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{\MT Zechariah

\par }\ChapOne{1}{\SH The Lesson from the Past
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}In
the
eighth
month
in
the
second
year
of
Darius,
this
message
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
came
to
the
prophet
Zechariah,
the
son
of
Berechiah,
the
son
of
Iddo:
\par }{\PP \VS{2}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
was
furious
with
your
ancestors.
\VS{3}So
tell
the
people
this
message
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts: ‘Return
to
me,’
says
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts, ‘and
I
will
return
to you’
says
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts.
\VS{4}‘Do
not
be
like
your
ancestors
to
whom
the
former
prophets
cried, “The
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts
says
to
turn
now
from
your
evil
ways,
and
from
your
evil
deeds”.
They
did
not
heed
nor
listen
to
me,’
says
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\VS{5}‘Your
ancestors,
where
are
they?
And
the
prophets,
do
they
live
forever?
\VS{6}But
did
not
my
words
and
my
statutes
with
which
I
charged
my
servants
the
prophets
overtake
your
ancestors?
And
they
repented
and
said, “Just
as
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts
planned
to
do
to
us,
according
to
our
ways,
and
according
to
our
deeds,
so
he
has
dealt
with
us.” ’
\par }{\SH The
Lord’s
Jealous
Love
for
Zion
\par }{\PP \VS{7}In
the
twenty-fourth
day
of
the
eleventh
month,
which
is
the
month
Shebat,
in
the
second
year
of
Darius,
this
message
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
came
to
the
prophet
Zechariah,
the
son
of
Berechiah,
the
son
of
Iddo:
\par }{\PP \VS{8}I
saw
in
the
night
a
man
on
a
red
horse,
among
the
myrtle
trees
that
were
in
the valley-bottom.
Behind
him
there
were
horses,
red,
sorrel,
and
white.
\VS{9}Then
said
I, ‘My
Lord,
what
are
these?’
And
the
messenger
who
was
talking
with
me
said, ‘I
will
show
you
what
they
are.’
\VS{10}And
the
man
who
was
standing
among
the
myrtle
trees
answered, ‘They
are
those
whom
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
has
sent
to
patrol
the
earth.’
\VS{11}And
the
riders
answered
the
messenger
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
who
was
standing
among
the
myrtle
trees, ‘We
have
gone
up
and
down
through
the
world
and
behold,
all
the
earth
is
still
and
at
peace.’
\par }{\PP \VS{12}Then
the
messenger
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
said, ‘{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts,
how
long
will
you
have
no
pity
for
Jerusalem
and
the
cities
of
Judah
with
which
you
have
been
angry
for
seventy
years?’
\VS{13}And
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
answered
the
messenger
who
was
talking
with
me
with
kind
and
comforting
words.
\VS{14}So
the
messenger
who
was
talking
with
me
said
to
me, ‘Proclaim
now
that
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts
says:
I
am
deeply
concerned
for
Jerusalem.
\VS{15}But
I
am
deeply
angry
with
the
arrogant,
complacent
nations.
I
was
only
a
little
angry
with
Israel
but
they
made
the
suffering
worse.
\VS{16}Therefore,
says
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
I
am
turning
to
show
mercy
to
Jerusalem.
My
temple
will
be
rebuilt
in
it,
says
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts,
and
a
measuring
line
will
be
stretched
over
Jerusalem.
\VS{17}Proclaim
again:
Thus
says
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts:
My
cities
will
again
overflow
with
prosperity
and
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
will
again
comfort
Zion
and
choose
Jerusalem.’
\par }{\SH Destruction
of
the
Heathen Powers
\par }{\PP \VS{18}Now
I
looked
up
and
saw
four
horns.
\VS{19}I
said
to
the
messenger
who
was
talking
with
me, ‘What
are
these?’
He
answered, ‘These
are
the
horns
which
scattered
Judah,
Israel
and
Jerusalem.’
\par }{\PP \VS{20}Then
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
showed
me
four
smiths.
\VS{21}I
said, ‘What
are
these
coming
to
do?’
He
answered, ‘The
horns
scattered
Judah,
so
that
no
one
dared
lift
their
head.
But
the
smiths
have
come
to
terrify
them,
to
crush
the
horns
of
the
nations
which
lifted
up
their
horn
against
the
land
of
Judah
to
scatter
its
people.’

\par }\Chap{2}{\SH Promise that Jerusalem Will be Gloriously Restored
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
I
looked
up
and
saw
a
man
with
a
measuring
line
in
his
hand.
\VS{2}I
said, ‘Where
are
you
going?’
He
replied, ‘To
measure
Jerusalem,
to
see
what
is
its
breadth
and
length.’
\VS{3}Then
the
messenger
who
talked
with
me
stepped
forward,
and
another
messenger
went
out
to
meet
him,
\VS{4}and
said
to
him, ‘Run
and
tell
to
that
young
man
that
Jerusalem
will
be
inhabited
like
a
village
without
walls,
because
so
many
people
and
cattle
will
live
there.
\VS{5}For
I,
says
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
will
be
a
wall
of
fire
her,
and
I
will
be
the
glory
in
the
midst
of
her.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}Up!
Away!
Flee
from
the
land
of
the
north,
says
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\Q For
I
have
spread
you
abroad
as
the
four
winds
of
the
heavens,
says
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}Up,
escape
to
Zion,
you
who
live
in
Babylon.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}This
is
what
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts
says
to
the
nations
which
plundered
you:
\par }{\Q Whoever
touches
you
touches
the
apple
of
my
eye.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}I
will
raise
my
hand
against
them.
