Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageIn those days, at that very time, I will raise up a righteous Branch from David's line; He will do what is just and right throughout the land.'
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GIn those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Tsemach to spring forth for David; He shall execute justice and righteousness throughout the land.'
KJV
King James VersionIn those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleIn those days and at that time I will cause to sprout for David a righteous Branch, and He will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
Footnotes
*Tsemaḥ* ('Branch, Sprout') is a technical Messianic title, not a generic botanical metaphor—it appears as a proper designation in Jer 23:5, Zech 3:8, and Zech 6:12, always for the coming Davidic ruler who will spring from what appeared to be a dead or cut-down dynasty. *Tsaddîq* ('righteous') qualifies not merely His moral character but His covenantal and judicial standing: He is the One in whom *mishpāṭ* (justice) and *tsĕdāqāh* (righteousness) perfectly cohere—the very attributes by which YHWH Himself governs creation. FOG preserves 'Tsemach' as a Messianic title requiring no domestication; FOG Message uses 'Branch,' the traditional English rendering with deep resonance from Isa 11:1 and Zech 6.