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    Zechariah 9

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    The king comes in a wonderfully crowded sentence: riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. Whether the prophet has described one animal twice or two animals at once, the procession is gloriously unhurried.

    Cities under the burdenvv. 1–8

    The word of the LORD begins with Hadrach and Damascus, then gathers in Hamath, Tyre, and Sidon. Tyre has been piling up silver and gold with the confidence of a city that has mistaken arithmetic for immortality; the wealth goes into the sea, and the city into fire. Ashkelon, Gaza, and Ekron watch the trouble spread, while Ashdod receives a mixed population and Philistine pride is cut down. Yet even here the ending is not simply disappearance: a remnant is drawn toward God, and the LORD camps around His house, keeping watch with His own eyes.

    The king, the prisoners, and the stormvv. 9–17

    Then the scene turns, and the king arrives humble, victorious, and mounted in that splendidly doubled donkey description. Chariots, horses, and the bow of war are cut away; peace is proclaimed from sea to sea and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth. The prisoners are released from a waterless pit, only to be called prisoners of hope and sent back to a stronghold—a small administrative puzzle in the middle of a very grand promise. Judah is bent like a bow and fitted with Ephraim, while the LORD appears above them, sounding the ram’s horn and advancing in southern whirlwinds. The army then conquers with slingstones, drinks and roars like revellers, and ends up resembling sprinkling bowls and the corners of an altar: warfare has acquired the furnishings of worship. At last the people glitter like jewels, with grain for the young men and new wine for the young women.

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    1. Zech 9:1This is the burden of the word of the LORD against the land of Hadrach and Damascus its resting place—for the eyes of men and of all the tribes of Israel are upon the LORD—

    2. Zech 9:2and also against Hamath, which borders it, as well as Tyre and Sidon, though they are very shrewd.

    3. Zech 9:3Tyre has built herself a fortress; she has heaped up silver like dust, and gold like the dirt of the streets.

    4. Zech 9:4Behold, the Lord will impoverish her and cast her wealth into the sea, and she will be consumed by fire.

    5. Zech 9:5Ashkelon will see and fear; Gaza will writhe in agony, as will Ekron, for her hope will wither. There will cease to be a king in Gaza, and Ashkelon will be uninhabited.

    6. Zech 9:6A mixed race will occupy Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.

    7. Zech 9:7I will remove the blood from their mouths and the abominations from between their teeth. Then they too will become a remnant for our God; they will become like a clan in Judah, and Ekron will be like the Jebusites.

    8. Zech 9:8But I will camp around My house because of an army, because of those who march to and fro, and never again will an oppressor overrun My people, for now I keep watch with My own eyes.

    9. Zech 9:9Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

    10. Zech 9:10And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be broken. Then He will proclaim peace to the nations. His dominion will extend from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.

    11. Zech 9:11As for you, because of the blood of My covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit.

    12. Zech 9:12Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; even today I declare that I will restore to you double.

    13. Zech 9:13For I will bend Judah as My bow and fit it with Ephraim. I will rouse your sons, O Zion, against the sons of Greece. I will make you like the sword of a mighty man.

    14. Zech 9:14Then the LORD will appear over them, and His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Lord GOD will sound the ram’s horn and advance in the whirlwinds of the south.

    15. Zech 9:15The LORD of Hosts will shield them. They will destroy and conquer with slingstones; they will drink and roar as with wine. And they will be filled like sprinkling bowls, drenched like the corners of the altar.

    16. Zech 9:16On that day the LORD their God will save them as the flock of His people; for like jewels in a crown they will sparkle over His land.

    17. Zech 9:17How lovely they will be, and how beautiful! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine, the young women.

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    Where this is echoed

    Readers' own connections, from OpenBible's crowd-voted cross-references — agreement about relevance, and not scholarly confidence. 356 passages were voted onto 17 verses of this chapter; the 16 shown lead on votes, and each is listed at the verse it was voted onto most strongly.

    • 9Matthew 21:4–7This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:
    • 12Job 42:10After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his prosperity and doubled his former possessions.
    • 9Zephaniah 3:14–15Sing for joy, O Daughter of Zion; shout aloud, O Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O Daughter of Jerusalem!
    • 12Isaiah 61:7Instead of shame, My people will have a double portion, and instead of humiliation, they will rejoice in their share; and so they will inherit a double portion in their land, and everlasting joy will be theirs.
    • 12Lamentations 3:21–22Yet I call this to mind, and therefore I have hope:
    • 9John 12:13–16They took palm branches and went out to meet Him, shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel!”
    • 12Hebrews 6:18Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.
    • 12Jeremiah 31:17So there is hope for your future, declares the LORD, and your children will return to their own land.
    • 12Jeremiah 51:10“The LORD has brought forth our vindication; come, let us tell in Zion what the LORD our God has accomplished.”
    • 12Isaiah 40:2“Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her forced labor has been completed; her iniquity has been pardoned. For she has received from the hand of the LORD double for all her sins.”
    • 12Nahum 1:7The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him.
    • 12Hosea 2:15There I will give back her vineyards and make the Valley of Achor into a gateway of hope. There she will respond as she did in the days of her youth, as in the day she came up out of Egypt.
    • 9Zechariah 2:10“Shout for joy and be glad, O Daughter of Zion, for I am coming to dwell among you,” declares the LORD.
    • 11Isaiah 51:14The captive will soon be freed; he will not die in the dungeon, and his bread will not be lacking.
    • 11Exodus 24:8So Moses took the blood, splattered it on the people, and said, “This is the blood of the covenant that the LORD has made with you in accordance with all these words.”
    • 12Joel 3:16The LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.

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