But they shall servethe LORDtheir Godand Davidtheir king,whomI will raiseup for them.
Whereare Your formerlovingkindnesses,O Lord,Which You sworeto Davidin Your faithfulness?
"Behold,[the] daysare coming,"declaresthe LORD,"When I will raiseup for Davida righteousBranch;And He will reignas kingand actwiselyAnd dojusticeand righteousnessin the land.
For I knowthe plansthat I havefor you,' declaresthe LORD,'plansfor welfareand not for calamityto giveyou a futureand a hope.
Their leadershall be one of them, And their rulershall comeforthfrom their midst;And I will bringhim nearand he shall approachMe; For whowould dareto riskhis lifeto approachMe?' declaresthe LORD.
In thosedaysand at that timeI will cause a righteousBranchof Davidto springforth;and He shall executejusticeand righteousnesson the earth.
Afterwardthe sonsof Israelwill returnand seekthe LORDtheir Godand Davidtheir king;and they will cometremblingto the LORDand to His goodnessin the lastdays.
"Whereis He who has been bornKingof the Jews?For we sawHis starin the eastand have cometo worshipHim."
And has raisedup a hornof salvationfor us In the houseof DavidHis servant--
"From the descendantsof this man,accordingto promise,Godhas broughtto Israela Savior,Jesus,
"[As for the fact] that He raisedHim up from the dead,no longerto returnto decay,He has spokenin this way:I WILL GIVEYOU THE HOLY[and] SURE[blessings] OF DAVID.'
"And so,because he was a prophetand knewthat GODHAD SWORNTO HIM WITH AN OATHTO SEAT[one] OF HIS DESCENDANTSON HIS THRONE,
