Jeremiah 33:15 当那日子，那时候，我必使大卫公义的苗裔长起来；他必在地上施行公平和公义。

33:15 MSG

逐节对照

新标点和合本 - 当那日子，那时候，我必使大卫公义的苗裔长起来；他必在地上施行公平和公义。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 在那些日子、那时候，我必使大卫公义的苗裔长起来；他必在地上施行公平和公义。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 在那些日子、那时候，我必使大卫公义的苗裔长起来；他必在地上施行公平和公义。
当代译本 - 那日那时，我要使大卫公义的苗裔兴起，他要在地上秉公行义。
圣经新译本 - 在那些日子、那时候，我必使大卫公义的苗裔长起来；他必在地上施行公正和公义。
现代标点和合本 - 当那日子，那时候，我必使大卫公义的苗裔长起来，他必在地上施行公平和公义。
和合本（拼音版） - 当那日子，那时候，我必使大卫公义的苗裔长起来，他必在地上施行公平和公义。
New International Version - “ ‘In those days and at that time I will make a righteous Branch sprout from David’s line; he will do what is just and right in the land.
New International Reader's Version - “Here is what I will do in those days and at that time. I will make a godly Branch grow from David’s royal line. He will do what is fair and right in the land.
English Standard Version - In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David, and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
New Living Translation - “In those days and at that time I will raise up a righteous descendant from King David’s line. He will do what is just and right throughout the land.
Christian Standard Bible - In those days and at that time I will cause a Righteous Branch to sprout up for David, and he will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
New American Standard Bible - In those days and at that time I will make a righteous Branch of David sprout; and He shall execute justice and righteousness on the earth.
New King James Version - ‘In those days and at that time I will cause to grow up to David A Branch of righteousness; He shall execute judgment and righteousness in the earth.
Amplified Bible - In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch of David to spring forth; and He (the Messiah) shall execute justice and righteousness on the earth.
American Standard Version - In those days, and at that time, will I cause a Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
King James Version - In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.
New English Translation - In those days and at that time I will raise up for them a righteous descendant of David. “‘He will do what is just and right in the land.
World English Bible - “In those days and at that time, I will cause a Branch of righteousness to grow up to David. He will execute justice and righteousness in the land.
新標點和合本 - 當那日子，那時候，我必使大衛公義的苗裔長起來；他必在地上施行公平和公義。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 在那些日子、那時候，我必使大衛公義的苗裔長起來；他必在地上施行公平和公義。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 在那些日子、那時候，我必使大衛公義的苗裔長起來；他必在地上施行公平和公義。
當代譯本 - 那日那時，我要使大衛公義的苗裔興起，他要在地上秉公行義。
聖經新譯本 - 在那些日子、那時候，我必使大衛公義的苗裔長起來；他必在地上施行公正和公義。
呂振中譯本 - 當那些日子、那時候、我必使大衛挺生一個憑義氣救人的苗裔，他必在地上秉公而行義。
現代標點和合本 - 當那日子，那時候，我必使大衛公義的苗裔長起來，他必在地上施行公平和公義。
文理和合譯本 - 其日其時、我必為大衛興一義者、乃其條肄、彼將秉公行義於斯土、
文理委辦譯本 - 當斯之時、必使仁義者興、長若枝柯、繼大闢為王、秉公行義於天下。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 當是日是時、我必使大衛苗裔中興一義者、長若枝柯、秉公行義於天下、
Nueva Versión Internacional - »”En aquellos días, y en aquel tiempo, haré que brote de David un renuevo justo, y él practicará la justicia y el derecho en el país.
현대인의 성경 - 그 때에 내가 다윗의 후손 가운데서 한 의로운 왕을 일으킬 것이니 그가 세상에서 공정하고 옳은 일을 행할 것이다.
Новый Русский Перевод - – В те дни и в то время когда Я произращу праведную Ветвь из рода Давида – Он будет вершить в стране справедливость и правосудие.
Восточный перевод - – В те дни и в то время, когда Я произращу праведную Ветвь из рода Давуда, Он будет вершить в стране справедливость и правосудие.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - – В те дни и в то время, когда Я произращу праведную Ветвь из рода Давуда, Он будет вершить в стране справедливость и правосудие.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - – В те дни и в то время, когда Я произращу праведную Ветвь из рода Довуда, Он будет вершить в стране справедливость и правосудие.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - En ce temps-là, ╵à cette époque, je ferai naître ╵un germe juste ╵dans la dynastie de David, et il exercera le droit ╵et la justice ╵dans le pays.
