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zach._n 11.1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n and_o a_o king_n who_o countenance_n and_o encourage_v they_o but_o god_n have_v pity_n on_o his_o forsake_a people_n he_o become_v himself_o their_o shepherd_n and_o his_o protection_n sustain_v they_o at_o length_n he_o kindle_v civil_a war_n among_o they_o 9_o ibid._n 11.8_o 9_o and_o the_o face_n of_o thing_n look_v dismal_a the_o time_n of_o that_o change_n be_v design_v by_o a_o certain_a character_n and_o three_o prince_n degrade_v in_o one_o month_n denote_v the_o beginning_n of_o their_o trouble_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o these_o calamity_n there_o appear_v yet_o another_o great_a than_o all_o the_o rest_n a_o while_n after_o those_o division_n and_o at_o the_o time_n of_o their_o ruin_n god_n be_v prize_v at_o thirty_o piece_n of_o silver_n by_o his_o ungrateful_a people_n and_o the_o prophet_n see_v all_o &c_n ibid._n 12_o 13_o &c_n &c_n even_o to_o the_o potter_n field_n about_o which_o that_o money_n be_v employ_v from_o that_o time_n arise_v great_a disorder_n among_o the_o shepherd_n of_o the_o people_n at_o last_o they_o become_v blind_a and_o their_o power_n be_v destroy_v what_o shall_v i_o say_v of_o the_o marvellous_a vision_n of_o zacharia_n who_o see_v the_o shepherd_n smite_v and_o the_o sheep_n scatter_v what_o shall_v i_o say_v of_o the_o regard_n which_o the_o people_n have_v for_o the_o god_n who_o they_o have_v pierce_v 13.7.12.10_o zach._n 13.7.12.10_o and_o of_o their_o mourning_n for_o he_o as_o one_o mourn_v for_o his_o only_a son_n and_o of_o their_o bitterness_n for_o he_o as_o one_o that_o be_v in_o bitterness_n for_o his_o first-born_a zacharia_n see_v all_o these_o thing_n but_o that_o sight_n which_o be_v still_o great_a be_v the_o promise_n of_o god_n presence_n and_o love_n he_o that_o touch_v you_o touch_v the_o apple_n of_o my_o eye_n 13._o zach._n 2.8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 13._o sing_v and_o rejoice_v o_o daughter_n of_o zion_n for_o lo_o i_o come_v and_o i_o will_v dwell_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o thou_o say_v the_o lord_n and_o many_o nation_n shall_v be_v join_v to_o the_o lord_n in_o that_o day_n and_o shall_v be_v my_o people_n and_o i_o will_v dwell_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o thou_o etc._n etc._n haggai_n say_v less_o thing_n but_o what_o he_o say_v be_v very_o surprise_v whilst_o the_o second_o temple_n be_v build_v and_o the_o old_a man_n who_o have_v see_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o first_o be_v weep_v and_o lament_v in_o compare_v the_o poorness_n of_o this_o last_o building_n with_o the_o magnificence_n of_o the_o other_o the_o prophet_n who_o see_v far_o publish_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o second_o temple_n 9_o hag._n 2.7_o 8_o 9_o and_o prefer_v it_o to_o the_o first_o i_o will_v shake_v all_o nation_n and_o the_o desire_n of_o all_o nation_n shall_v come_v and_o i_o will_v fill_v this_o house_n with_o glory_n say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n the_o glory_n of_o this_o latter_a shall_v be_v great_a than_o of_o the_o former_a say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n he_o 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