41 I will accept you as a (A)sweet aroma when I bring you out from the peoples and gather you out of the countries where you have been scattered; and I will be hallowed in you before the Gentiles.

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41 I will accept you as fragrant incense(A) when I bring you out from the nations and gather(B) you from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will be proved holy(C) through you in the sight of the nations.(D)

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Israel’s Future Blessing

25 ‘Thus says the Lord God: “When I have (A)gathered the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they are scattered, and am (B)hallowed in them in the sight of the Gentiles, then they will dwell in their own land which I gave to My servant Jacob.

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25 “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: When I gather(A) the people of Israel from the nations where they have been scattered,(B) I will be proved holy(C) through them in the sight of the nations. Then they will live in their own land, which I gave to my servant Jacob.(D)

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17 Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: (A)“I will gather you from the peoples, assemble you from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.” ’

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17 “Therefore say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will gather you from the nations and bring you back from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you back the land of Israel again.’(A)

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23 Thus I will magnify Myself and (A)sanctify Myself, (B)and I will be known in the eyes of many nations. Then they shall know that I am the Lord.” ’

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23 And so I will show my greatness and my holiness, and I will make myself known in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the Lord.(A)

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22 and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God:

(A)“Behold, I am against you, O Sidon;
I will be glorified in your midst;
And (B)they shall know that I am the Lord,
When I execute judgments in her and am (C)hallowed in her.

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22 and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘I am against you, Sidon,
    and among you I will display my glory.(A)
You will know that I am the Lord,
    when I inflict punishment(B) on you
    and within you am proved to be holy.(C)

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12 And it shall come to pass in that day
That the Lord will thresh,
From the channel of [a]the River to the Brook of Egypt;
And you will be (A)gathered one by one,
O you children of Israel.

13 (B)So it shall be in that day:
(C)The great trumpet will be blown;
They will come, who are about to perish in the land of Assyria,
And they who are outcasts in the land of (D)Egypt,
And shall (E)worship the Lord in the holy mount at Jerusalem.

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  1. Isaiah 27:12 The Euphrates

12 In that day the Lord will thresh(A) from the flowing Euphrates to the Wadi of Egypt,(B) and you, Israel, will be gathered(C) up one by one. 13 And in that day(D) a great trumpet(E) will sound. Those who were perishing in Assyria and those who were exiled(F) in Egypt(G) will come and worship(H) the Lord on the holy mountain(I) in Jerusalem.

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16 But the Lord of hosts shall be (A)exalted in judgment,
And God who is holy shall be hallowed in righteousness.

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16 But the Lord Almighty will be exalted(A) by his justice,(B)
    and the holy God will be proved holy(C) by his righteous acts.

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15 But [a]sanctify [b]the Lord God in your hearts, and always (A)be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the (B)hope that is in you, with meekness and fear;

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  1. 1 Peter 3:15 set apart
  2. 1 Peter 3:15 NU Christ as Lord

15 But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer(A) to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope(B) that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,

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18 Indeed I [a]have all and abound. I am full, having received from (A)Epaphroditus the things sent from you, (B)a sweet-smelling aroma, (C)an acceptable sacrifice, well pleasing to God.

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  1. Philippians 4:18 Or have received all

18 I have received full payment and have more than enough. I am amply supplied, now that I have received from Epaphroditus(A) the gifts you sent. They are a fragrant(B) offering, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God.

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And (A)walk in love, (B)as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God (C)for a sweet-smelling aroma.

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and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us(A) and gave himself up for us(B) as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.(C)

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14 “Glory(A) to God in the highest,
And on earth (B)peace, (C)goodwill[a] toward men!”

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  1. Luke 2:14 NU toward men of goodwill

14 “Glory to God in the highest heaven,
    and on earth peace(A) to those on whom his favor rests.”