リビングバイブル - その時、わたしはダビデの真実の子を王にする。彼は正義をもって支配する。
Nova Versão Internacional - “Naqueles dias e naquela época farei brotar um Renovo justo da linhagem de Davi; ele fará o que é justo e certo na terra.
Hoffnung für alle - In jenen Tagen werde ich einen König aus der Nachkommenschaft von David hervorgehen lassen, den man wirklich als gerecht bezeichnen kann . Er wird in seinem Land für Recht und Gerechtigkeit sorgen.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Trong những ngày đó và đến lúc ấy, Ta sẽ khiến cho nhánh công chính đâm chồi từ dòng Vua Đa-vít. Người sẽ thi hành công minh và công chính trên khắp đất.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - “ ‘เมื่อถึงเวลานั้น เราจะให้กิ่งอันชอบธรรม ออกมาจากเชื้อสายของดาวิด เขาจะผดุงความถูกต้องและเที่ยงธรรมในดินแดน
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ในครั้งนั้น และในเวลานั้นเราจะให้มีอังกูร ผู้หนึ่งซึ่งกอปรด้วยความชอบธรรมสืบเชื้อสายมาจากดาวิด และท่านจะปฏิบัติด้วยความเป็นธรรมและความชอบธรรมในแผ่นดิน

交叉引用

Psalms 45:4 - “Your instructions are glow-in-the-dark; you shoot sharp arrows Into enemy hearts; the king’s foes lie down in the dust, beaten.
Revelation 19:11 - Then I saw Heaven open wide—and oh! a white horse and its Rider. The Rider, named Faithful and True, judges and makes war in pure righteousness. His eyes are a blaze of fire, on his head many crowns. He has a Name inscribed that’s known only to himself. He is dressed in a robe soaked with blood, and he is addressed as “Word of God.” The armies of Heaven, mounted on white horses and dressed in dazzling white linen, follow him. A sharp sword comes out of his mouth so he can subdue the nations, then rule them with a rod of iron. He treads the winepress of the raging wrath of God, the Sovereign-Strong. On his robe and thigh is written, King of kings, Lord of lords.
Hebrews 1:8 - But he says to the Son, You’re God, and on the throne for good; your rule makes everything right. You love it when things are right; you hate it when things are wrong. That is why God, your God, poured fragrant oil on your head, Marking you out as king, far above your dear companions.
2 Samuel 23:2 - God’s Spirit spoke through me, his words took shape on my tongue. The God of Israel spoke to me, Israel’s Rock-Mountain said, “Whoever governs fairly and well, who rules in the Fear-of-God, Is like first light at daybreak without a cloud in the sky, Like green grass carpeting earth, glistening under fresh rain.” And this is just how my regime has been, for God guaranteed his covenant with me, Spelled it out plainly and kept every promised word— My entire salvation, my every desire. But the devil’s henchmen are like thorns culled and piled as trash; Better not try to touch them; keep your distance with a rake or hoe. They’ll make a glorious bonfire! * * *
Isaiah 53:2 - The servant grew up before God—a scrawny seedling, a scrubby plant in a parched field. There was nothing attractive about him, nothing to cause us to take a second look. He was looked down on and passed over, a man who suffered, who knew pain firsthand. One look at him and people turned away. We looked down on him, thought he was scum. But the fact is, it was our pains he carried— our disfigurements, all the things wrong with us. We thought he brought it on himself, that God was punishing him for his own failures. But it was our sins that did that to him, that ripped and tore and crushed him—our sins! He took the punishment, and that made us whole. Through his bruises we get healed. We’re all like sheep who’ve wandered off and gotten lost. We’ve all done our own thing, gone our own way. And God has piled all our sins, everything we’ve done wrong, on him, on him.
Isaiah 32:1 - But look! A king will rule in the right way, and his leaders will carry out justice. Each one will stand as a shelter from high winds, provide safe cover in stormy weather. Each will be cool running water in parched land, a huge granite outcrop giving shade in the desert. Anyone who looks will see, anyone who listens will hear. The impulsive will make sound decisions, the tongue-tied will speak with eloquence. No more will fools become celebrities, nor crooks be rewarded with fame. For fools are fools and that’s that, thinking up new ways to do mischief. They leave a wake of wrecked lives and lies about God, Turning their backs on the homeless hungry, ignoring those dying of thirst in the streets. And the crooks? Underhanded sneaks they are, inventive in sin and scandal, Exploiting the poor with scams and lies, unmoved by the victimized poor. But those who are noble make noble plans, and stand for what is noble. * * *
Hebrews 7:1 - Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of the Highest God. He met Abraham, who was returning from “the royal massacre,” and gave him his blessing. Abraham in turn gave him a tenth of the spoils. “Melchizedek” means “King of Righteousness.” “Salem” means “Peace.” So, he is also “King of Peace.” Melchizedek towers out of the past—without record of family ties, no account of beginning or end. In this way he is like the Son of God, one huge priestly presence dominating the landscape always.
