Zakariah - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 653
The Books of the Prophets
ZAKARIAH.
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For her hope will fade away,
And the king will fail in Gaza,
And Ashkalon be deserted,
And the bastard rule in Ashdcd,
And Philistia.’s pride will fall ;
His mouth be stopped from blood,
And his prey tom from his teeth,
And it given to our GOD ;
And Kalut shall be ]udeh*s,
And Ekrou be like the jebusi;
Then I will eucamp iu My House,
As a guard against wandering thieves,
And blackmailers shall no more extort,
For now I can see with Mine eyes.
Daughter of Zion be greatly delighted!
Shout Ol ]erusa1em's Daughter!
Look! for your King comes to you,
He is righteous, has power to save,
Is humble and rides on an ass,
On a colt,--011 the foal of au ass!
Will abolish the chariot from Ephraim,
From jerusalem cavalry drive,
And will break up the bow made for War}
Proclaiming full peace to all Nations,
And will rule from the sea to the sea,
From the Hood to the bounds of earth I ’
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‘ Also you, for the blood of your Covenant,
I will let you go free from your chains,
And, released from the waterless dungeon,
Return to your fortress, you prisoners of Hope!
For to-day I declare that to you I return
For Judah I bend for Myself;
And with Ephraim I fill up my bow
And will waken up Zion, your sons,
And oppose to your children, O! javan,
And will fly like the sword of a hero!
Then the LORD will appear above all,
And His arrows will dart like the light,
And the MIGHTY LORD sound with a trumpet,
And march on a storm from the South;
The LQRD 0F HOSTS then will defend them,
When repelling and quelling sling stones,
And will drink and will roar as with wine,
And like bowls atrthe Altar be full!
For the LORD GOD effects thersalvation
Of the Bock of His Race on that day,
Like bright gems for a crown on His land!
For how great is- their Goodness,
How great is their Beauty I
When corn and fruit gladdens
The youths and the maids!
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I0 Ask rain from the E.v}¤:R—L1v1NG -·¤—and to everyone grass on his
at the season of the latter rain,———from farm.
the Loan who makes the lightnings, For the Teraphim have spoken
and He will give you rain showers, folly, and the Diviners seen falsehood,
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