10 He found him in a desolate land,
in a barren, howling wilderness;
He surrounded him, cared for him,
and protected him as the pupil of His eye.(A)

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10 In a desert(A) land he found him,
    in a barren and howling waste.(B)
He shielded(C) him and cared for him;
    he guarded him as the apple of his eye,(D)

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For the Lord of Hosts says this: “He has sent Me[a] for His glory against the nations who are plundering you, for anyone who touches you touches the pupil[b] of His[c] eye.

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 2:8 Or me
  2. Zechariah 2:8 Or apple
  3. Zechariah 2:8 Ancient Jewish tradition reads My

For this is what the Lord Almighty says: “After the Glorious One has sent me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye(A)

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