Zephaniah 3:12-20
12But I will leave in your midsta people ahumble and lowly.
bThey shall seek refuge in the name of the Lord,
13 cthose who are left in Israel;
they dshall do no injustice
and speak no lies,
enor shall there be found in their mouth
a deceitful tongue.
fFor they shall graze and lie down,
and none shall make them afraid.”
Israel’s Joy and Restoration
14 gSing aloud, O daughter of Zion;shout, O Israel!
Rejoice and exult with all your heart,
O daughter of Jerusalem!
15The Lord has taken away the judgments against you;
he has cleared away your enemies.
hThe King of Israel, ithe Lord, is in your midst;
you shall never again fear evil.
16 jOn that day it shall be said to Jerusalem:
“Fear not, O Zion;
klet not your hands grow weak.
17 lThe Lord your God is in your midst,
ma mighty one who will save;
nhe will rejoice over you with gladness;
he will quiet you by his love;
he will exult over you with loud singing.
18I will gather those of you who mourn ofor the festival,
so that you will no longer suffer reproach. ▼
▼The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
19Behold, at that time qI will deal
with all your oppressors.
And rI will save the lame
and gather the outcast,
and I will change stheir shame into tpraise
and renown in all the earth.
20 uAt that time I will bring you in,
at the time when I gather you together;
for I will make you renowned and praised
among all the peoples of the earth,
vwhen I restore your fortunes
before your eyes,” says the Lord.
Zechariah 10:6-12
6 w“I will strengthen the house of Judah,and xI will save the house of Joseph.
yI will bring them back zbecause I have compassion on them,
and they shall be as though I had not rejected them,
for aaI am the Lord their God and I will answer them.
7Then Ephraim shall become like a mighty warrior,
and abtheir hearts shall be glad as with wine.
Their children shall see it and be glad;
their hearts shall rejoice in the Lord.
8 ac“I will whistle for them and adgather them in,
for I have redeemed them,
and aethey shall be as many as they were before.
9 afThough I scattered them among the nations,
yet in far countries agthey shall remember me,
and with their children they shall live and return.
10 ahI will bring them home from the land of Egypt,
and gather them from Assyria,
and aiI will bring them to the land of Gilead and to Lebanon,
ajtill there is no room for them.
11 akHe shall pass through the sea of troubles
and strike down the waves of the sea,
aland all the depths of the Nile shall be dried up.
The pride of Assyria shall be laid low,
and amthe scepter of Egypt shall depart.
12 anI will make them strong in the Lord,
and aothey shall walk in his name,”
declares the Lord.
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