\par }{\Q They
will
be
plunder
for
their
own
slaves;
and
you
will
know
that
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts
has
sent
me.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}‘Sing
and
rejoice,
daughter
of
Zion!
I
am
coming,
\par }{\Q I
will
live
among
you,
says
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}Many
nations
will
join
themselves
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
in
that
day,
\par }{\Q and
will
be
his
people,
and
he
will
live
among
you.
\par }{\Q You
will
know
that
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts
has
sent
me
to
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
will
inherit
Judah
as
his
portion
in
the
holy
land.
\par }{\Q He
will
again
choose
Jerusalem.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}Be
silent,
everyone,
in
the
presence
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\Q because
he
is
coming
from
his
holy
dwelling.’

\par }\Chap{3}{\SH Purification of the Priesthood and Nation
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
he
showed
me
Joshua,
the
high
priest,
standing
before
the
messenger
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
and
the
Adversary
standing
at
his
right
hand
to
accuse
him.
\VS{2}And
the
messenger
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
said
to
the
Adversary, ‘May
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
rebuke
you,
Adversary!
The
{\ND{
Lord}},
who
has
chosen
Jerusalem,
rebuke
you!
Is
not
this
man
a
brand
plucked
out
of
the
fire?’
\VS{3}Now
Joshua
was
clothed
with
filthy
garments
and
was
standing
before
the
messenger.
\VS{4}The
messenger
said
to
those
who
stood
before
him, ‘Take
off
his
filthy
garments.’
Then
to
Joshua
he
said, ‘I
have
taken
your
guilt
from
you
and
I
will
clothe
you
in
priestly
robes.’
\VS{5}And
he
ordered: ‘Set
a
clean
turban
upon
his
head.’
So
they
set
a
clean
turban
on
his
head,
and
clothed
him
with
garments.
The
messenger
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
was
standing
by.
\par }{\PP \VS{6}And
the
messenger
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
testified
to
Joshua:
\VS{7}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts
says: ‘If
you
walk
in
my
ways,
and
if
you
will
keep
my
instructions,
then
you
will
rule
my
house
and
keep
my
courts
and
I
will
give
you
a
place
of
access
among
these
that
stand
by.
\VS{8}Hear
now,
Joshua
the
high
priest,
you
and
your
associates
who
sit
before
me;
for
they
are
men
who
are
a
sign;
for
I
am
going
to
bring
forth
my
servant
the
Branch.
\VS{9}On
the
stone
that
I
have
set
before
Joshua,
on
one
stone,
are
seven facets.
I
will
engrave
it,’
says
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts, ‘and
I
will
remove
the
guilt
of
that
land
in
one
day.
\VS{10}On
that
day,’
says
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts, ‘you
will
each
invite
your
neighbour
under
the
vine
and
under
the
fig
tree.’

\par }\Chap{4}{\SH The Supporters of the Temple Service
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
the
messenger
who
talked
with
me
came
again
and
woke
me,
as
someone
who
is woken
from
sleep.
\VS{2}He
said
to
me, ‘What
do
you
see?’
I
said, ‘I
see
a
candlestick,
all
of
gold,
with
a
bowl
on
its
top,
and
seven
lamps
on
it.
There
are
seven
pipes
to
each
of
the
lamps,
which
are
on
its
top,
\VS{3}and
two
olive
trees
next
to
it,
one
on
the
right
side
of
the
bowl,
and
the
other
on
its
left
side.’
\VS{4}I
said
to
the
messenger
who
talked
with
me, ‘What
are
these,
my
lord?’
\VS{5}Then
the
messenger
who
talked
with
me
answered, ‘Don’t
you
know
what
these
are?’
And
I
said. ‘No,
my
lord.’
\VS{6}He
said
to
me, ‘This
is
the
message
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
regarding
Zerubbabel:
Not
by
might,
nor
by
power,
but
by
my
spirit,
says
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts,
\VS{7}will
I
make
the
great
mountain
before
Zerubbabel
a
plain.
He
will
bring
forth
the
top
stones
with
shoutings
of, “Grace,
grace,
to
it.” ’
\VS{8}Moreover
this
message
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
came
to
me:
\VS{9}The
hands
of
Zerubbabel
have
laid
the
foundation
of
this
house.
His
hands
will
also
finish
it.
Then
you
will
know
that
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts
has
sent
me
to
you.
\VS{10}For
who
has
despised
the
day
of
small
things?
They
will
rejoice,
and
will
see
the
plumb
line
in
the
hand
of
Zerubbabel. (The
seven
lamps
are
the
eyes
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
that
search
all
around
the
world.)
\VS{11}Again
I
asked, ‘What
are
these
two
olive
trees
on
the
right
side
of
the
candlestick
and
on
its
left
side?’
\VS{12}Again, ‘What
are
these
two
branches
of
the
olive
trees,
which
are
pouring
out
the
golden
oil
through
the
two
golden
pipes?’
\VS{13}He
answered
me, ‘Don’t
you
now
what
these
are?’
And
I
said, ‘No,
my
lord.’
\VS{14}Then
he
explained, ‘They
are
the
two
anointed
ones
who
attend
the
Lord
of
all
the
earth.’

\par }\Chap{5}{\SH The Flying Scroll
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
again
I
looked
up
and
saw
a
flying
scroll.
\VS{2}He
said
to
me, ‘What
do
you
see?’
