Isaiah 14:1
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The Restoration of Jacob
14 (A)For the Lord will have compassion on Jacob and will again choose Israel, and (B)will set them in their own land, and (C)sojourners will join them and will attach themselves to the house of Jacob.
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Psalm 102:13
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13 You will (A)arise and have (B)pity on Zion;
it is the time to favor her;
(C)the appointed time has come.
Zechariah 1:17
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17 Cry out again, Thus says the Lord of hosts: (A)My cities shall again overflow with prosperity, (B)and the Lord will again comfort Zion and again (C)choose Jerusalem.’”
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Zechariah 8:22-23
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22 (A)Many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem and (B)to entreat the favor of the Lord. 23 Thus says the Lord of hosts: In those days (C)ten men (D)from the nations of every tongue shall take hold of the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for (E)we have heard that God is with you.’”
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Ephesians 2:12-19
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12 remember (A)that you were at that time separated from Christ, (B)alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to (C)the covenants of promise, (D)having no hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were (E)far off have been brought near (F)by the blood of Christ. 14 For (G)he himself is our peace, (H)who has made us both one and has broken down (I)in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility 15 by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in (J)ordinances, that he might create in himself one (K)new man in place of the two, so making peace, 16 and might (L)reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility. 17 And he came and (M)preached peace to you who were (N)far off and peace to those who were (O)near. 18 For (P)through him we both have (Q)access in (R)one Spirit to the Father. 19 So then you are no longer (S)strangers and aliens,[a] but you are (T)fellow citizens with the saints and (U)members of the household of God,
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- Ephesians 2:19 Or sojourners
Isaiah 54:7-8
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7 (A)For a brief moment I deserted you,
but with great compassion I will gather you.
8 (B)In overflowing anger for a moment
I hid my face from you,
(C)but with everlasting love I will have compassion on you,”
says the Lord, your Redeemer.
Malachi 1:11
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11 For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name (A)will be[a] great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name (B)will be great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts.
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- Malachi 1:11 Or is (three times in verse 11; also verse 14)
Acts 15:14-17
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14 (A)Simeon has related how God first visited the Gentiles, to take from them (B)a people for his name. 15 And with this the words of the prophets agree, just as it is written,
16 (C)“‘After this I will return,
and I will rebuild the tent of David that has fallen;
I will rebuild its ruins,
and I will restore it,
17 that the remnant[a] of mankind (D)may seek the Lord,
and all the Gentiles (E)who are called by my name,
says the Lord, who makes these things
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- Acts 15:17 Or rest
Zechariah 2:11-12
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11 (A)And many nations shall join themselves to the Lord in that day, and shall be my people. (B)And I will dwell in your midst, and (C)you shall know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you. 12 (D)And the Lord will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and will again (E)choose Jerusalem.”
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Jeremiah 50:4-6
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4 (A)“In those days and in that time, declares the Lord, (B)the people of Israel and the people of Judah shall come together, (C)weeping as they come, and they (D)shall seek the Lord their God. 5 (E)They shall ask the way to Zion, with faces turned toward it, (F)saying, ‘Come, let us join ourselves to the Lord in an (G)everlasting covenant that will never be forgotten.’
6 (H)“My people have been lost sheep. (I)Their shepherds have led them astray, turning them away on the mountains. From mountain to hill they have gone. They have forgotten their fold.
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Jeremiah 32:37-41
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37 (A)Behold, I will gather them from all the countries (B)to which I drove them in (C)my anger and my wrath and in great indignation. I will bring them back to this place, (D)and I will make them dwell in safety. 38 (E)And they shall be my people, and I will be their God. 39 (F)I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, (G)for their own good and the good of their children after them. 40 (H)I will make with them an everlasting covenant, that I will not turn away from doing good to them. (I)And I will put the fear of me in their hearts, that they may not turn from me. 41 (J)I will rejoice in doing them good, (K)and I will plant them in this land in faithfulness, with all my heart and all my soul.
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Jeremiah 31:8-12
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8 Behold, I will bring them (A)from the north country
and (B)gather them from (C)the farthest parts of the earth,
among them (D)the blind and the lame,
the pregnant woman and she who is in labor, together;
a great company, they shall return here.
9 (E)With weeping they shall come,
(F)and with pleas for mercy I will lead them back,
I will make them (G)walk by brooks of water,
(H)in a straight path in which they shall not stumble,
for (I)I am a father to Israel,
and Ephraim is (J)my firstborn.
10 “Hear the word of the Lord, O nations,
and declare it in the coastlands far away;
say, ‘He who scattered Israel will (K)gather him,
and will keep him (L)as a shepherd keeps his flock.’
11 (M)For the Lord has ransomed Jacob
and has redeemed him from (N)hands too strong for him.
12 They shall come and sing aloud on the height of Zion,
(O)and they shall be radiant (P)over the goodness of the Lord,
(Q)over the grain, the wine, and the oil,
and over the young of the flock and the herd;
(R)their life shall be like a watered garden,
(S)and they shall languish no more.
Jeremiah 12:15-16
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15 And after I have plucked them up, I will again have compassion on them, (A)and I will bring them again each to his heritage and each to his land. 16 And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, (B)to swear by my name, ‘As the Lord lives,’ even as they taught my people to swear by Baal, (C)then they shall be built up in the midst of my people.
