; At the light of Your arrows they went, At the shining of Your glittering spear.
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Isaiah 21:1
The burden against the Wilderness of the Sea. As whirlwinds in the South pass through, So it comes from the desert, from a terrible land.
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Isaiah 37:35
'For I will defend this city, to save it For My own sake and for My servant David's sake.'"
Zechariah 12:8
In that day the LORD will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; the one who is feeble among them in that day shall be like David, and the house of David shall be like God, like the Angel of the LORD before them.
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Jeremiah 31:10
"Hear the word of the LORD, O nations, And declare it in the isles afar off, and say, 'He who scattered Israel will gather him, And keep him as a shepherd does his flock.'
Jeremiah 31:11
For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, And ransomed him from the hand of one stronger than he.
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Isaiah 62:3
You shall also be a crown of glory In the hand of the LORD, And a royal diadem In the hand of your God.
Malachi 3:17
"They shall be Mine," says the LORD of hosts, "On the day that I make them My jewels. And I will spare them As a man spares his own son who serves him."
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Isaiah 11:12
He will set up a banner for the nations, And will assemble the outcasts of Israel, And gather together the dispersed of Judah From the four corners of the earth.
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Psalms 31:19
Oh, how great is Your goodness, Which You have laid up for those who fear You, Which You have prepared for those who trust in You In the presence of the sons of men!
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Psalms 45:1 - 16
My heart is overflowing with a good theme; I recite my composition concerning the King; My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
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Joel 3:18
And it will come to pass in that day That the mountains shall drip with new wine, The hills shall flow with milk, And all the brooks of Judah shall be flooded with water; A fountain shall flow from the house of the LORD And water the Valley of Acacias.
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