I
answered, ‘I
see
a
flying
scroll;
twenty
cubits
long,
ten
cubits
wide.’
\VS{3}Then
he
said
to
me, ‘This
is
the
curse
that
goes
over
the
whole
land.
Every
thief
will
be
banished
according
to
the
writing
on
one
side
and
everyone
who
lies
under
oath
shall
be
banished
according
to
the
writing
on
the
other
side.
\VS{4}I
have
sent
it
out,
says
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts,
and
it
will
enter
into
the
house
of
the
thief,
and
into
the
house
of
anyone
who
swears
falsely
by
my
name.
It
will
remain
in
the
midst
of
his
house
and
will
consume
it
with
its
timber
and
its
stones.’
\par }{\SH The
Woman
in
an
Ephah
\par }{\PP \VS{5}Then
the
messenger
who
talked
with
me
came
forward,
and
said
to
me, ‘Look
up
and
see
what
is
now
coming.’
\VS{6}I
said. ‘What
is
it?’
He
said, ‘It
is
a
measuring
basket,
full
of
the
guilt
of
the
land.’
\VS{7}A
round leaden
cover
was
lifted
up,
and
there
was
a
woman
sitting
in
the
middle
of
the
basket.
\VS{8}He
said, ‘This
is
Wickedness.’
He
thrust
her
down
into
the
midst
of
the
basket
and
he
pushed
the
round leaden
cover
back
on
its
mouth.
\VS{9}Then
I
looked
up
and
saw
two
women,
and
the
wind
was
in
their
wings.
They
had
wings
like
the
wings
of
a
stork
and
they
lifted
up
the
basket
between
them.
\VS{10}Then
I
said
to
the
messenger
who
talked
with
me, ‘Where
are
they
taking
the
basket?’
\VS{11}He
said
to
me, ‘To
build
her
a
house
in
the
land
of
Shinar.
When
it
is
prepared,
they
will
rest
the
basket
there.’

\par }\Chap{6}{\SH The War-Chariots of the Lord
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Again
I
looked
up,
and
saw
four
chariots
come
from
between
two
mountains.
The
mountains
were
mountains
of
bronze.
\VS{2}The
first
chariot
had
red
horses.
The
second
chariot
had
black
horses,
\VS{3}the
third
chariot
white
horses,
and
the
fourth
chariot
dappled
horses.
\VS{4}Then
I
said
to
the
messenger
who
talked
with
me, ‘What
are
these,
my
lord?’
\VS{5}The
messenger
answered
me, ‘These
are
the
four
winds
of
heaven
going
out
after
standing
before
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
all
the
earth.
\VS{6}The
black
horses
are
going
toward
the
north
country
and
the
white
toward
the
west
and
the
dappled
toward
the
south
country.’
\VS{7}The
strong
horses
came
out,
and
were
impatient
to
patrol
the
earth.
So
he
said, ‘Go,
patrol
the
earth,’
and
they
did
so.
\VS{8}Then
he
cried
out
to
me, ‘The
horses
that
went
to
the
north
country
will
quiet
my
spirit
in
the
north
country.’
\par }{\SH Preparations
for
the
Crowning
of
Zerubbabel
\par }{\PP \VS{9}Now
this
message
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
came
to
me:
\VS{10}Take
the
gifts
from
the
exiles
Heldai,
Tobijah
and
Jedaiah
who
have
come
from
Babylon
and
go
at
once
to
Josiah
the
son
of
Zephaniah.
\VS{11}Take
their
silver
and
gold
and
make
a
crown
and
set
it
on
the
head
of
the
high
priest,
Joshua
son
of
Jehozadak.
\par }{\PP \VS{12}Tell
him: ‘Thus
says
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts:
Behold,
the
man
whose
name
is
the
Branch.
He
will
branch
out
from
his
place
and
rebuild
the
temple
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\VS{13}He
will
rebuild
the
temple
and
will
sit
and
rule
upon
his
throne,
receiving
the
honour
due
to
a
king.
A
priest
will
stand
by
his
throne
and
they
will
work
together
in
peace
and harmony.
\VS{14}The
crown
will
be
a
memorial
in
the
temple
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
for
Heldai
and
Tobijah
and
Jedaiah,
and
Josiah
the
son
of
Zephaniah.
\VS{15}People
from
far
away
will
come
and
build
in
the
temple
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
and
you
will
know
that
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts
has
sent
me
to
you.
This
will
happen
if
you
diligently
obey
the
voice
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
your
God.’

\par }\Chap{7}{\SH The Lord’s Real Demands
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}In
the
fourth
year
of
the
reign
of
King
Darius,
on
the
fourth
day
of
Chislev,
the
ninth
month,
the
message
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
came
to
Zechariah.
\VS{2}The
city
of
Bethel
had
sent
Sharezer
and
Regem-melech
and
their
men,
to
entreat
the
favour
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\VS{3}and
to
ask
the
priests
of
the
house
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts,
and
the
prophets ‘Should
I
continue
to
mourn
in
the
fifth
month,
separating
myself,
as
I
have
done
for
many
years?’
\VS{4}Then
this
message
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts
came
to
me:
\VS{5}Tell
all
the
people
of
the
land
and
the
priests, ‘When
you
fasted
and
mourned
in
the
fifth
and
in
the
seventh
month,
for
these
seventy
years,
did
you
really
fast
for
me?
\VS{6}When
you
eat
and
when
you
drink,
do
you
not
eat
for
yourselves,
and
drink
for
yourselves?