John 5:24 - “It’s urgent that you listen carefully to this: Anyone here who believes what I am saying right now and aligns himself with the Father, who has in fact put me in charge, has at this very moment the real, lasting life and is no longer condemned to be an outsider. This person has taken a giant step from the world of the dead to the world of the living.
John 5:25 - “It’s urgent that you get this right: The time has arrived—I mean right now!—when dead men and women will hear the voice of the Son of God and, hearing, will come alive. Just as the Father has life in himself, he has conferred on the Son life in himself. And he has given him the authority, simply because he is the Son of Man, to decide and carry out matters of Judgment.
John 5:28 - “Don’t act so surprised at all this. The time is coming when everyone dead and buried will hear his voice. Those who have lived the right way will walk out into a resurrection Life; those who have lived the wrong way, into a resurrection Judgment.
Ezekiel 17:22 - “‘God, the Master, says, I personally will take a shoot from the top of the towering cedar, a cutting from the crown of the tree, and plant it on a high and towering mountain, on the high mountain of Israel. It will grow, putting out branches and fruit—a majestic cedar. Birds of every sort and kind will live under it. They’ll build nests in the shade of its branches. All the trees of the field will recognize that I, God, made the great tree small and the small tree great, made the green tree turn dry and the dry tree sprout green branches. I, God, said it—and I did it.’”
Zechariah 6:12 - “‘A Message from God-of-the-Angel-Armies. Be alert. We have a man here whose name is Branch. He will branch out from where he is and build the Temple of God. Yes, he’s the one. He’ll build the Temple of God. Then he’ll assume the role of royalty, take his place on the throne and rule—a priest sitting on the throne!—showing that king and priest can coexist in harmony.’
Zechariah 3:8 - “‘Careful, High Priest Joshua—both you and your friends sitting here with you, for your friends are in on this, too! Here’s what I’m doing next: I’m introducing my servant Branch. And note this: This stone that I’m placing before Joshua, a single stone with seven eyes’—Decree of God-of-the-Angel-Armies—‘I’ll engrave with these words: “I’ll strip this land of its filthy sin, all at once, in a single day.”
Psalms 72:1 - Give the gift of wise rule to the king, O God, the gift of just rule to the crown prince. May he judge your people rightly, be honorable to your meek and lowly. Let the mountains give exuberant witness; shape the hills with the contours of right living. Please stand up for the poor, help the children of the needy, come down hard on the cruel tyrants. Outlast the sun, outlive the moon— age after age after age. Be rainfall on cut grass, earth-refreshing rain showers. Let righteousness burst into blossom and peace abound until the moon fades to nothing. Rule from sea to sea, from the River to the Rim.
Jeremiah 23:5 - “Time’s coming”—God’s Decree— “when I’ll establish a truly righteous David-Branch, A ruler who knows how to rule justly. He’ll make sure of justice and keep people united. In his time Judah will be secure again and Israel will live in safety. This is the name they’ll give him: ‘God-Who-Puts-Everything-Right.’
Isaiah 4:2 - And that’s when God’s Branch will sprout green and lush. The produce of the country will give Israel’s survivors something to be proud of again. Oh, they’ll hold their heads high! Everyone left behind in Zion, all the discards and rejects in Jerusalem, will be reclassified as “holy”—alive and therefore precious. God will give Zion’s women a good bath. He’ll scrub the bloodstained city of its violence and brutality, purge the place with a firestorm of judgment.
Isaiah 11:1 - A green Shoot will sprout from Jesse’s stump, from his roots a budding Branch. The life-giving Spirit of God will hover over him, the Spirit that brings wisdom and understanding, The Spirit that gives direction and builds strength, the Spirit that instills knowledge and Fear-of-God. Fear-of-God will be all his joy and delight. He won’t judge by appearances, won’t decide on the basis of hearsay. He’ll judge the needy by what is right, render decisions on earth’s poor with justice. His words will bring everyone to awed attention. A mere breath from his lips will topple the wicked. Each morning he’ll pull on sturdy work clothes and boots, and build righteousness and faithfulness in the land.

