"In that daythe LORDwill defendthe inhabitantsof Jerusalem,and the one who is feebleamong them in that daywill be like David,and the houseof David[will be] like God,like the angelof the LORDbeforethem.
Yet You have madehim a littlelowerthanGod,And You crownhim with gloryand majesty!
I said,"You are gods,And allof you are sonsof the MostHigh.
The angelof God,who had been goingbeforethe campof Israel,movedand wentbehindthem; and the pillarof cloudmovedfrom beforethem and stoodbehindthem.
"I will sendan angelbeforeyou and I will driveout the Canaanite,the Amorite,the Hittite,the Perizzite,the Hiviteand the Jebusite.
The lightof the moonwill be as the lightof the sun,and the lightof the sunwill be seventimes[brighter], like the lightof sevendays,on the daythe LORDbindsup the fractureof His peopleand healsthe bruiseHe has inflicted.
For thussaysthe LORDto me, "As the lionor the youngliongrowlsoverhis prey,Againstwhicha bandof shepherdsis calledout, [And] he will not be terrifiedat their voicenordisturbedat their noise,Sowill the LORDof hostscomedownto wagewaron MountZionand on its hill."
And noresidentwill say,"I am sick";The peoplewho dwellthere will be forgiven[their] iniquity.
Thussaysthe LORD,the Redeemerof Israel[and] its HolyOne,To the despisedOne, To the One abhorredby the nation,To the Servantof rulers,"Kingswill seeand arise,Princeswill also bowdown,Becauseof the LORDwhois faithful,the HolyOneof Israelwho has chosenYou."
He was despisedand forsakenof men,A manof sorrowsand acquaintedwith grief;And like one from whom men hidetheir faceHe was despised,and we did not esteemHim.
In alltheir afflictionHe was afflicted,And the angelof His presencesavedthem; In His loveand in His mercyHe redeemedthem, And He liftedthem and carriedthem allthe daysof old.
"For they prophesya lieto you in orderto removeyou farfrom your land;and I will driveyou out and you will perish.
"But I will havecompassionon the houseof Judahand deliverthem by the LORDtheir God,and will not deliverthem by bow,sword,battle,horsesor horsemen."
In the wombhe tookhis brotherby the heel,And in his maturityhe contendedwith God.
Afterwardthe sonsof Israelwill returnand seekthe LORDtheir Godand Davidtheir king;and they will cometremblingto the LORDand to His goodnessin the lastdays.
Beatyour plowsharesinto swordsAnd your pruninghooksinto spears;Let the weaksay,"I am a mightyman."
fiveof you will chasea hundred,and a hundredof you will chasetenthousand,and your enemieswill fallbeforeyou by the sword.
The remnantof JacobWill be among the nations,AmongmanypeoplesLike a lionamong the beastsof the forest,Like a younglionamong flocksof sheep,Which,ifhe passesthrough,Tramplesdownand tears,And thereis noneto rescue.
Nationswill seeand be ashamedOf alltheir might.They will put[their] handon [their] mouth,Their earswill be deaf.
Do not rejoiceover me, O my enemy.ThoughI fallI will rise;ThoughI dwellin darkness,the LORDis a lightfor me.
"Ephraimwill be like a mightyman,And their heartwill be gladas if[from] wine;Indeed, their childrenwill see[it] and be glad,Their heartwill rejoicein the LORD.
For I,' declaresthe LORD,will be a wallof firearoundher, and I will be the gloryin her midst.'"
Then the LORDwill appearoverthem, And His arrowwill goforthlike lightning;And the LordGODwill blowthe trumpet,And will marchin the stormwindsof the south.
But I will camparound My housebecauseof an army,Becauseof him who passesby and returns;And nooppressorwill passoverthem anymore,For nowI have seenwith My eyes.
"Behold,I am going to sendMy messenger,and he will clearthe waybeforeMe. And the Lord,whomyou seek,will suddenlycometo His temple;and the messengerof the covenant,in whomyou delight,behold,He is coming,"saysthe LORDof hosts.
"BEHOLD,THE VIRGINSHALL BE WITH CHILDAND SHALL BEARA SON,AND THEY SHALL CALLHIS NAMEIMMANUEL,"whichtranslatedmeans,"GODWITH US."
whoseare the fathers,and from whomis the Christaccordingto the flesh,who is overall,Godblessedforever.Amen.
By common confession,greatis the mysteryof godliness:He whowas revealedin the flesh,Was vindicatedin the Spirit,Seenby angels,Proclaimedamongthe nations,Believedon in the world,Takenup in glory.
quenchedthe powerof fire,escapedthe edgeof the sword,from weaknesswere made strong,becamemightyin war,putforeignarmiesto flight.
"Oneof your menputsto flighta thousand,for the LORDyour Godis He who fightsfor you, justas He promisedyou.
"I am the Alphaand the Omega,the firstand the last,the beginningand the end."
"I, Jesus,have sentMy angelto testifyto you these thingsfor the churches.I amthe rootand the descendantof David,the brightmorningstar."