\VS{7}Wasn’t
it
this
which
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
proclaimed
by
the
earlier
prophets,
when
Jerusalem
was
inhabited
and
prosperous,
and
her
towns
surrounding
her
and
the Negreb
and
the
Shephelah
were
inhabited?’
\par }{\PP \VS{8}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
gave
this
message
to
Zechariah:
\VS{9}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts
says,
execute
true
judgments.
Show
kindness
and
mercy
to
each
other.
\VS{10}Do
not
oppress
the
widow
or
the
orphan,
the
resident
foreigner
or
the
poor.
Let
none
of
you
devise
evil
against
another
in
your
hearts.
\par }{\PP \VS{11}But
they
refused
to
listen,
and
turned
a
stubborn
shoulder,
and
stopped
their
ears
so
they wouldn’t
hear.
\VS{12}They
made
their
hearts
as
hard
as
stone
so
they wouldn’t
accept
the
teaching
and
the
words
that
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts
had
sent
by
his
spirit
through
the
earlier
prophets.
Great
was
the
anger
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts:
\VS{13}I
called
and
they
would
not
hear,
so
they
call
and
I
do
not
hear,
says
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts.
\VS{14}I
scattered
them
by
a
whirlwind
out
among
nations
unknown
to
them.
The
land
was
left
desolate
behind
them,
with
no
one
crossing
or
returning,
for
they
made
the
pleasant
land
a
desolation.

\par }\Chap{8}{\SH Promises that the Scattered Exiles Will Return and the Lord’s Rule be Widely Acknowledged
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Now
this
message
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts
came
to
me:
\par }{\Q \VS{2}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts
says:
\par }{\Q I passionately
care
for
Zion,
\par }{\Q and
I
am
fiercely
protective
of
her.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
says,
I
have
returned
to
Zion,
\par }{\Q and
will
dwell
in
the
midst
of
Jerusalem
\par }{\Q and
Jerusalem
will
be
called, “The
City
of
Truth”
\par }{\Q and
the
mountain
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts, “The
Holy
Mountain.”
\par }{\Q \VS{4}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts
says:
\par }{\Q Old
men
and
old
women
will
sit
again
in
the
squares
of
Jerusalem,
\par }{\Q each
leaning
on
a
staff
because
of
old
age.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}And
the
streets
of
the
city
will
be
full
of
boys,
\par }{\Q and
of
girls
playing
in
its
squares.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts
says:
\par }{\Q Just
because
it
seems
impossible
to
the
remnant
of
this
people
in
these
days,
\par }{\Q is
it
also
impossible
for
me?
says
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts
says:
\par }{\Q I
will
rescue
my
people
\par }{\Q from
the
land
of
the
east
and
the
land
of
the
west.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}I
will
bring
them
and
they
will
live
in
Jerusalem,
\par }{\Q and
they
will
be
my
people,
\par }{\Q and
I
will
be
their
God,
\par }{\Q in
truth
and
righteousness.
\par }{\PP \VS{9}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts
says:
Let
your
hands
be
strong,
you
who
hear
in
these
days
the
words
of
the
prophets
spoken
when
the
foundations
for
the
house
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts
were
laid.
\VS{10}For
before
those
days
there
were
no
wages
for
people
or
animals.
No
one
could
go
out
or
return
safe
from
enemies,
because
I
set
each
against
their
neighbour.
\VS{11}But
now
I
will
treat
the
remnant
of
the
people differently
from
former
days,
says
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}Peace
will
be
sown.
\par }{\Q The
vine
will
bear
its
fruit
and
the
ground
will
yield
its
produce,
\par }{\Q and
the
skies
will
give
their
dew.
\par }{\Q I
will
give
the
remnant
of
this
people
all
these
things.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}Just
as
you
were
accursed
among
the
nations,
\par }{\Q house
of
Judah
and
house
of
Israel,
\par }{\Q so
I
will
save
you
and
you
will
be
a
blessing.
\par }{\Q Do
not
be
afraid,
but
let
your
hands
be
strong.
\par }{\PP \VS{14}For
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts
says:
As
I
planned
to
do
evil
to
you
when
your
ancestors
provoked
me
to
anger,
says
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts,
and
I
did
not
relent,
\VS{15}so
again
have
I
planned
in
these
days
to
do
good
to
Jerusalem
and
to
the
house
of
Judah.
Do
not
be
afraid.
\par }{\PP \VS{16}These
are
the
things
that
you
should
do:
Speak
the
truth
to
each
other.
Render
peaceful
decisions
in
your
gates.
\VS{17}Let
none
of
you
devise
evil
in
your
heart
against
one
another.
Do
not
love
perjury.
All
these
are
things
I
hate,
says
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{18}And
this
message
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts
came
to
me:
\VS{19}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts
says:
The
fast
of
the
fourth
month,
and
the
fast
of
the
fifth,
and
the
fast
of
the
seventh,
and
the
fast
of
the
tenth,
will
be
festivals
of
joy
and
gladness,
and
cheerful
feasts
for
the
house
of
Judah.
Therefore
love
truth
and
peace.
\par }{\PP \VS{20}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts
says:
Peoples,
and
the
inhabitants
of
many
cities
will
come,
\VS{21}and
the
inhabitants
of
one
city
will
go
to
another,
saying, ‘Let
us
go
speedily
to
entreat
the
favour
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
and
to
seek
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts;
I
will
go
also.’