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12 In that day (A)they[a] shall come to you
From Assyria and the [b]fortified cities,
From the [c]fortress to [d]the River,
From sea to sea,
And mountain to mountain.
13 Yet the land shall be desolate
Because of those who dwell in it,
And (B)for the fruit of their deeds.

God Will Forgive Israel

14 Shepherd Your people with Your staff,
The flock of Your heritage,
Who dwell [e]solitarily in a (C)woodland,
In the midst of Carmel;
Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead,
As in days of old.

15 “As(D) in the days when you came out of the land of Egypt,
I will show [f]them (E)wonders.”

16 The nations (F)shall see and be ashamed of all their might;
(G)They shall put their hand over their mouth;
Their ears shall be deaf.

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  1. Micah 7:12 Lit. he, collective of the captives
  2. Micah 7:12 Heb. arey mazor, possibly cities of Egypt
  3. Micah 7:12 Heb. mazor, possibly Egypt
  4. Micah 7:12 The Euphrates
  5. Micah 7:14 Alone
  6. Micah 7:15 Lit. him, collective for the captives

12 In that day people will come to you
    from Assyria(A) and the cities of Egypt,
even from Egypt to the Euphrates
    and from sea to sea
    and from mountain to mountain.(B)
13 The earth will become desolate because of its inhabitants,
    as the result of their deeds.(C)

Prayer and Praise

14 Shepherd(D) your people with your staff,(E)
    the flock of your inheritance,
which lives by itself in a forest,
    in fertile pasturelands.[a](F)
Let them feed in Bashan(G) and Gilead(H)
    as in days long ago.(I)

15 “As in the days when you came out of Egypt,
    I will show them my wonders.(J)

16 Nations will see and be ashamed,(K)
    deprived of all their power.
They will put their hands over their mouths(L)
    and their ears will become deaf.

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  1. Micah 7:14 Or in the middle of Carmel

Israel’s Final Triumph

17 “But on Mount Zion there (A)shall be [a]deliverance,
And there shall be holiness;
The house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
18 The house of Jacob shall be a fire,
And the house of Joseph (B)a flame;
But the house of Esau shall be stubble;
They shall kindle them and devour them,
And no survivor shall remain of the house of Esau,”
For the Lord has spoken.

19 The [b]South (C)shall possess the mountains of Esau,
(D)And the Lowland shall possess Philistia.
They shall possess the fields of Ephraim
And the fields of Samaria.
Benjamin shall possess Gilead.
20 And the captives of this host of the children of Israel
Shall possess the land of the Canaanites
As (E)far as Zarephath.
The captives of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad
(F)Shall possess the cities of the [c]South.
21 Then (G)saviors[d] shall come to Mount Zion
To judge the mountains of Esau,
And the (H)kingdom shall be the Lord’s.

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Footnotes

  1. Obadiah 1:17 Or salvation
  2. Obadiah 1:19 Heb. Negev
  3. Obadiah 1:20 Heb. Negev
  4. Obadiah 1:21 deliverers

17 But on Mount Zion will be deliverance;(A)
    it will be holy,(B)
    and Jacob will possess his inheritance.(C)
18 Jacob will be a fire
    and Joseph a flame;
Esau will be stubble,
    and they will set him on fire(D) and destroy(E) him.
There will be no survivors(F)
    from Esau.”
The Lord has spoken.

19 People from the Negev will occupy
    the mountains of Esau,
and people from the foothills will possess
    the land of the Philistines.(G)
They will occupy the fields of Ephraim and Samaria,(H)
    and Benjamin(I) will possess Gilead.
20 This company of Israelite exiles who are in Canaan
    will possess the land as far as Zarephath;(J)
the exiles from Jerusalem who are in Sepharad
    will possess the towns of the Negev.(K)
21 Deliverers(L) will go up on[a] Mount Zion
    to govern the mountains of Esau.
    And the kingdom will be the Lord’s.(M)

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Footnotes

  1. Obadiah 1:21 Or from