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Zechariah 9

17 aligned verses; 17 with wording or punctuation differences .

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The burden of a word of Jehovah against the land of Hadrach, and Demmeseh -- his place of rest: ( When to Jehovah `is' the eye of man, And of all the tribes of Israel. )
The burden of the word of the LORD in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus shall be the rest thereof : when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel , shall be toward the LORD .
And also Hamath doth border thereon , Tyre and Zidon, for -- very wise !
And Hamath also shall border thereby; Tyrus , and Zidon, though it be very wise .
And Tyre doth build a bulwark to herself, And doth heap silver as dust, And gold as mire of out-places .
And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold , and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets .
Lo , the Lord doth dispossess her, And He hath smitten in the sea her force, And she with fire is consumed .
Behold , the LORD will cast her out , and he will smite her power in the sea ; and she shall be devoured with fire.
See doth Ashkelon and fear , Also Gaza, and she is exceedingly pained , Also Ekron -- for her expectation dried up, And perished hath a king from Gaza, And Ashkelon doth not remain,
Ashkelon shall see it, and fear ; Gaza also shall see it , and be very sorrowful , and Ekron ; for her expectation shall be ashamed; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.
And dwelt hath a foreigner in Ashdod, And I have cut off the excellency of the Philistines.
And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
And turned aside his blood from his mouth, His abominations from between his teeth , And he hath remained , even he, to our God, And he hath been as a leader in Judah, And Ekron as a Jebusite.
And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth : but he that remaineth , even he, shall be for our God, and he shall be as a governor in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.
And I have pitched for My house a camp, Because of the passer through , and of the returner , And pass not through against them again doth an exactor, For , now , I have seen with My eyes.
And I will encamp about mine house because of the army , because of him that passeth by , and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes.
Rejoice exceedingly , O daughter of Zion , Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem , Lo , thy King doth come to thee, Righteous -- and saved is He , Afflicted -- and riding on an ass, And on a colt -- a son of she-asses .
Rejoice greatly , O daughter of Zion ; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem : behold , thy King cometh unto thee : he is just , and having salvation; lowly , and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass .
And I have cut off the chariot from Ephraim, And the horse from Jerusalem, Yea, cut off hath been the bow of battle , And he hath spoken peace to nations, And his rule `is' from sea unto sea, And from the river unto the ends of earth.
And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth.
Also thou -- by the blood of thy covenant , I have sent thy prisoners out of the pit , There is no water in it .
As for thee also , by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.
Turn back to a fenced place , Ye prisoners of the hope , Even to - day a second announcer I restore to thee .
Turn you to the strong hold , ye prisoners of hope : even to day do I declare that I will render double unto thee ;
For I have trodden for Me Judah , A bow I have filled ` with ' Ephraim, And I have stirred up thy sons, O Zion, Against thy sons, O Javan , And I have set thee as the sword of a hero .
When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece , and made thee as the sword of a mighty man .
And Jehovah doth appear for them, And gone forth as lightning hath His arrow, And the Lord Jehovah with a trumpet bloweth , And He hath gone with whirlwinds of the south.
And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning : and the LORD God shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south.
Jehovah of Hosts doth cover them over, And they consumed , and subdued sling - stones , Yea, they have drunk , They have made a noise as wine , And they have been full as a bowl , As corners of an altar.
The LORD of hosts shall defend them ; and they shall devour , and subdue with sling stones ; and they shall drink , and make a noise as through wine ; and they shall be filled like bowls , and as the corners of the altar.
And saved them hath Jehovah their God In that day , as a flock of His people , For stones of a crown are displaying themselves over His ground .
And the LORD their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people : for they shall be as the stones of a crown , lifted up as an ensign upon his land .
For what His goodness ! and what His beauty! Corn the young men, And new wine the virgins -- make fruitful!
For how great is his goodness , and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful , and new wine the maids.

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