\VS{22}Many
peoples
and
strong
nations
will
come
to
seek
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts
in
Jerusalem,
and
to
entreat
the
favour
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\VS{23}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts
says:
In
those
days
ten
people
from
all
languages
and
nations
will
take
hold
of
the
robe
of
a
Jew,
saying, ‘We
will
go
with
you,
for
we
have
heard
that
God
is
with
you.’

\par }\Chap{9}{\SH The Conquest of Israel’s Foes
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}An
oracle:
\par }{\Q The
message
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
concerns
the
land
of
Hadrach,
\par }{\Q it
rests
upon
Damascus.
\par }{\Q For
the
capital
of
Aram
belongs
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\Q as
the
tribes
of
Israel
do,
\par }{\Q \VS{2}and
also
Hamath
which
borders
on
it.
\par }{\Q Tyre
and
Sidon,
for
all
their
wisdom.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Tyre
built
for
herself
a
fortress.
\par }{\Q Heaped
up
silver
as
dust,
\par }{\Q and
gold
like
the
dirt
of
the
streets.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}But
now
the
Lord
will
dispossess
her,
\par }{\Q cast
down
her
rampart
into
the
sea.
\par }{\Q She
will
be
consumed
in
fire.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}Ashkelon
will
see
and
fear,
\par }{\Q and
Gaza
writhe
in
anguish,
\par }{\Q Ekron,
also
for
her
hope
will
be
put
to
shame.
\par }{\Q The
king
will
perish
from
Gaza,
\par }{\Q Ashkelon
will
remain
uninhabited.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}A
foreign
people
will
settle
in
Ashdod,
\par }{\Q and
I
will
humble
the
pride
of
the
Philistines.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}I
will
take
their
blood
from
their
mouth,
\par }{\Q and
their
abominations
from
between
their
teeth.
\par }{\Q They
also
will
be
a
remnant
for
our
God,
\par }{\Q like
a
clan
in
Judah,
\par }{\Q and
Ekron
will
be
like
the
Jebusites.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}But
I
will
encamp
as
a
guard
about
my
house,
\par }{\Q so
that
none
will
pass
through
or
return,
\par }{\Q and
no
oppressor
will
pass
through
them
again,
\par }{\Q for
now
I
have
seen
with
my
own
eyes.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}Rejoice
greatly,
daughter
of
Zion!
\par }{\Q Shout
aloud,
daughter
of
Jerusalem!
\par }{\Q Look,
your
king
comes
to
you.
\par }{\Q Vindicated
and
victorious
is
he,
\par }{\Q humble,
and
riding
on
a
donkey,
\par }{\Q on
a
colt,
the
foal
of
a
donkey.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}He
will
cut
off
chariots
from
Ephraim,
\par }{\Q and
war
horses
from
Jerusalem.
\par }{\Q The
battle
bow
will
be
cut
off,
\par }{\Q and
he
will
speak
peace
to
the
nations.
\par }{\Q His
rule
will
be
from
sea
to
sea,
\par }{\Q from
the
river
to
the
ends
of
the
earth.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{11}And
you,
too –
because
of
your
blood
covenant,
\par }{\Q I
have
set
free
your
prisoners
from
the
waterless
pit.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}To
the
stronghold
will
the
prisoners
of
hope
return.
\par }{\Q This
day
I
declare,
I
will
restore
double
to
you.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{13}For
I
have
bent
Judah
to
me,
\par }{\Q like
a
bow
which
I
have
filled
with
Ephraim
like
an
arrow.
\par }{\Q I
will
urge
your
sons,
Zion,
against
the
sons
of
Greece,
\par }{\Q I
will
make
you
like
the
sword
of
a hero.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}Then
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
will
be
seen
above
them
\par }{\Q and
his
arrow
will
go
forth
like
lightning.
\par }{\Q The
{\ND{
Lord}}
will
blow
a
blast
upon
a
trumpet,
\par }{\Q and
travel
on
the
whirlwinds
of
the
south.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts
will
defend
them.
\par }{\Q They
will
devour
and
tread
down
the
slingstones,
\par }{\Q they
will
drink
their
blood
like
wine,
\par }{\Q they
will
be
full
like
a
bowl,
\par }{\Q like
the crevices
of
the
altar.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{16}And
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
their
God
will
save
them
on
that
day,
\par }{\Q as
the
flock
of
his
people,
\par }{\Q as
the
jewel
of
a
crown
\par }{\Q shining
in
his
land.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}How
good
and
how
beautiful
will
it
be!
\par }{\Q Corn
will
make
the
young
men
flourish
\par }{\Q and
new
wine
the
young
women!

\par }\Chap{10}{\SH Victory and Restoration for the Lord’s Betrayed but Loyal People
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Ask
from
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
rain,
\par }{\Q at
the
time
of
spring
rain,
\par }{\Q from
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
who
forms
the
storm
clouds,
\par }{\Q and
the
showers
of
rain
he
gives
to
you,
\par }{\Q and
green
in
the
field.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}But
the
household
gods
speak
nonsense,
\par }{\Q and
the
diviners
see
lies,
\par }{\Q and
relate
idle
dreams.
\par }{\Q In
vain
they
offer
comfort,
\par }{\Q so
the
people
wander
like
sheep,
\par }{\Q They
suffer
because
there
is
no
shepherd.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}My
wrath
is
hot
against
the
shepherds,
\par }{\Q and
on
the
leaders
will
I
bring
punishment.
