Isa 9:7, Jer 31:20, Zep 1:16, Zec 8:2 | ESV | STEP | Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end , on the throne of David and over his kingdom , to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore . The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this .

a Ps. 89:4; Luke 1:32, 33

b Jer. 23:5

c ch. 37:32; 2 Kgs. 19:31; [Zech. 1:14]

d[See ver. 18 above]

e[Prov. 8:30]

f Song 5:4; Isa. 16:11

h[Jer. 4:19]

i[Isa. 2:15]

j ch. 1:14

Isaiah 9:7

7 Of the increase of his government and of peace
^athere will be no end,
on the throne of David and over his kingdom,
to establish it and to uphold it
^bwith justice and with righteousness
from this time forth and forevermore.
^cThe zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.

Jeremiah 31:20

20 ^dIs Ephraim my dear son?
^eIs he my darling child?
For as often as I speak against him,
I do remember him still.
^fTherefore my heart ^{▼▼Hebrew bowels} yearns for him;
I will surely have mercy on him,

declares the Lord.

Zephaniah 1:16

16 ^ha day of trumpet blast and battle cry
ⁱagainst the fortified cities
and against the lofty battlements.

Zechariah 8:2

2 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: ^jI am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great wrath.