And the LORDtheir Godwill savethem in that dayAs the flockof His people;For [they are as] the stonesof a crown,Sparklingin His land.
You will also be a crownof beautyin the handof the LORD,And a royaldiademin the handof your God.
"Do not be afraid,littleflock,for your Fatherhas chosen gladlyto giveyou the kingdom.
On that day,'declaresthe LORDof hosts,'I will takeyou, Zerubbabel,sonof Shealtiel,My servant,'declaresthe LORD,'and I will makeyou like a signet[ring], for I have chosenyou,'" declaresthe LORDof hosts.
"My sheephearMy voice,and I knowthem, and they followMe;
"As for you, My sheep,the sheepof My pasture,you are men,and I am your God,"declaresthe LordGOD.
For the LORDhas ransomedJacobAnd redeemedhim from the handof him whowas strongerthanhe.
"The sonsof those who afflictedyou will comebowingto you, And allthose who despisedyou will bowthemselves at the solesof your feet;And they will callyou the cityof the LORD,The Zionof the HolyOneof Israel.
"Nationswill cometo your light,And kingsto the brightnessof your rising.
Knowthat the LORDHimselfis God;It is He who has madeus, and not we ourselves;[We are] His peopleand the sheepof His pasture.
"Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,'In thosedaystenmenfrom allthe nationswill graspthe garmentof a Jew,saying,"Let us gowith you, for we have heardthat Godis with you."'"
Behold,the LordGODwill comewith might,With His armrulingfor Him. Behold,His rewardis with Him And His recompensebeforeHim.
"At that timeI will bringyou in, Even at the timewhen I gatheryou together; Indeed,I will giveyou renownand praiseAmong allthe peoplesof the earth,When I restoreyour fortunesbefore your eyes,"Saysthe LORD.
ShepherdYour peoplewith Your scepter,The flockof Your possessionWhich dwellsby itselfin the woodland,In the midstof a fruitfulfield.Let them feedin Bashanand GileadAs in the daysof old.
"Then I Myselfwill gatherthe remnantof My flockout of allthe countrieswhereI have driventhem and bringthem backto their pasture,and they will be fruitfuland multiply.
And He will ariseand shepherd[His flock] In the strengthof the LORD,In the majestyof the nameof the LORDHis God.And they will remain,Becauseat that timeHe will be greatTo the endsof the earth.
Hearthe wordof the LORD,O nations,And declarein the coastlandsafaroff,And say,"He who scatteredIsraelwill gatherhim And keephim as a shepherdkeeps his flock."
"I will strengthenthe houseof Judah,And I will savethe houseof Joseph,And I will bringthem back,BecauseI havehadcompassionon them; And they will be as thoughI had not rejectedthem, For I am the LORDtheir Godand I will answerthem.
"You shall taketwoonyxstonesand engraveon them the namesof the sonsof Israel,
"The stonesshall be accordingto the namesof the sonsof Israel:twelve,accordingto their names;they shall be [like] the engravingsof a seal,eachaccordingto his namefor the twelvetribes.
"Moreover, I will makeyour battlementsof rubies,And your gatesof crystal,And your entirewallof preciousstones.
For thussaysthe LordGOD,"Behold,I Myselfwill searchfor My sheepand seekthem out.
"As a shepherdcaresfor his herdin the daywhen he is amonghis scatteredsheep,soI will carefor My sheepand will deliverthem from allthe placesto whichthey were scatteredon a cloudyand gloomyday.