逐节对照

交叉引用

新标点和合本 - 当那日子，那时候，我必使大卫公义的苗裔长起来；他必在地上施行公平和公义。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 在那些日子、那时候，我必使大卫公义的苗裔长起来；他必在地上施行公平和公义。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 在那些日子、那时候，我必使大卫公义的苗裔长起来；他必在地上施行公平和公义。
当代译本 - 那日那时，我要使大卫公义的苗裔兴起，他要在地上秉公行义。
圣经新译本 - 在那些日子、那时候，我必使大卫公义的苗裔长起来；他必在地上施行公正和公义。
现代标点和合本 - 当那日子，那时候，我必使大卫公义的苗裔长起来，他必在地上施行公平和公义。
和合本（拼音版） - 当那日子，那时候，我必使大卫公义的苗裔长起来，他必在地上施行公平和公义。
New International Version - “ ‘In those days and at that time I will make a righteous Branch sprout from David’s line; he will do what is just and right in the land.
New International Reader's Version - “Here is what I will do in those days and at that time. I will make a godly Branch grow from David’s royal line. He will do what is fair and right in the land.
English Standard Version - In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David, and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
New Living Translation - “In those days and at that time I will raise up a righteous descendant from King David’s line. He will do what is just and right throughout the land.
Christian Standard Bible - In those days and at that time I will cause a Righteous Branch to sprout up for David, and he will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
New American Standard Bible - In those days and at that time I will make a righteous Branch of David sprout; and He shall execute justice and righteousness on the earth.
New King James Version - ‘In those days and at that time I will cause to grow up to David A Branch of righteousness; He shall execute judgment and righteousness in the earth.
Amplified Bible - In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch of David to spring forth; and He (the Messiah) shall execute justice and righteousness on the earth.
American Standard Version - In those days, and at that time, will I cause a Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
King James Version - In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.
New English Translation - In those days and at that time I will raise up for them a righteous descendant of David. “‘He will do what is just and right in the land.
World English Bible - “In those days and at that time, I will cause a Branch of righteousness to grow up to David. He will execute justice and righteousness in the land.
新標點和合本 - 當那日子，那時候，我必使大衛公義的苗裔長起來；他必在地上施行公平和公義。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 在那些日子、那時候，我必使大衛公義的苗裔長起來；他必在地上施行公平和公義。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 在那些日子、那時候，我必使大衛公義的苗裔長起來；他必在地上施行公平和公義。
當代譯本 - 那日那時，我要使大衛公義的苗裔興起，他要在地上秉公行義。
聖經新譯本 - 在那些日子、那時候，我必使大衛公義的苗裔長起來；他必在地上施行公正和公義。
呂振中譯本 - 當那些日子、那時候、我必使大衛挺生一個憑義氣救人的苗裔，他必在地上秉公而行義。
現代標點和合本 - 當那日子，那時候，我必使大衛公義的苗裔長起來，他必在地上施行公平和公義。
文理和合譯本 - 其日其時、我必為大衛興一義者、乃其條肄、彼將秉公行義於斯土、
文理委辦譯本 - 當斯之時、必使仁義者興、長若枝柯、繼大闢為王、秉公行義於天下。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 當是日是時、我必使大衛苗裔中興一義者、長若枝柯、秉公行義於天下、
Nueva Versión Internacional - »”En aquellos días, y en aquel tiempo, haré que brote de David un renuevo justo, y él practicará la justicia y el derecho en el país.
현대인의 성경 - 그 때에 내가 다윗의 후손 가운데서 한 의로운 왕을 일으킬 것이니 그가 세상에서 공정하고 옳은 일을 행할 것이다.
Новый Русский Перевод - – В те дни и в то время когда Я произращу праведную Ветвь из рода Давида – Он будет вершить в стране справедливость и правосудие.
Восточный перевод - – В те дни и в то время, когда Я произращу праведную Ветвь из рода Давуда, Он будет вершить в стране справедливость и правосудие.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - – В те дни и в то время, когда Я произращу праведную Ветвь из рода Давуда, Он будет вершить в стране справедливость и правосудие.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - – В те дни и в то время, когда Я произращу праведную Ветвь из рода Довуда, Он будет вершить в стране справедливость и правосудие.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - En ce temps-là, ╵à cette époque, je ferai naître ╵un germe juste ╵dans la dynastie de David, et il exercera le droit ╵et la justice ╵dans le pays.
