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Zechariah 9:9: Where It Appears, and Where It Leads to Christ
“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.”Zechariah 9:9
Zechariah 9:9 is one of the verses The Living Bread keeps returning to. It anchors 5 different readings across the site, from shadows and types to the people and wonders of scripture. Each is listed below, with an honest note on how directly it is read of Christ. Read the verse first, then follow it wherever it leads.
Read it in its place
7 And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth: but he that remaineth, even he, shall be for our God, and he shall be as a governor in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite. 8 And I will encamp about mine house because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes. 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. 10 And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth. 11 As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.
Zechariah 9 · King James Version
The Scripture on both sides of it
The New Testament takes this up at:
“Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.”
Matthew 21:5 · King James Version
“Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass’s colt.”
John 12:15 · King James Version
See how Thy King Cometh, Riding Upon an Ass moves from the Old Testament into the New →
Every collection that stands on this verse
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Shadows and types
- The Donkey
- The King Comes on a Donkey (Direct New Testament link)
- Thy King Cometh, Riding Upon an Ass
The people and wonders of Scripture
Questions people ask
What does Zechariah 9:9 mean?
Zechariah 9:9 is one of the verses The Living Bread returns to again and again, because it opens onto Christ from several directions at once. Read it in its passage above, then follow the collections below to see how it is read across Scripture, each honestly labeled for how directly it speaks of Jesus.
Where is Zechariah 9:9 in the Bible?
Zechariah 9:9 is found in the book and chapter named in the reference. You can read the whole chapter, in the King James Version, on The Living Bread.
How does Zechariah 9:9 point to Jesus?
Follow the collections gathered on this page. Each one opens Zechariah 9:9 from a different angle, and together they show how the verse, read in its place, leads to Christ, who said that all the Scriptures speak of Him.