Then the (A)remnant of Jacob
Will be among many peoples
Like (B)dew from the Lord,
Like (C)showers on vegetation
That do not wait for man,
Or delay for [a]mankind.
The remnant of Jacob
Will be among the nations,
Among many peoples
(D)Like a lion among the animals of the forest,
Like a young lion among flocks of sheep,
Which, if he passes through,
(E)Tramples and (F)tears,
And there is (G)no one who can rescue.
Your hand will be (H)lifted up against your adversaries,
And all your enemies will be eliminated.

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  1. Micah 5:7 Lit sons of mankind

The remnant(A) of Jacob will be
    in the midst of many peoples
like dew(B) from the Lord,
    like showers on the grass,(C)
which do not wait for anyone
    or depend on man.
The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations,
    in the midst of many peoples,
like a lion among the beasts of the forest,(D)
    like a young lion among flocks of sheep,
which mauls and mangles(E) as it goes,
    and no one can rescue.(F)
Your hand will be lifted up(G) in triumph over your enemies,
    and all your foes will be destroyed.

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13 For I will (A)bend Judah [a]as My bow,
I will fill the bow with Ephraim.
And I will stir up your sons, Zion, against your sons, (B)Greece;
And I will make you like a (C)warrior’s sword.
14 Then the Lord will appear (D)over them,
And His (E)arrow will go forth like lightning;
And the Lord [b]God will blow the (F)trumpet,
And march in the (G)storm winds of the south.
15 (H)The Lord of armies will protect them.
And they will (I)devour and trample on the (J)slingstones;
And they will drink and be (K)boisterous as with wine;
And they will be filled like a sacrificial basin,
Drenched like the (L)corners of the altar.
16 And the Lord their God will (M)save them on that day
As the flock of His people;
For they are like the precious stones of a (N)crown,
Sparkling on His land.

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  1. Zechariah 9:13 Lit for Me as a bow
  2. Zechariah 9:14 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord

13 I will bend Judah as I bend my bow(A)
    and fill it with Ephraim.(B)
I will rouse your sons, Zion,
    against your sons, Greece,(C)
    and make you like a warrior’s sword.(D)

The Lord Will Appear

14 Then the Lord will appear over them;(E)
    his arrow will flash like lightning.(F)
The Sovereign Lord will sound the trumpet;(G)
    he will march in the storms(H) of the south,
15     and the Lord Almighty will shield(I) them.
They will destroy
    and overcome with slingstones.(J)
They will drink and roar as with wine;(K)
    they will be full like a bowl(L)
    used for sprinkling[a] the corners(M) of the altar.
16 The Lord their God will save his people on that day(N)
    as a shepherd saves his flock.
They will sparkle in his land
    like jewels in a crown.(O)

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  1. Zechariah 9:15 Or bowl, / like

“My (A)anger is kindled against the shepherds,
And I will punish the [a]male goats;
For the Lord of armies has (B)visited His flock, the house of Judah,
And will make them like His majestic horse in battle.
From [b]them will come the (C)cornerstone,
From [c]them the tent peg,
From [d]them the bow of (D)battle,
From [e]them every tyrant, all of them together.
And they will be like warriors,
(E)Trampling down the enemy in the mud of the streets in battle;
And they will fight, because the Lord will be with them;
And the (F)riders on horses will be put to shame.
And I will (G)strengthen the house of Judah,
And I will (H)save the house of Joseph,
And I will [f](I)bring them back,
Because I have had (J)compassion on them;
And they will be as though I had (K)not rejected them,
For I am the Lord their God and I will (L)answer them.

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  1. Zechariah 10:3 I.e., leaders
  2. Zechariah 10:4 Lit him
  3. Zechariah 10:4 Lit him
  4. Zechariah 10:4 Lit him
  5. Zechariah 10:4 Lit him
  6. Zechariah 10:6 Another reading is have them dwell

“My anger burns against the shepherds,
    and I will punish the leaders;(A)
for the Lord Almighty will care
    for his flock, the people of Judah,
    and make them like a proud horse in battle.(B)
From Judah will come the cornerstone,(C)
    from him the tent peg,(D)
from him the battle bow,(E)
    from him every ruler.
Together they[a] will be like warriors in battle
    trampling their enemy into the mud of the streets.(F)
They will fight because the Lord is with them,
    and they will put the enemy horsemen to shame.(G)

“I will strengthen(H) Judah
    and save the tribes of Joseph.
I will restore them
    because I have compassion(I) on them.(J)
They will be as though
    I had not rejected them,
for I am the Lord their God
    and I will answer(K) them.

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  1. Zechariah 10:5 Or ruler, all of them together. / They