Micah 5:7-9

New International Version

⁷The 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.
⁸The 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)
⁹Your hand will be lifted up^(G) in triumph over your enemies,
    and all your foes will be destroyed.

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Zechariah 9:13-16

New International Version

¹³I 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

¹⁴Then 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.
¹⁶The 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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Footnotes

Zechariah 9:15 Or bowl, / like

Zechariah 10:3-6

New International Version

³“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)
⁴From Judah will come the cornerstone,^(C)
    from him the tent peg,^(D)
from him the battle bow,^(E)
    from him every ruler.
⁵Together 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)

⁶“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.