2 Chronicles 6:25
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25 then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of your people Israel and bring them back to the land you gave to them and their ancestors.
Jeremiah 33:6-13
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6 “‘Nevertheless, I will bring health and healing to it; I will heal(A) my people and will let them enjoy abundant peace(B) and security. 7 I will bring Judah(C) and Israel back from captivity[a](D) and will rebuild(E) them as they were before.(F) 8 I will cleanse(G) them from all the sin they have committed against me and will forgive(H) all their sins of rebellion against me. 9 Then this city will bring me renown,(I) joy, praise(J) and honor(K) before all nations on earth that hear of all the good things I do for it; and they will be in awe and will tremble(L) at the abundant prosperity and peace I provide for it.’
10 “This is what the Lord says: ‘You say about this place, “It is a desolate waste, without people or animals.”(M) Yet in the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem that are deserted,(N) inhabited by neither people nor animals, there will be heard once more 11 the sounds of joy and gladness,(O) the voices of bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those who bring thank offerings(P) to the house of the Lord, saying,
For I will restore the fortunes(S) of the land as they were before,(T)’ says the Lord.
12 “This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘In this place, desolate(U) and without people or animals(V)—in all its towns there will again be pastures for shepherds to rest their flocks.(W) 13 In the towns of the hill(X) country, of the western foothills and of the Negev,(Y) in the territory of Benjamin, in the villages around Jerusalem and in the towns of Judah, flocks will again pass under the hand(Z) of the one who counts them,’ says the Lord.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 33:7 Or will restore the fortunes of Judah and Israel
Psalm 106:40-47
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40 Therefore the Lord was angry(A) with his people
and abhorred his inheritance.(B)
41 He gave them into the hands(C) of the nations,
and their foes ruled over them.
42 Their enemies oppressed(D) them
and subjected them to their power.
43 Many times he delivered them,(E)
but they were bent on rebellion(F)
and they wasted away in their sin.
44 Yet he took note of their distress
when he heard their cry;(G)
45 for their sake he remembered his covenant(H)
and out of his great love(I) he relented.(J)
46 He caused all who held them captive
to show them mercy.(K)
Ezra 1:1-6
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Cyrus Helps the Exiles to Return(A)
1 In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah,(B) the Lord moved the heart(C) of Cyrus king of Persia to make a proclamation throughout his realm and also to put it in writing:
2 “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says:
“‘The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed(D) me to build(E) a temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah. 3 Any of his people among you may go up to Jerusalem in Judah and build the temple of the Lord, the God of Israel, the God who is in Jerusalem, and may their God be with them. 4 And in any locality where survivors(F) may now be living, the people are to provide them with silver and gold,(G) with goods and livestock, and with freewill offerings(H) for the temple of God(I) in Jerusalem.’”(J)
5 Then the family heads of Judah and Benjamin,(K) and the priests and Levites—everyone whose heart God had moved(L)—prepared to go up and build the house(M) of the Lord in Jerusalem. 6 All their neighbors assisted them with articles of silver and gold,(N) with goods and livestock, and with valuable gifts, in addition to all the freewill offerings.
Joshua 21:43
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43 So the Lord gave Israel all the land he had sworn to give their ancestors,(A) and they took possession(B) of it and settled there.(C)
Genesis 13:15
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Footnotes
- Genesis 13:15 Or seed; also in verse 16
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