A Pronouncement against Egypt

19 A pronouncement(A) concerning Egypt:(B)

Look, the Lord rides on a swift cloud(C)
and is coming to Egypt.
Egypt’s worthless idols will tremble before him,(D)
and Egypt will lose heart.(E)

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19 The burden of Egypt. Behold, the Lord rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.

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Mourning for the Pierced One

10 “Then I will pour out a spirit[a](A) of grace and prayer on the house of David and the residents of Jerusalem, and they will look at[b] me whom they pierced. They will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child and weep bitterly for him as one weeps for a firstborn.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 12:10 Or out the Spirit
  2. 12:10 Or to

10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.

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34 But one of the soldiers pierced(A) his side(B) with a spear, and at once blood and water(C) came out. 35 He who saw this has testified(D) so that you also may believe. His testimony is true, and he knows he is telling the truth.(E) 36 For these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled:(F) Not one of his bones will be broken.[a](G) 37 Also, another Scripture says: They will look at the one they pierced.[b](H)

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Footnotes

  1. 19:36 Ex 12:46; Nm 9:12; Ps 34:20
  2. 19:37 Zch 12:10

34 But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.

35 And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.

36 For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.

37 And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.

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