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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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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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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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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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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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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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 27:12 The Euphrates

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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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

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

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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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

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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Footnotes

  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

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

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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27 (A)When I have brought them back from the peoples and gathered them out of their enemies’ lands, and I (B)am hallowed in them in the sight of many nations, 28 (C)then they shall know that I am the Lord their God, who sent them into captivity among the nations, but also brought them back to their land, and left none of them [a]captive any longer. 29 (D)And I will not hide My face from them anymore; for I shall have (E)poured out My Spirit on the house of Israel,’ says the Lord God.”

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  1. Ezekiel 39:28 Lit. there

(A)After many days (B)you will be visited. In the latter years you will come into the land of those brought back from the sword (C)and gathered from many people on (D)the mountains of Israel, which had long been desolate; they were brought out of the nations, and now all of them (E)dwell safely.

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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.

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23 And I will sanctify My great name, which has been profaned among the nations, which you have profaned in their midst; and the nations shall know that I am the Lord,” says the Lord God, “when I am (A)hallowed in you before their eyes. 24 For (B)I will take you from among the nations, gather you out of all countries, and bring you into your own land.

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19 And as for My flock, they eat what you have trampled with your feet, and they drink what you have fouled with your feet.”

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28 When I brought them into the land concerning which I had raised My hand in an oath to give them, and (A)they saw all the high hills and all the thick trees, there they offered their sacrifices and provoked Me with their offerings. There they also sent up their (B)sweet aroma and poured out their drink offerings.

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13 Then you shall know that I am the Lord, when their slain are among their idols all around their altars, (A)on every high hill, (B)on all the mountaintops, (C)under every green tree, and under every thick oak, wherever they offered sweet incense to all their idols.

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37 Behold, I will (A)gather them out of all countries where I have driven them in My anger, in My fury, and in great wrath; I will bring them back to this place, and I will cause them (B)to dwell safely.

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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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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 30:18 ruins

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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“But (A)I will gather the remnant of My flock out of all countries where I have driven them, and bring them back to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase.

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