\par }{\Q For
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
cares
for
his
flock,
\par }{\Q the
house
of
Judah,
\par }{\Q and
will
make
them
his
splendid
war
steeds.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}From
Judah
will
come
the
cornerstone
and
the
stay,
\par }{\Q from
them
the
battle
bow,
\par }{\Q from
them
goes
forth
every
commander.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}Together
they
will
trample
on
warriors,
\par }{\Q as
on
the
dirt
of
the
streets
in
battle.
\par }{\Q They
fight,
for
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
with
them,
\par }{\Q putting
the
riders
on
horses
to
shame.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}I
will
make
strong
the
house
of
Judah,
\par }{\Q I
will
bring
deliverance
to
the
house
of
Joseph,
\par }{\Q I
will
bring
them
back
for
I
have
compassion
on
them,
\par }{\Q they
will
be
as
if
I
had
not
driven
them
away.
\par }{\Q For
I
am
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
their
God
and
will
answer
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}The
Ephraimites
will
be
like
warriors,
\par }{\Q their
hearts
will
rejoice
as
with
wine,
\par }{\Q their
children
will
see
and
rejoice.
\par }{\Q Their
hearts
will
exult
in
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}I
will
whistle
for
them,
and
gather
them,
\par }{\Q and
they
will
be
as
many
as
they
once
were.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}I
will
sow
them
among
the
peoples,
\par }{\Q but
in
distant
lands
they
will
remember
me,
\par }{\Q and
they
will
bring
up
their
children
and
come
back.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}I
will
bring
them
home
from
the
land
of
Egypt,
\par }{\Q and
from
Assyria
will
I
gather
them.
\par }{\Q Into
the
land
of
Gilead
and
Lebanon
I
will
bring
them,
\par }{\Q until
the
land
overflows
with
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}And
when
they
pass
through
the
sea
of
distress,
\par }{\Q I
will
strike
down
the
waves
of
the
sea,
\par }{\Q and
all
the
deeps
of
the
Nile
will
be
dried
up.
\par }{\Q The
pride
of
Assyria
will
be
brought
low
\par }{\Q and
the
sceptre
of
Egypt
turned
aside.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{12}I
will
make
them
strong
in
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\Q they
will
walk
in
his
name,
\par }{\QB says
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.

\par }\Chap{11}{\SH Fate of Judah’s Traitorous Rulers and the Ultimate Deliverance
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Open
your
doors,
Lebanon,
\par }{\Q so
that
fire
may
devour
your
cedars.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Wail, pine-tree,
for
the
cedar
is
fallen.
\par }{\Q Wail,
oaks
of
Bashan,
\par }{\Q for
the
inaccessible
forest
has
fallen.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Listen
to
the
wailing
of
the
shepherds!
\par }{\Q Their
glory
is
destroyed.
\par }{\Q Listen
to
the
roaring
of
young
lions!
\par }{\Q Blasted
is
the
thick
forest
of
the
Jordan.
\par }{\PP \VS{4}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
said
to
me:
shepherd
the
flock
destined
for
slaughter,
\VS{5}whose
possessors
slaughter
them,
and
hold
themselves
not
guilty!
The
people
who
sell
them
say,
Blessed
be
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
for
I
am
rich!
And
their
own
shepherds
have
no
compassion
for
them.
\VS{6}I
will
no
longer
have
pity
on
the
people
of
this
earth,
says
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
I
will
turn
neighbour
against
neighbour,
and
put
everyone
under
the
power
of
a
king,
and
when
the
land
is
devastated
I
will
not
rescue
them.
\VS{7}So
I
shepherded
the
flock
of
slaughter
for
the sheep-merchants.
I
took
two
staffs:
one
I
called
Mercy
and
the
other
I
called
Union.
So
I
shepherded
the
sheep.
\VS{8}I
set
aside
three
of
the
shepherds
in
one
month;
for
I
was
indignant
against
them,
and
they
also
were
displeased
at
me.
\VS{9}I
said,
I
will
not
shepherd
you.
What
is
dead,
let
it
die.
What
is
set
aside,
let
it
be
set
aside.
And
let
those
who
are
left
devour
one
another’s
flesh.
\VS{10}And
I
took
my
staff,
Mercy,
and
broke
it,
so
as
to
break
my
covenant
which
I
had
made
with
all
the
peoples.
\par }{\PP \VS{11}In
that
day
it
was
broken,
and
the sheep-merchants
who
watched
me
knew
that
it
was
the
{\ND{
Lord}}’s
message.
\VS{12}And
I
said
to
them, ‘If
it
is
good
in
your
sight,
give
me
my
wage.
If
not,
don’t.’
So
they
weighed
out
my
wage,
thirty
pieces
of
silver.
\VS{13}And
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
said
to
me,
Cast
it
into
the
treasury –
the
precious
wage
that
at
which
I
was
valued
by
them!
So
I
took
the
thirty
pieces
of
silver
and
cast
them
into
the
house
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
into
the
treasury.
\par }{\PP \VS{14}Then
I
broke
my
second
staff
called
Union
so
as
to
dissolve
the
brotherhood
between
Judah
and
Jerusalem.
\VS{15}And
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
said
to
me:
Take
again
the
implements
of
a
worthless
shepherd.
\VS{16}For
I
am
about
to
appoint
a
shepherd
over
the
land.
Those
who
are
thrust
down
he
will
not
visit.
Those
who
are
scattered
he
will
not
seek
out.
