‘ I will guard this city and save it. I will do it for myself. And I will do it for my servant David.’ ”

因我为自己的缘故，又为我仆人大卫的缘故，必保护拯救这城。”

因我为自己的缘故，又为我仆人大卫的缘故，必保护拯救这城。”

因我为自己的缘故，又为我仆人大卫的缘故，必保护拯救这城。”

我必为自己和我仆人大卫而保护、拯救这城。’”

因我为自己的缘故，又为我仆人大卫的缘故，必保护这城，拯救这城。’”

要知道，我必为自己的缘故和我仆人大卫的缘故，保护拯救这城。’”

因我為自己的緣故，又為我僕人大衛的緣故，必保護拯救這城。」

因我為自己的緣故，又為我僕人大衛的緣故，必保護拯救這城。」

因我為自己的緣故，又為我僕人大衛的緣故，必保護拯救這城。」

我必為自己和我僕人大衛而保護、拯救這城。』」

因我為自己的緣故，又為我僕人大衛的緣故，必保護這城，拯救這城。’”

為了我自己的緣故、又為了我僕人大衛的緣故、我必圍護這城來拯救它。」』

要知道，我必為自己的緣故和我僕人大衛的緣故，保護拯救這城。』」

蓋我為己、及我僕大衛故、必扞衛此城、以拯救之、○

我為己榮、亦為我僕大闢故、將扞衛此城、加以援手、我耶和華所言如此。

我必為己、又為我僕大衛之故、捍衛此城、救援此城、○

“ I will defend this city and save it, for my sake and for the sake of David my servant!”

For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake and for the sake of my servant David.”

‘ For my own honor and for the sake of my servant David, I will defend this city and protect it.’”

I will defend this city and rescue it for my sake and for the sake of my servant David.”

‘ For I will protect this city to save it for My own sake, and for My servant David’s sake.’ ”

‘ For I will defend this city, to save it For My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.’”

For I will defend this city to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.

I will defend this city and rescue it because of Me and because of My servant David.”

For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.

I will shield this city and rescue it for the sake of my reputation and because of my promise to David my servant.”’”

‘ For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.’”

Like a bird hovering over its nest, I will guard Jerusalem. I will keep it safe. I will‘ pass over’ it and save it. I am the Lord who rules over all.”

And I will save you and this city from the power of the king of Assyria. I will guard this city.

“ I am the one who wipes out your lawless acts. I do it because of who I am. I will not remember your sins anymore.

I will add 15 years to your life. And I will save you and this city from the power of the king of Assyria. I will guard this city. I will do it for myself. And I will do it for my servant David.” ’ ”

I wanted my name to be honored. So I brought my people out of Egypt. I did it to keep my name from being treated as if it were not holy. I didn’t want this to happen in front of the nations around my people. I had made myself known to Israel in the sight of those nations.

The Spirit marks us as God’s own. We can now be sure that someday we will receive all that God has promised. That will happen after God sets all his people completely free. All these things will bring praise to his glory.

But I was afraid their enemies would make fun of that. I was afraid their attackers would not understand. I was sure they would say,‘ We’re the ones who’ve beaten them! The Lord isn’t the one who did it.’ ”

Instead, they will serve me. And they will serve David their king. I will raise him up for them. I am the Lord their God.

“‘ “A man who belongs to the family line of my servant David will be their king. All of them will have one shepherd. They will obey my laws. And they will be careful to keep my rules.They will live in the land I gave to my servant Jacob. That is where your people of long ago lived. They, their children, their children’s children, and their children after them will live there forever. And my servant from David’s family line will be their prince forever.

“ A new day is coming,” announces the Lord.“ At that time I will raise up for David’s royal line a godly Branch. He will be a King who will rule wisely. He will do what is fair and right in the land.In his days Judah will be saved. Israel will live in safety. And the Branch will be called The Lord Who Makes Us Right With Himself.

But the Lord still kept the lamp of Abijah’s kingdom burning brightly in Jerusalem. He did it by giving him a son to be the next king after him. He also did it by making Jerusalem strong. The Lord did those things because of David.

I will give one of the tribes to David’s son. Then my servant David will always have a son on his throne in Jerusalem. The lamp of David’s kingdom will always burn brightly in my sight. Jerusalem is the city I chose for my Name.

“ Here is what I will do in those days and at that time. I will make a godly Branch grow from David’s royal line. He will do what is fair and right in the land.In those days Judah will be saved. Jerusalem will live in safety. And it will be called The Lord Who Makes Us Right With Himself.”

All those things bring praise to his glorious grace. God freely gave us his grace because of the One he loves.

But I will not do that while you are still living. Because of your father David I will wait. I will tear the kingdom out of your son’s hand.But I will not tear the whole kingdom away from him. I will give him one of the tribes because of my servant David. I will also do it because of Jerusalem. That is the city I have chosen.”

For the honor of my own name I wait to show my anger. I hold it back from you so people will continue to praise me. I do not want to destroy you completely.I have tested you in the furnace of suffering. I have tried to make you pure. But I did not use as much heat as it takes to make silver pure.I tried to purify you for my own honor. I did it for the honor of my name. How can I let myself be dishonored? I will not give up my glory to any other god.

“ So tell the Israelites,‘ The Lord and King speaks. He says,“ People of Israel, I will not take action for your benefit. Instead, I will act for the honor of my holy name. You have treated it as if it were not holy. You did it everywhere you went among the nations.