11 Then a shoot will grow from the stump of Jesse,^(A)
and a branch^(B) from his roots will bear fruit.

²¹ Jacob’s leader will be one of them;
his ruler will issue from him.
I will invite him to me, and he will approach me,^(A)
for who would otherwise risk his life to approach me?
This is the Lord’s declaration.

⁹ Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion!
Shout in triumph, Daughter Jerusalem!
Look, your King is coming to you;
he is righteous and victorious,^[a]
humble and riding on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.^(A)

⁶ And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among the rulers of Judah:
Because out of you will come a ruler
who will shepherd my people Israel.”^[a](A)