REJOICE GREATLY, O DAUGHTER OF ZION

 

9 Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion!

Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem!

See, your King comes to you,

Righteous and having Salvation,

Gentle and Riding on a donkey,

On a colt, the foal of a donkey.

10 I will Take Away the Chariots from Ephraim

And the War-Horses from Jerusalem,

And the Battle Bow will be Broken.

He will Proclaim Peace to the Nations.

His Rule will Extend form Sea to Sea

And from the River

To the Ends of the Earth.

11 As for you,

Because of the Blood

Of My Covenant with you,

I will Free your Prisoners

FROM THE WATERLESS PIT.

12 RETURN TO YOUR FORTRESS,

O PRISONERS OF HOPE;

Even Now I Announce

That I will Restore Twice as much to you.

13 I will Bend Judah

As I Bend my Bow

And Fill it with Ephraim

I will Rouse your sons, O Zion,

Against your sons, O Greece,

And Make You like a Warrior's Sword.

(Zechariah 9:9-13,NIV)