リビングバイブル - その時、わたしはダビデの真実の子を王にする。彼は正義をもって支配する。
Nova Versão Internacional - “Naqueles dias e naquela época farei brotar um Renovo justo da linhagem de Davi; ele fará o que é justo e certo na terra.
Hoffnung für alle - In jenen Tagen werde ich einen König aus der Nachkommenschaft von David hervorgehen lassen, den man wirklich als gerecht bezeichnen kann . Er wird in seinem Land für Recht und Gerechtigkeit sorgen.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Trong những ngày đó và đến lúc ấy, Ta sẽ khiến cho nhánh công chính đâm chồi từ dòng Vua Đa-vít. Người sẽ thi hành công minh và công chính trên khắp đất.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - “ ‘เมื่อถึงเวลานั้น เราจะให้กิ่งอันชอบธรรม ออกมาจากเชื้อสายของดาวิด เขาจะผดุงความถูกต้องและเที่ยงธรรมในดินแดน
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ในครั้งนั้น และในเวลานั้นเราจะให้มีอังกูร ผู้หนึ่งซึ่งกอปรด้วยความชอบธรรมสืบเชื้อสายมาจากดาวิด และท่านจะปฏิบัติด้วยความเป็นธรรมและความชอบธรรมในแผ่นดิน

Psalms 45:4 - “Your instructions are glow-in-the-dark; you shoot sharp arrows Into enemy hearts; the king’s foes lie down in the dust, beaten.
Revelation 19:11 - Then I saw Heaven open wide—and oh! a white horse and its Rider. The Rider, named Faithful and True, judges and makes war in pure righteousness. His eyes are a blaze of fire, on his head many crowns. He has a Name inscribed that’s known only to himself. He is dressed in a robe soaked with blood, and he is addressed as “Word of God.” The armies of Heaven, mounted on white horses and dressed in dazzling white linen, follow him. A sharp sword comes out of his mouth so he can subdue the nations, then rule them with a rod of iron. He treads the winepress of the raging wrath of God, the Sovereign-Strong. On his robe and thigh is written, King of kings, Lord of lords.
Hebrews 1:8 - But he says to the Son, You’re God, and on the throne for good; your rule makes everything right. You love it when things are right; you hate it when things are wrong. That is why God, your God, poured fragrant oil on your head, Marking you out as king, far above your dear companions.
2 Samuel 23:2 - God’s Spirit spoke through me, his words took shape on my tongue. The God of Israel spoke to me, Israel’s Rock-Mountain said, “Whoever governs fairly and well, who rules in the Fear-of-God, Is like first light at daybreak without a cloud in the sky, Like green grass carpeting earth, glistening under fresh rain.” And this is just how my regime has been, for God guaranteed his covenant with me, Spelled it out plainly and kept every promised word— My entire salvation, my every desire. But the devil’s henchmen are like thorns culled and piled as trash; Better not try to touch them; keep your distance with a rake or hoe. They’ll make a glorious bonfire! * * *
Isaiah 53:2 - The servant grew up before God—a scrawny seedling, a scrubby plant in a parched field. There was nothing attractive about him, nothing to cause us to take a second look. He was looked down on and passed over, a man who suffered, who knew pain firsthand. One look at him and people turned away. We looked down on him, thought he was scum. But the fact is, it was our pains he carried— our disfigurements, all the things wrong with us. We thought he brought it on himself, that God was punishing him for his own failures. But it was our sins that did that to him, that ripped and tore and crushed him—our sins! He took the punishment, and that made us whole. Through his bruises we get healed. We’re all like sheep who’ve wandered off and gotten lost. We’ve all done our own thing, gone our own way. And God has piled all our sins, everything we’ve done wrong, on him, on him.
Isaiah 32:1 - But look! A king will rule in the right way, and his leaders will carry out justice. Each one will stand as a shelter from high winds, provide safe cover in stormy weather. Each will be cool running water in parched land, a huge granite outcrop giving shade in the desert. Anyone who looks will see, anyone who listens will hear. The impulsive will make sound decisions, the tongue-tied will speak with eloquence. No more will fools become celebrities, nor crooks be rewarded with fame. For fools are fools and that’s that, thinking up new ways to do mischief. They leave a wake of wrecked lives and lies about God, Turning their backs on the homeless hungry, ignoring those dying of thirst in the streets. And the crooks? Underhanded sneaks they are, inventive in sin and scandal, Exploiting the poor with scams and lies, unmoved by the victimized poor. But those who are noble make noble plans, and stand for what is noble. * * *
Hebrews 7:1 - Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of the Highest God. He met Abraham, who was returning from “the royal massacre,” and gave him his blessing. Abraham in turn gave him a tenth of the spoils. “Melchizedek” means “King of Righteousness.” “Salem” means “Peace.” So, he is also “King of Peace.” Melchizedek towers out of the past—without record of family ties, no account of beginning or end. In this way he is like the Son of God, one huge priestly presence dominating the landscape always.
