¹¹ ever since the day I ordered judges to be over my people Israel.^(A) I will give you rest from all your enemies.

“‘The Lord declares to you: The Lord himself will make a house for you. ¹² When your time comes and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up after you your descendant, who will come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom.^{(B) 13} He is the one who will build a house for my name,^(C) and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.^{(D) 14} I will be his father, and he will be my son.^(E) When he does wrong, I will discipline him with a rod of men and blows from mortals. ¹⁵ But my faithful love will never leave him^(F) as it did when I removed it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.^{(G) 16} Your house and kingdom will endure before me^[a] forever,^(H) and your throne will be established forever.’”^(I)

The Righteous Branch of David

²³ I will establish over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he will shepherd them. He will tend them himself and will be their shepherd.^{(A) 24} I, the Lord, will be their God, and my servant David^(B) will be a prince among them. I, the Lord, have spoken.

The Coming of Zion’s King

³² He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High,^(A) and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.^(B)

⁵ Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. Look, the Lion from the tribe of Judah,^(A) the Root of David,^(B) has conquered^(C) so that he is able to open the scroll and^[a] its seven seals.”