14 (A)I will bring back the captives of My people Israel;
(B)They shall build the waste cities and inhabit them;
They shall plant vineyards and drink wine from them;
They shall also make gardens and eat fruit from them.

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14     and I will bring(A) my people Israel back from exile.[a](B)

“They will rebuild the ruined cities(C) and live in them.
    They will plant vineyards(D) and drink their wine;
    they will make gardens and eat their fruit.(E)

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  1. Amos 9:14 Or will restore the fortunes of my people Israel

And they shall (A)rebuild the old ruins,
They shall raise up the former desolations,
And they shall repair the ruined cities,
The desolations of many generations.

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They will rebuild the ancient ruins(A)
    and restore the places long devastated;
they will renew the ruined cities
    that have been devastated for generations.

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For behold, the days are coming,’ says the Lord, ‘that (A)I will bring back from captivity My people Israel and Judah,’ says the Lord. (B)‘And I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.’ ”

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The days(A) are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will bring(B) my people Israel and Judah back from captivity[a] and restore(C) them to the land I gave their ancestors to possess,’ says the Lord.”

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  1. Jeremiah 30:3 Or will restore the fortunes of my people Israel and Judah

18 “Thus says the Lord:

‘Behold, I will bring back the captivity of Jacob’s tents,
And (A)have mercy on his dwelling places;
The city shall be built upon its own [a]mound,
And the palace shall remain according to its own plan.

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  1. Jeremiah 30:18 ruins

18 “This is what the Lord says:

“‘I will restore the fortunes(A) of Jacob’s tents(B)
    and have compassion(C) on his dwellings;
the city will be rebuilt(D) on her ruins,
    and the palace will stand in its proper place.

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26 And they will (A)dwell [a]safely there, (B)build houses, and (C)plant vineyards; yes, they will dwell securely, when I execute judgments on all those around them who despise them. Then they shall know that I am the Lord their God.” ’ ”

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  1. Ezekiel 28:26 securely

26 They will live there in safety(A) and will build houses and plant(B) vineyards; they will live in safety when I inflict punishment(C) on all their neighbors who maligned them. Then they will know that I am the Lord their God.(D)’”

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28 And it shall come to pass, that as I have (A)watched over them (B)to pluck up, to break down, to throw down, to destroy, and to afflict, so I will watch over them (C)to build and to plant, says the Lord.

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28 Just as I watched(A) over them to uproot(B) and tear down, and to overthrow, destroy and bring disaster,(C) so I will watch over them to build and to plant,”(D) declares the Lord.

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21 (A)They shall build houses and inhabit them;
They shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

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21 They will build houses(A) and dwell in them;
    they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.(B)

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(A)Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion!
When God brings back [a]the captivity of His people,
Let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad.

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  1. Psalm 53:6 Or His captive people

Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!
    When God restores his people,
    let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!

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God Judges the Nations

“For behold, (A)in those days and at that time,
When I bring back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem,
(B)I will also gather all nations,
And bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat;
And I (C)will enter into judgment with them there
On account of My people, My heritage Israel,
Whom they have scattered among the nations;
They have also divided up My land.

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The Nations Judged

[a]“In those days and at that time,
    when I restore the fortunes(A) of Judah(B) and Jerusalem,
I will gather(C) all nations
    and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat.[b](D)
There I will put them on trial(E)
    for what they did to my inheritance, my people Israel,
because they scattered(F) my people among the nations
    and divided up my land.

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  1. Joel 3:1 In Hebrew texts 3:1-21 is numbered 4:1-21.
  2. Joel 3:2 Jehoshaphat means the Lord judges; also in verse 12.

25 “Therefore thus says the Lord God: (A)‘Now I will bring back the captives of Jacob, and have mercy on the (B)whole house of Israel; and I will be jealous for My holy name—

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25 “Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will now restore the fortunes of Jacob[a](A) and will have compassion(B) on all the people of Israel, and I will be zealous for my holy name.(C)

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  1. Ezekiel 39:25 Or now bring Jacob back from captivity

25 (A)Then they shall dwell in the land that I have given to Jacob My servant, where your fathers dwelt; and they shall dwell there, they, their children, and their children’s children, (B)forever; and (C)My servant David shall be their prince forever. 26 Moreover I will [a]make (D)a covenant of peace with them, and it shall be an everlasting covenant with them; I will establish them and (E)multiply them, and I will set My (F)sanctuary in their midst forevermore. 27 (G)My tabernacle also shall be with them; indeed I will be (H)their God, and they shall be My people. 28 (I)The nations also will know that I, the Lord, (J)sanctify Israel, when My sanctuary is in their midst forevermore.” ’ ”

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  1. Ezekiel 37:26 Lit. cut

25 They will live in the land I gave to my servant Jacob, the land where your ancestors lived.(A) They and their children and their children’s children will live there forever,(B) and David my servant will be their prince forever.(C) 26 I will make a covenant of peace(D) with them; it will be an everlasting covenant.(E) I will establish them and increase their numbers,(F) and I will put my sanctuary among them(G) forever.(H) 27 My dwelling place(I) will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be my people.(J) 28 Then the nations will know that I the Lord make Israel holy,(K) when my sanctuary is among them forever.(L)’”

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33 ‘Thus says the Lord God: “On the day that I cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will also enable you to dwell in the cities, (A)and the ruins shall be rebuilt. 34 The desolate land shall be tilled instead of lying desolate in the sight of all who pass by. 35 So they will say, ‘This land that was desolate has become like the garden of (B)Eden; and the wasted, desolate, and ruined cities are now fortified and inhabited.’ 36 Then the nations which are left all around you shall know that I, the Lord, have rebuilt the ruined places and planted what was desolate. (C)I, the Lord, have spoken it, and I will do it.

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33 “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: On the day I cleanse(A) you from all your sins, I will resettle your towns, and the ruins(B) will be rebuilt.(C) 34 The desolate land will be cultivated instead of lying desolate in the sight of all who pass through it. 35 They will say, “This land that was laid waste has become like the garden of Eden;(D) the cities that were lying in ruins, desolate and destroyed, are now fortified and inhabited.(E) 36 Then the nations around you that remain will know that I the Lord have rebuilt what was destroyed and have replanted what was desolate. I the Lord have spoken, and I will do it.’(F)

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53 (A)“When I bring back their captives, the captives of Sodom and her daughters, and the captives of Samaria and her daughters, then I will also bring back (B)the captives of your captivity among them,

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53 “‘However, I will restore(A) the fortunes of Sodom and her daughters and of Samaria and her daughters, and your fortunes along with them,(B)

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