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Quotation · Isaiah 40:9
Go to Isaiah 40:9“Do not be afraid, daughter of Zion” recalls Isaiah 40:9 and Zephaniah 3:16; the rest of the quotation is Zechariah 9:9.
Formula: καθώς ἐστιν γεγραμμένον “as it is written” (John 12:14)
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Greek of the New Testament: Μὴ φοβοῦ θυγάτηρ Σιών ἰδοὺ ὁ βασιλεύς σου ἔρχεται καθήμενος ἐπὶ πῶλον ὄνου
Hebrew (Masoretic text): עַל הַר גָּבֹהַ עֲלִי לָךְ מְבַשֶּׂרֶת צִיּוֹן הָרִימִי בַכֹּחַ קוֹלֵךְ מְבַשֶּׂרֶת יְרוּשָׁלִָם הָרִימִי אַל תִּירָאִי אִמְרִי לְעָרֵי יְהוּדָה הִנֵּה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם
Septuagint (Isaiah 40:9-10 in the Septuagint numbering): Ἐπ ὄρος ὑψηλὸν ἀνάβηθι, ὁ εὐαγγελιζόμενος Σιών· ὕψωσον τῇ ἰσχύι τὴν φωνήν σου, ὃ εὐαγγελιζόμενος Ἰερουσαλήμ· ὑψώσατε, μὴ φοιδον. .ιδοσαν] βεῖσθε· εἶπόν ταῖς πόλεσιν Ἰούδα Ἰδοὺ ὃ θεὸς ὑμῶν. Ἰδοὺ Κύριος μετὰ. ἰσχύος ἔρχεται, καὶ ὅ βραχίων αὐτοῦ μετὰ κυρίας· ἰδοὺ ὃ μισθὸς αὐτοῦ μετ’ αὐτοῦ, καὶ τὸ ἔργον ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ.
In the Septuagint verse that most resembles it, at most 2 consecutive words match the Greek of the NT. The transcription has reading errors, so a match may not show.
Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0
Quotation · Zechariah 9:9
Go to Zechariah 9:9John quotes Zechariah 9:9 in shortened form: “your king is coming, sitting on a donkey’s colt.”
Formula: γεγραμμένον “what was written” (John 12:14)
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Greek of the New Testament: Μὴ φοβοῦ θυγάτηρ Σιών ἰδοὺ ὁ βασιλεύς σου ἔρχεται καθήμενος ἐπὶ πῶλον ὄνου
Hebrew (Masoretic text): גִּילִי מְאֹד בַּת צִיּוֹן הָרִיעִי בַּת יְרוּשָׁלִַם הִנֵּה מַלְכֵּךְ יָבוֹא לָךְ צַדִּיק וְנוֹשָׁע הוּא עָנִי וְרֹכֵב עַל חֲמוֹר וְעַל עַיִר בֶּן אֲתֹנוֹת
Septuagint (Zechariah 9:9 in the Septuagint numbering): Χαῖρε σφόδρα, θύγατερ Σειών· κήρυσσε, θύγατερ Ἰερουσαλήμ· ἰδοὺ ὁ βασιλεύς σου ἔρχεταί σοι δίκαιος καὶ σώζων, αὐτὸς πρᾳὺς καὶ ἐπιβεβηκὼς ἐπὶ ὑποζύγιον καὶ πῶλον νέον.
The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 5 consecutive words: “ἰδοὺ ὁ βασιλεύς σου ἔρχεται.”
Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0
Quotation · Zephaniah 3:16
Go to Zephaniah 3:16“Do not be afraid, Zion” recalls Zephaniah 3:16 (and also Isaiah 40:9); the rest is Zechariah 9:9.
Formula: γεγραμμένον “what was written” (John 12:14)
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Greek of the New Testament: Μὴ φοβοῦ θυγάτηρ Σιών ἰδοὺ ὁ βασιλεύς σου ἔρχεται καθήμενος ἐπὶ πῶλον ὄνου
Hebrew (Masoretic text): בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא יֵאָמֵר לִירוּשָׁלִַם אַל תִּירָאִי צִיּוֹן אַל יִרְפּוּ יָדָיִךְ
Septuagint (Zephaniah 3:15 in the Septuagint numbering): περιεῖλεν Κύριος τὰ ἀδικήματά σου, λελύτρωταί σε ἐκ χειρὸς ἐχθρῶν σου· βασιλεὺς Ἰσραὴλ Κύριος ἐν μέσῳ σου, οὐκ ὄψῃ κακὰ οὐκέτι.
In the Septuagint verse that most resembles it, no two consecutive words match the Greek of the NT. The transcription has reading errors, so a match may not show.
Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0