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14 Then the Eternal will appear over them,
    and His arrow will move like lightning;
The Eternal Lord will sound the battle trumpet
    and cloak His marching forces in an approaching storm from the south.
15 The Eternal, Commander of heavenly armies, will shield His people,
    and they will feast and trample the sling stones hurled uselessly by their enemies.
They will drink in and roar at the battle like men filled with wine;
    they will be full like a bowl collecting the blood of a sacrifice,
    drenched like the corners of the altar during a festival offering.
16 On that glorious day, the Eternal their God will save His people, for they are His flock;
    they will sparkle over His lands like jewels in a crown,

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The Lord Will Appear

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

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 9:15 Or bowl, / like