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The Branch of the Lord

² In that day^(e) the Branch of the Lord^(f) will be beautiful^(g) and glorious, and the fruit^(h) of the land will be the pride and glory⁽ⁱ⁾ of the survivors^(j) in Israel. ³ Those who are left in Zion,^(k) who remain^(l) in Jerusalem, will be called holy,^(m) all who are recorded⁽ⁿ⁾ among the living in Jerusalem. ⁴ The Lord will wash away the filth^(o) of the women of Zion;^(p) he will cleanse^(q) the bloodstains^(r) from Jerusalem by a spirit^[a] of judgment^(s) and a spirit^[b] of fire.^{(t) 5} Then the Lord will create^(u) over all of Mount Zion^(v) and over those who assemble there a cloud of smoke by day and a glow of flaming fire by night;^(w) over everything the glory^[c](x) will be a canopy.^{(y) 6} It will be a shelter^(z) and shade from the heat of the day, and a refuge^(aa) and hiding place from the storm^(ab) and rain.