The
wounded
he
will
not
heal,
the
sick
he
will
not
make
whole,
but
the
flesh
of
the
fat
he
will
devour
and
even
their
hoofs
he
will
tear.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}Woe
to
my
worthless
shepherd,
who
deserts
the
flock!
\par }{\Q May
the
sword
strike
his
arm
and
his
right
eye.
\par }{\Q May
his
arm
completely
wither.
\par }{\Q And
his
right
eye
be
blinded.

\par }\Chap{12}{\SH Jerusalem’s Deliverance from Heathen Attack
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}An
oracle.
This
is
the
message
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
about
Israel.
The
{\ND{
Lord}}
who
stretches
out
the
heavens,
and
lays
the
foundation
of
the
earth,
and
forms
the
human
spirit
within
people
says:
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Look!
I
am
about
to
make
Jerusalem
\par }{\Q a
cup
of
drunkenness
for
all
the
surrounding
peoples.
\par }{\Q There
will
be
a
siege
of
Jerusalem.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}On
that
day
that
I
will
make
Jerusalem
\par }{\Q a
stone
to
be
lifted
up
by
all
the
peoples.
\par }{\Q All
who
lift
it
up
will
surely
hurt
themselves!
\par }{\Q And
all
the
nations
of
the
earth
will
be
gathered
together
against
it.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}On
that
day,
says
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
I
will
strike
\par }{\Q every
horse
with
panic
and
its
rider
with
madness.
\par }{\Q But
over
the
house
of
Judah
I
will
keep
watch,
\par }{\Q though
I
strike
every
horse belonging
to
the
peoples
with
blindness.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}And
the chieftains
of
Judah
will
say
to
themselves,
\par }{\Q ‘The
strength
of
the
inhabitants
is
in
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts
their
God.’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}In
that
day
I
will
make
the chieftains
of
Judah
\par }{\Q like
a
pan
of
fire
in
the
woods,
\par }{\Q like
a
torch
among
sheaves,
\par }{\Q they
will
devour
right
and
left
all
the
surrounding
peoples.
\par }{\Q But
Jerusalem
will
abide
on
its
own
site.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}And
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
will
first
give
victory
to
the
tents
of
Judah,
\par }{\Q so
that
the
glory
of
the
house
of
David,
and
of
the
inhabitants
of
Jerusalem
be
not
exalted
above
Judah.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}In
that
day
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
will
protect
the
inhabitants
of
Jerusalem,
\par }{\Q and
the feeblest
among
them
will
in
that
day
be
like
David,
\par }{\Q and
the
house
of
David
like
God,
like
the
messenger
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
before
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}And
in
that
day
I
will
seek
to
destroy
all
the
nations
who
have
come
up
against
Jerusalem.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}And
I
will
pour
out
on
the
house
of
David
and
the
inhabitants
of
Jerusalem
\par }{\Q the
spirit
of
pity
and
compassion.
They
will
look
on
him
whom
they
have
pierced
\par }{\Q and
they
will
lament
for
him
as
one
laments
for
an
only
son.
\par }{\Q They
will
bitterly
grieve
for
him
as
one grieves
for
the
firstborn.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}In
that
day
mourning
will
be
as
great
in
Jerusalem
\par }{\Q as
the
mourning
for Hadad-rimmon
in
the
plain
of
Megiddo.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}And
the
land
will
mourn,
each
family
by
itself:
\par }{\Q the
family
of
the
house
of
David
by
itself,
\par }{\Q and
their
wives
by
themselves,
\par }{\Q and
the
family
of
the
house
of
Nathan
by
itself,
\par }{\Q and
their
wives
by
themselves,
\par }{\Q \VS{13}and
the
family
of
the
house
of
Levi
by
itself,
\par }{\Q and
their
wives
by
themselves,
\par }{\Q the
family
of
the
Shimeites
by
itself,
\par }{\Q and
their
wives
by
themselves,
\par }{\Q \VS{14}and
all
the
families
who
are
left,
each
by
itself,
\par }{\Q and
their
wives
by
themselves.

\par }\PoetryChap{13}{\Q \VerseOne{1}On
that
day
a
fountain
will
be
opened
for
the
house
of
David,
\par }{\Q and
for
the
inhabitants
of
Jerusalem,
for
sin
and
for
uncleanness.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}And
it
will
be
on
that
day,
says
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts,
\par }{\Q I
will
cut
off
the
names
of
the
idols
from
the
land
and
they
will
be
remembered
no
more.
\par }{\Q And
the
prophets
and
the
unclean
spirit
I
will
banish
from
the
land.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}If
any
man
prophesy
any
more,
\par }{\Q his
father
and
his
mother
who
bore
him,
will
say
to
him,
\par }{\Q ‘You
will
not
live,
for
you
speak
falsehood
in
the
name
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.’
\par }{\Q And
his
father
and
his
mother
who
bore
him
will
stab
him
through
when
he
is
seized
by
the
prophetic
frenzy.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}And
it
will
be
in
that
day
that
the
prophets
will
be
ashamed,
each
of
his
vision,
\par }{\Q and
will
not
wear
the
hairy
mantle
in
order
to
deceive.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}Each
will
say, ‘I
am
not
a
prophet,
\par }{\Q a
tiller
of
the
ground
am
I,
for
the
ground
is
my
possession
from
my
youth.’
\par }{\Q \VS{6}And
they
will
say
to
him, ‘What
are
these scars
on
your
back?’
\par }{\Q And
he
will
say, ‘The scars
which
I
received
in
the
house
of
my
friends.’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}Awake,
sword,
against
my
shepherd,
\par }{\Q against
the
man
who
stands
near
to
me,
\par }{\Q says
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts.
