Zechariah 9:8-10
New Catholic Bible
8 I will stand guard at my house
so that no one may pass by unchallenged.
No oppressor will ever again overrun them,
for now I am determined to protect them.
Behold, Your King Comes to You[a]
9 Rejoice with all your heart, O daughter Zion.
Shout for joy, O daughter Jerusalem.
See, your king is coming to you,
triumphant and victorious,
humble and riding on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
10 He will banish the chariot from Ephraim
and the horses of war from Jerusalem.
The warrior’s bow will be banished,
and he will proclaim peace to the nations.
His dominion will be from sea to sea,
and from the river to the ends of the earth.
Footnotes
- Zechariah 9:9 The plan of God will be brought to fulfillment not amid military and political greatness but in humility and peace. When Jesus enters Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, he will fulfill this prediction to the letter (see Mt 21:4f). Ephraim stands for the entire kingdom of Israel, of which it was the principal tribe. The prophet is thinking, therefore, of a gathering of all the nations. From sea to sea: from the Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf. The river is the Euphrates.
Zechariah 9:8-10
New International Version
8 But I will encamp(A) at my temple
to guard it against marauding forces.(B)
Never again will an oppressor overrun my people,
for now I am keeping watch.(C)
The Coming of Zion’s King
9 Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion!(D)
Shout,(E) Daughter Jerusalem!
See, your king comes to you,(F)
righteous and victorious,(G)
lowly and riding on a donkey,(H)
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.(I)
10 I will take away the chariots from Ephraim
and the warhorses from Jerusalem,
and the battle bow will be broken.(J)
He will proclaim peace(K) to the nations.
His rule will extend from sea to sea
and from the River[a] to the ends of the earth.(L)
Footnotes
- Zechariah 9:10 That is, the Euphrates
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