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Zechariah the prophet
A post-exilic prophet of visions who foretold a king coming humble and riding on a donkey.
Where in scripture
ZechariahIn their own words — 6 recorded sayings
“The Lord has been very angry with your fathers:” — Zechariah 1:2
“And you are to say to them, These are the words of the Lord of armies: Come back to me, says the Lord of armies, and I will come back to you.” — Zechariah 1:3
“And the angel who was talking to me said to me, Let your voice be loud and say, These are the words of the Lord of armies: I am greatly moved about the fate of Jerusalem and of Zion.” — Zechariah 1:14
“Say to all the people of the land and to the priests, When you went without food and gave yourselves to grief in the fifth and the seventh months for these seventy years, did you ever do it because of me?” — Zechariah 7:5
“Say to the daughter of Zion, See, your King comes to you, gentle and seated on an ass, and on a young ass.” — Matthew 21:5
“Have no fear, daughter of Zion: see your King is coming, seated on a young ass.” — John 12:15
Speaker attribution: Clear Bible MACULA (CC BY 4.0). Wording: Bible in Basic English (public domain).
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