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Ezekiel 39:25-29
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The Lord Will Restore Israel
25 “Therefore thus says the Lord God: Now (A)I will restore the fortunes of Jacob and have mercy on (B)the whole house of Israel, and (C)I will be jealous for my holy name. 26 They shall (D)forget their shame and all the treachery they have practiced against me, when (E)they dwell securely in their land with (F)none to make them afraid, 27 (G)when I have brought them back from the peoples and gathered them from their enemies' lands, (H)and through them have vindicated my holiness in the sight of many nations. 28 (I)Then they shall know that I am the Lord their God, because I sent them into exile among the nations and then assembled them into their own land. I will leave none of them remaining among the nations anymore. 29 (J)And I will not hide my face anymore from them, when (K)I pour out my Spirit upon the house of Israel, declares the Lord God.”
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Jeremiah 50:33
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33 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: (A)The people of Israel are oppressed, and the people of Judah with them. All who took them captive have held them fast; (B)they refuse to let them go.
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Jeremiah 30:18-22
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18 “Thus says the Lord:
Behold, (A)I will restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob
and have compassion on his dwellings;
the city shall be rebuilt on (B)its mound,
and the palace shall stand where it used to be.
19 (C)Out of them shall come songs of thanksgiving,
and the voices of those who celebrate.
(D)I will multiply them, and they shall not be few;
I will make them honored, and they shall not be small.
20 (E)Their children shall be as they were of old,
and their congregation shall be established before me,
and I will punish all who oppress them.
21 (F)Their prince shall be one of themselves;
(G)their ruler shall come out from their midst;
(H)I will make him draw near, and he shall approach me,
(I)for who would dare of himself to approach me?
declares the Lord.
22 (J)And you shall be my people,
and I will be your God.”
Jeremiah 24:6-7
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6 (A)I will set my eyes on them for good, and I will bring them back to this land. (B)I will build them up, and not tear them down; (C)I will plant them, and not pluck them up. 7 (D)I will give them a heart to know that I am the Lord, (E)and they shall be my people (F)and I will be their God, (G)for they shall return to me with their whole heart.
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Isaiah 49:13
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13 (A)Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth;
break forth, O mountains, into singing!
For the Lord (B)has comforted his people
and will have compassion on his afflicted.
Ruth 1:14-18
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14 Then they lifted up their voices and wept again. And Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her.
15 And she said, “See, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to (A)her gods; return after your sister-in-law.” 16 But Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. (B)Your people shall be my people, and your God my God. 17 Where you die I will die, and there will I be buried. (C)May the Lord do so to me and more also if anything but death parts me from you.” 18 (D)And when Naomi saw that she was determined to go with her, she said no more.
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Deuteronomy 30:3-5
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3 then the Lord your God (A)will restore your fortunes and have mercy on you, and he will (B)gather you again from all the peoples where the Lord your God has scattered you. 4 (C)If your outcasts are in the uttermost parts of heaven, from there the Lord your God will gather you, and from there he will take you. 5 And the Lord your God will bring you into the land that your fathers possessed, that you may possess it. (D)And he will make you more prosperous and numerous than your fathers.
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Deuteronomy 4:29-31
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29 (A)But from there you will seek the Lord your God and you will find him, if you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul. 30 When you are in tribulation, and all these things come upon you (B)in the latter days, you will return to the Lord your God and obey his voice. 31 For the Lord your God is (C)a merciful God. (D)He will not leave you or destroy you or forget the covenant with your fathers that he swore to them.
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Leviticus 26:40-45
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40 “But if (A)they confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their fathers in their treachery that they (B)committed against me, and also in walking contrary to me, 41 so that I walked contrary to them and brought them into the land of their enemies—if then their (C)uncircumcised heart is (D)humbled and they make amends for their iniquity, 42 then I will (E)remember my covenant with Jacob, and I will remember my covenant with Isaac and my covenant with Abraham, and I will (F)remember the land. 43 But (G)the land shall be abandoned by them and enjoy its Sabbaths while it lies desolate without them, and they shall make amends for their iniquity, because they spurned my rules and their soul abhorred my statutes. 44 Yet for all that, when they are in the land of their enemies, (H)I will not spurn them, neither will I abhor them so as to destroy them utterly and (I)break my covenant with them, for I am the Lord their God. 45 But I will for their sake remember the covenant with their forefathers, (J)whom I brought out of the land of Egypt (K)in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God: I am the Lord.”
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Ezekiel 36:24-28
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24 (A)I will take you (B)from the nations and gather you from all the countries and (C)bring you into your own land. 25 (D)I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean from (E)all your uncleannesses, and (F)from all your idols (G)I will cleanse you. 26 And I will give you (H)a new heart, and (I)a new spirit I will put within you. (J)And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. 27 (K)And I will put my Spirit within you, (L)and cause you to walk in my statutes and (M)be careful to obey my rules.[a] 28 (N)You shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers, and (O)you shall be my people, and I will be your God.
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- Ezekiel 36:27 Or my just decrees
Jeremiah 51:34-37
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34 “Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon (A)has devoured me;
he has crushed me;
he has made me an empty vessel;
(B)he has swallowed me like (C)a monster;
he has filled his stomach with my delicacies;
he has rinsed me out.[a]
35 The violence done to me and to my kinsmen be upon Babylon,”
let the inhabitant of Zion say.
“My blood be upon the inhabitants of Chaldea,”
let Jerusalem say.
36 Therefore thus says the Lord:
“Behold, (D)I will plead your cause
and take vengeance for you.
(E)I will dry up her sea
and (F)make her fountain dry,
37 and Babylon shall become (G)a heap of ruins,
(H)the haunt of jackals,
(I)a horror (J)and a hissing,
without inhabitant.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 51:34 Or he has expelled me
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