Daily Bible GNT December 6 Verses

The Future King

⁹Rejoice, rejoice, people of Zion!

Shout for joy, you people of Jerusalem!

Look, your king is coming to you!

He comes triumphant and victorious,

but humble and riding on a donkey--

on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

¹⁰The LORD says,

"I will remove the war chariots from Israel

and take the horses from Jerusalem;

the bows used in battle will be destroyed.

Your king will make peace among the nations;

he will rule from sea to sea,

from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth."

The Restoration of God's People

¹¹The LORD says,

"Because of my covenant with you

that was sealed by the blood of sacrifices,

I will set your people free--

free from the waterless pit of exile.

¹²Return, you exiles who now have hope;

return to your place of safety.

Now I tell you that I will repay you twice over

with blessing for all you have suffered.

¹³I will use Judah like a soldier's bow

and Israel like the arrows.

I will use the men of Zion like a sword,

to fight the men of Greece."

¹⁴The LORD will appear above his people;

he will shoot his arrows like lightning.

The Sovereign LORD will sound the trumpet;

he will march in the storms from the south.

¹⁵The LORD Almighty will protect his people,

and they will destroy their enemies.

They will shout in battle like drunk men

and will shed the blood of their enemies;

it will flow like the blood of a sacrifice

poured on the altar from a bowl.

¹⁶When that day comes, the LORD will save his people,

as a shepherd saves his flock from danger.

They will shine in his land

like the jewels of a crown.

¹⁷How good and beautiful the land will be!

The young people will grow strong on its grain and wine.

This reading is from The Holy Bible, Today's English Version, Second Edition copyright © American Bible Society, 1992;
Old Testament copyright © American Bible Society, 1976, 1992; New Testament © American Bible Society, 1966, 1971, 1976, 1992.

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