"As for you, towerof the flock,Hillof the daughterof Zion,To you it will come--Even the formerdominionwill come,The kingdomof the daughterof Jerusalem.
Then Israeljourneyedon and pitchedhis tentbeyondthe towerof Eder.
Nevertheless, Davidcapturedthe strongholdof Zion,that is the cityof David.
Palalthe sonof Uzai[made repairs] in frontof the Angleand the towerprojectingfrom the upperhouseof the king,whichis by the courtof the guard.Afterhim Pedaiahthe sonof Parosh[made repairs].
Liftup your heads,O gates,And be liftedup, O ancientdoors,That the Kingof glorymay comein!
God,in her palaces,Has made Himself knownas a stronghold.
For You have beena refugefor me, A towerof strengthagainstthe enemy.
"Your neckis like the towerof David,Builtwith rowsof stonesOn which are hunga thousandshields,Allthe round shieldsof the mightymen.
"Then I will restoreyour judgesas at the first,And your counselorsas at the beginning;Afterthat you will be calledthe cityof righteousness,A faithfulcity."
Yettodayhe will haltat Nob;He shakeshis fistat the mountainof the daughterof Zion,the hillof Jerusalem.
He dugit all around,removedits stones,And plantedit with the choicestvine.And He builta towerin the middleof it And alsohewedout a winevatin it; Then He expected[it] to produce[good] grapes,But it produced[only] worthlessones.
"In the daysof thosekingsthe Godof heavenwill setup a kingdomwhichwill neverbe destroyed,and [that] kingdomwill not be leftfor anotherpeople;it will crushand putan endto allthesekingdoms,but it will itselfendureforever.
But the saintsof the HighestOnewill receivethe kingdomand possessthe kingdomforever,for allagesto come.'
The delivererswill ascendMountZionTo judgethe mountainof Esau,And the kingdomwill be the LORD'S.
"I will surelyassembleallof you, Jacob,I will surelygatherthe remnantof Israel.I will putthem togetherlike sheepin the fold;Like a flockin the midstof its pastureThey will be noisywith men.
I will cutoffthe chariotfrom EphraimAnd the horsefrom Jerusalem;And the bowof warwill be cutoff.And He will speakpeaceto the nations;And His dominionwill be from seato sea,And from the Riverto the endsof the earth.
Returnto the stronghold,O prisonerswho have the hope;This verydayI am declaringthat I will restoredoubleto you.
Rejoicegreatly,O daughterof Zion!Shout[in triumph], O daughterof Jerusalem!Behold,your kingis comingto you; He is justand endowedwith salvation,Humble,and mountedon a donkey,Even on a colt,the foalof a donkey.
"One from Jacobshall havedominion,And will destroythe remnantfrom the city."
"Listento anotherparable.There was a landownerwhoPLANTEDA VINEYARDAND PUTA WALLAROUNDIT AND DUGA WINE PRESSIN IT, AND BUILTA TOWER,and rentedit out to vine-growersand went on a journey.
And He beganto speakto them in parables:"A manPLANTEDA VINEYARDAND PUTA WALLAROUNDIT, AND DUGA VAT UNDER THE WINE PRESSAND BUILTA TOWER,and rentedit out to vine-growersand went on a journey.
far aboveallruleand authorityand powerand dominion,and everynamethat is named,not onlyin thisagebut alsoin the one to come.
And there will nolongerbe [any] night;and they will not haveneedof the lightof a lampnorthe lightof the sun,becausethe LordGodwill illuminethem; and they will reignforeverand ever.
