Study Desk

"On that day," declares the LORD, "I will assemble those who ^(C1)limp And ^(C2)gather the scattered, Those whom I have afflicted.

-"I will make those who limp a ^(C1)remnant, And those who ^(F1)have strayed a mighty nation, And the ^(C2)LORD will reign over them on Mount Zion From now on and forever.

-"As for you, ^(F1)(C1)tower of the flock, ^(F2)Hill of the daughter of Zion, To you it will come— Yes, the ^(C2)former dominion will come, The kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.

"Now, why do you ^(C1)cry out loudly? Is there no king among you, Or has your ^(C2)counselor perished, That agony has gripped you like a woman in childbirth?

-"^(C1)Writhe and scream, Daughter of Zion, Like a woman in childbirth; For now you will ^(C2)go out of the city, Live in the field, And go to Babylon. ^(C3)There you will be rescued, ^(C4)There the LORD will redeem you From the hand of your enemies.

-"And now ^(C1)many nations have been assembled against you Who say, 'Let her be defiled, And let our eyes ^(F1)gloat over Zion!'

-"But they do not ^(C1)know the thoughts of the LORD, And they do not understand His plan; For He has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.

-"Arise and ^(C1)thresh, daughter of Zion, For I will make your horn iron, And I will make your hoofs bronze, So that you may ^(C2)pulverize many peoples, And ^(C3)dedicate to the LORD their unjust profit, And their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.