John 5:24 - “It’s urgent that you listen carefully to this: Anyone here who believes what I am saying right now and aligns himself with the Father, who has in fact put me in charge, has at this very moment the real, lasting life and is no longer condemned to be an outsider. This person has taken a giant step from the world of the dead to the world of the living.
John 5:25 - “It’s urgent that you get this right: The time has arrived—I mean right now!—when dead men and women will hear the voice of the Son of God and, hearing, will come alive. Just as the Father has life in himself, he has conferred on the Son life in himself. And he has given him the authority, simply because he is the Son of Man, to decide and carry out matters of Judgment.
John 5:28 - “Don’t act so surprised at all this. The time is coming when everyone dead and buried will hear his voice. Those who have lived the right way will walk out into a resurrection Life; those who have lived the wrong way, into a resurrection Judgment.
Ezekiel 17:22 - “‘God, the Master, says, I personally will take a shoot from the top of the towering cedar, a cutting from the crown of the tree, and plant it on a high and towering mountain, on the high mountain of Israel. It will grow, putting out branches and fruit—a majestic cedar. Birds of every sort and kind will live under it. They’ll build nests in the shade of its branches. All the trees of the field will recognize that I, God, made the great tree small and the small tree great, made the green tree turn dry and the dry tree sprout green branches. I, God, said it—and I did it.’”
Zechariah 6:12 - “‘A Message from God-of-the-Angel-Armies. Be alert. We have a man here whose name is Branch. He will branch out from where he is and build the Temple of God. Yes, he’s the one. He’ll build the Temple of God. Then he’ll assume the role of royalty, take his place on the throne and rule—a priest sitting on the throne!—showing that king and priest can coexist in harmony.’
Zechariah 3:8 - “‘Careful, High Priest Joshua—both you and your friends sitting here with you, for your friends are in on this, too! Here’s what I’m doing next: I’m introducing my servant Branch. And note this: This stone that I’m placing before Joshua, a single stone with seven eyes’—Decree of God-of-the-Angel-Armies—‘I’ll engrave with these words: “I’ll strip this land of its filthy sin, all at once, in a single day.”
Psalms 72:1 - Give the gift of wise rule to the king, O God, the gift of just rule to the crown prince. May he judge your people rightly, be honorable to your meek and lowly. Let the mountains give exuberant witness; shape the hills with the contours of right living. Please stand up for the poor, help the children of the needy, come down hard on the cruel tyrants. Outlast the sun, outlive the moon— age after age after age. Be rainfall on cut grass, earth-refreshing rain showers. Let righteousness burst into blossom and peace abound until the moon fades to nothing. Rule from sea to sea, from the River to the Rim.
Jeremiah 23:5 - “Time’s coming”—God’s Decree— “when I’ll establish a truly righteous David-Branch, A ruler who knows how to rule justly. He’ll make sure of justice and keep people united. In his time Judah will be secure again and Israel will live in safety. This is the name they’ll give him: ‘God-Who-Puts-Everything-Right.’
Isaiah 4:2 - And that’s when God’s Branch will sprout green and lush. The produce of the country will give Israel’s survivors something to be proud of again. Oh, they’ll hold their heads high! Everyone left behind in Zion, all the discards and rejects in Jerusalem, will be reclassified as “holy”—alive and therefore precious. God will give Zion’s women a good bath. He’ll scrub the bloodstained city of its violence and brutality, purge the place with a firestorm of judgment.
Isaiah 11:1 - A green Shoot will sprout from Jesse’s stump, from his roots a budding Branch. The life-giving Spirit of God will hover over him, the Spirit that brings wisdom and understanding, The Spirit that gives direction and builds strength, the Spirit that instills knowledge and Fear-of-God. Fear-of-God will be all his joy and delight. He won’t judge by appearances, won’t decide on the basis of hearsay. He’ll judge the needy by what is right, render decisions on earth’s poor with justice. His words will bring everyone to awed attention. A mere breath from his lips will topple the wicked. Each morning he’ll pull on sturdy work clothes and boots, and build righteousness and faithfulness in the land.