Zechariah 10:4
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4 From him shall come (A)the cornerstone,
from him (B)the tent peg,
from him the battle bow,
from him every ruler—(C)all of them together.
Zechariah 9:10
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10 (A)I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim
and (B)the war horse from Jerusalem;
and the battle bow shall be cut off,
and (C)he shall speak peace to the nations;
(D)his rule shall be from sea to sea,
and from (E)the River[a] to the ends of the earth.
Footnotes
- Zechariah 9:10 That is, the Euphrates
Zechariah 9:8
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8 Then (A)I will encamp at my house as a guard,
(B)so that none shall march to and fro;
(C)no oppressor shall again march over them,
(D)for now I see with my own eyes.
Numbers 24:17
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17 (A)I see him, but not now;
I behold him, but not near:
(B)a star shall come out of Jacob,
and (C)a scepter shall rise out of Israel;
it shall (D)crush the forehead[a] of Moab
and break down all the sons of Sheth.
Footnotes
- Numbers 24:17 Hebrew corners [of the head]
Revelation 19:13-15
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13 He is clothed in (A)a robe dipped in[a] blood, and the name by which he is called is (B)The Word of God. 14 And the armies of heaven, (C)arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, (D)were following him on white horses. 15 (E)From his mouth comes a sharp sword (F)with which to strike down the nations, and (G)he will rule[b] them with a rod of iron. (H)He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.
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- Revelation 19:13 Some manuscripts sprinkled with
- Revelation 19:15 Greek shepherd
2 Timothy 2:4
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4 No soldier (A)gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him.
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Ephesians 6:10-17
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The Whole Armor of God
10 Finally, (A)be strong in the Lord and in (B)the strength of his might. 11 (C)Put on (D)the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against (E)the schemes of the devil. 12 For (F)we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against (G)the rulers, against the authorities, against (H)the cosmic powers over (I)this present darkness, against (J)the spiritual forces of evil (K)in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore (L)take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in (M)the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. 14 Stand therefore, (N)having fastened on the belt of truth, and (O)having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and, (P)as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. 16 In all circumstances take up (Q)the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all (R)the flaming darts of (S)the evil one; 17 and take (T)the helmet of salvation, and (U)the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,
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Ephesians 4:8-11
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8 Therefore it says,
9 ((C)In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into (D)the lower regions, the earth?[b] 10 He who descended is the one who also (E)ascended (F)far above all the heavens, that he might (G)fill all things.) 11 And (H)he gave the (I)apostles, the prophets, the (J)evangelists, the (K)shepherds[c] and teachers,[d]
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- Ephesians 4:8 The Greek word anthropoi can refer to both men and women
- Ephesians 4:9 Or the lower parts of the earth?
- Ephesians 4:11 Or pastors
- Ephesians 4:11 Or the shepherd-teachers
2 Corinthians 10:4-5
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Matthew 9:38
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38 therefore (A)pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to (B)send out laborers into his harvest.”
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Zechariah 12:6-8
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6 (A)“On that day I will make the clans of Judah (B)like a blazing pot in the midst of wood, like a flaming torch among sheaves. And (C)they shall devour to the right and to the left all the surrounding peoples, while (D)Jerusalem shall again be inhabited in its place, in Jerusalem.
7 “And the Lord will give salvation to the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem may not surpass that of Judah. 8 (E)On that day (F)the Lord will protect the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that (G)the feeblest among them on that day shall be like David, and the house of David shall be like God, (H)like the angel of the Lord, going before them.
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Zechariah 9:13-16
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13 For (A)I have bent Judah as my bow;
I have made Ephraim its arrow.
I will stir up your sons, O Zion,
against your sons, (B)O Greece,
and wield you like a warrior's sword.
The Lord Will Save His People
14 Then the Lord will appear over them,
and (C)his arrow will go forth like lightning;
(D)the Lord God will sound the trumpet
and will march forth in (E)the whirlwinds (F)of the south.
15 The Lord of hosts (G)will protect them,
and (H)they shall devour, (I)and tread down the sling stones,
and (J)they shall drink and roar as if drunk with wine,
and be full like a bowl,
drenched (K)like the corners of the altar.
16 On that day the Lord their God will save them,
as (L)the flock of his people;
for (M)like the jewels of a crown
they shall shine on his land.
Zechariah 1:20-21
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20 Then the Lord showed me four craftsmen. 21 And I said, “What are these coming to do?” He said, (A)“These are the horns that scattered Judah, so that no one raised his head. And these have come (B)to terrify them, to cast down the horns of the nations (C)who lifted up their horns against the land of Judah to scatter it.”
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Micah 5:5-8
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5 And he shall be (A)their peace.
(B)When the Assyrian comes into our land
and treads in our palaces,
then we will raise against him seven (C)shepherds
and eight princes of men;
6 they shall shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword,
and the land of (D)Nimrod at its entrances;
and he shall deliver us from the Assyrian
(E)when he comes into our land
and treads within our border.
A Remnant Shall Be Delivered
7 Then (F)the remnant of Jacob shall be
in the midst of many peoples
like dew from the Lord,
like showers on the grass,
which delay not for a man
nor wait for the children of man.
8 And (G)the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations,
in the midst of many peoples,
like a lion among the beasts of the forest,
like a young lion among the flocks of sheep,
(H)which, when it goes through, treads down
and tears in pieces, and there is none to deliver.
Jeremiah 1:18
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18 And I, behold, I make you this day (A)a fortified city, (B)an iron pillar, and (C)bronze walls, against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the people of the land.
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Isaiah 54:16
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16 Behold, I have created the smith
who blows the fire of coals
and produces a weapon for its purpose.
I have also created the ravager to destroy;
Isaiah 49:2
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2 (A)He made my mouth like a sharp sword;
(B)in the shadow of his hand he hid me;
he made me a polished arrow;
in his quiver he hid me away.
Isaiah 41:14-16
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14 Fear not, you (A)worm Jacob,
you men of Israel!
I am the one who helps you, declares the Lord;
your (B)Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
15 (C)Behold, I make of you a threshing sledge,
new, sharp, and having teeth;
you shall thresh (D)the mountains and crush them,
and you shall make the hills like chaff;
16 (E)you shall winnow them, and (F)the wind shall carry them away,
and the tempest shall scatter them.
(G)And you shall rejoice in the Lord;
in the Holy One of Israel you shall glory.
Isaiah 22:23-25
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23 And I will fasten him (A)like a peg in a secure place, and he will become (B)a throne of honor to his father's house. 24 And they will hang on him the whole honor of his father's house, the offspring and issue, every small vessel, from the cups to all the flagons. 25 In that day, declares the Lord of hosts, (C)the peg that was fastened in a secure place will give way, and it will be cut down and fall, and the load that was on it will be cut off, for the Lord has spoken.”
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Isaiah 19:13
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13 The princes of (A)Zoan have become fools,
and the princes of (B)Memphis are deluded;
those who are the (C)cornerstones of her tribes
have made Egypt stagger.
Psalm 118:22
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Footnotes
- Psalm 118:22 Hebrew the head of the corner
Ezra 9:8
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1 Samuel 14:38
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38 And Saul said, “Come here, all you leaders of the people, and know and see how this sin has arisen today.
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Genesis 49:24
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24 yet (A)his bow remained unmoved;
his arms[a] were made agile
by the hands of the (B)Mighty One of Jacob
(from there is (C)the Shepherd,[b] (D)the Stone of Israel),
Footnotes
- Genesis 49:24 Hebrew the arms of his hands
- Genesis 49:24 Or by the name of the Shepherd
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