\par }{\Q I
will
strike
the
shepherd
so
that
the
sheep
may
be
scattered,
\par }{\Q I
will
turn
my
hand
against
the
little
ones.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}In
all
the
land,
says
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\Q two-thirds
in
it
will
be
cut
off
and
die,
\par }{\Q but
a
third
will
be
left
in
it.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}I
will
bring
the
third
into
the
fire,
\par }{\Q and
melt
it
as
one
melts
silver,
\par }{\Q and
test
it
as
one
tests
gold.
\par }{\Q Then
they
will
call
on
my
name,
\par }{\Q and
I
myself
will
answer
them.
\par }{\Q I
will
say, ‘They
are
my
people.’
\par }{\Q They
will
say, ‘The
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
our
God.’

\par }\Chap{14}{\SH The Judgment upon the Heathen and the Exaltation of the Lord
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}A
day
is
coming
for
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
when
your
plundered
possessions
will
be
divided
while
you
watch.
\VS{2}And
all
the
nations
will
gather
to
Jerusalem,
to
fight
against
it.
The
city
will
be
taken
and
the
houses
plundered
and
the
women
raped.
Half
of
the
city
will
go
into
captivity,
and
the
rest
of
the
people
left
in
the
ruins.
\VS{3}Then
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
will
go
forth
and
fight
against
these
nations,
as
once
he
fought
in
the
day
of
battle.
\VS{4}On
that
day
his
feet
will
stand
on
the
Mount
of
Olives, (which
is
opposite
Jerusalem,
on
the
east).
The
Mount
of
Olives
will
be
split
into halves,
from
east
to
west,
by
an
exceedingly
great
valley;
and
half
of
the
mountain
will
slide northwards
and
half southwards.
\VS{5}You
will
escape
through
my
valley –
the
valley
between
the
hills
will
extend
as
far
as
Azel,
and
you
will
flee
as
you
fled
from
before
the
earthquake,
in
the
days
of
Uzziah
king
of
Judah.
But
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
your
God
will
come,
and
all
the
holy
ones
with
him.
\par }{\PP \VS{6}And
in
that
day,
there
will
be
no
heat
nor
cold
nor
frost,
\VS{7}but
it
will
be
constant
day –
it
is
known
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}} –
with
neither
day
nor
night.
Even
at
evening
time
there
will
be
light.
\VS{8}And
on
that
day
living
waters
will
flow
from
Jerusalem,
half
of
them
to
the
eastern
sea
and
half
of
them
to
the
western
sea;
in
both
summer
and
winter.
\VS{9}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
will
be
king
over
all
the
earth.
On
that
day
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
will
be
one,
and
his
name
one.
\VS{10}The
land
will
be
changed
to
plain,
from
Geba
to
Rimmon,
south
of
Jerusalem,
but
Jerusalem
will
be
high
and
inhabited
as
it
stands,
from
the
Benjamin
Gate
up
to
the
place
of
the
first
gate,
and
from
the
Tower
of
Hananel
to
the
Corner
Gate,
and
as
far
as
the
king’s
winepresses.
\VS{11}Jerusalem
will
be
inhabited,
for
never
again
will
it
be
doomed
to
destruction,
and
its
people
will
abide
in
security.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{12}This
is
the
plague
with
which
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
will
strike
all
the
peoples
who
array
themselves
against
Jerusalem:
he
will
make
their
flesh
rot
while
they
stand
on
their
feet,
and
their
eyes
will
rot
in
their
sockets,
and
their
tongues
will
rot
in
their
mouth.
\VS{13}On
that
day
a
great
panic
sent
by
the
Lord
will
fall
on
them.
Everyone
will
seize
their
neighbours
and
attack
them.
\VS{14}Even
Judah
will
fight
at
Jerusalem,
and
the
wealth
of
the
surrounding
nations
will
be
gathered
up –
gold
and
silver
and
piles
of
clothing.
\VS{15}Plague
will
fall
upon
the
horses,
mules,
camels,
and
asses,
and
on
all
the
animals
in
all
those
camps.
\par }{\PP \VS{16}All
who
are
left
of
all
the
nations
which
fought
against
Jerusalem
will
come
up
from
year
to
year
to
worship
the
King,
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts,
and
to
keep
the pilgrim-feast
of
tabernacles.
\VS{17}Whoever
of
all
the
peoples
of
the
earth
will
not
come
up
to
Jerusalem
to
worship
the
King,
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts,
on
them
there
will
be
no
rain.
\VS{18}If
the
family
of
Egypt
does
not
go
up
nor
enter
in,
on
them
also
will
come
the
plague
with
which
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
will
strike
the
nations.
\VS{19}This
will
be
the
punishment
for
the
sin
of
Egypt
and
the
punishment
for
the
sin
of
all
nations
which
do
not
come
up
to
keep
the
feast
of
the
tabernacles.
\par }{\PP \VS{20}On
that
day
there
will
be
inscribed
upon
the
bells
of
the
horses, “Holy
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}”
and
the
pots
in
the
house
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
will
be
as
holy
as
the
sacrificial
bowls
before
the
altars.
\VS{21}Every
pot
in
Jerusalem
and
in
Judah
will
be
holy
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts
and
all
who
sacrifice
will
come
and
take
of
them
and
cook
the
sacrifices
in
them.
There
will
be
no
more
traffickers
in
the
house
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts
in
that
day.
\par }