Isaiah 57:13
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13 When you cry out, let your collection of idols deliver you!
The wind will carry them off;
a breath will take them away.
But whoever takes refuge in me shall possess the land
and inherit my holy mountain.(A)
Psalm 37:9
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9 For the wicked shall be cut off,
but those who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land.(A)
Psalm 37:3
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3 Trust in the Lord and do good;
live in the land and enjoy security.(A)
Isaiah 65:25
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25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together;
the lion shall eat straw like the ox,
but the serpent—its food shall be dust!
They shall not hurt or destroy
on all my holy mountain,
says the Lord.(A)
Isaiah 56:7
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7 these I will bring to my holy mountain
and make them joyful in my house of prayer;
their burnt offerings and their sacrifices
will be accepted on my altar,
for my house shall be called a house of prayer
for all peoples.(A)
Zechariah 7:13
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13 Just as, when I[a] called, they would not hear, so, when they called, I would not hear, says the Lord of hosts,(A)
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- 7.13 Heb he
Joel 3:17
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The Glorious Future of Judah
17 So you shall know that I, the Lord your God,
dwell in Zion, my holy mountain.
And Jerusalem shall be holy,
and strangers shall never again pass through it.(A)
Ezekiel 20:40
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40 For on my holy mountain, the mountain height of Israel, says the Lord God, there all the house of Israel, all of them, shall serve me in the land; there I will accept them, and there I will require your contributions and the choicest of your gifts, with all your sacred things.(A)
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Isaiah 66:20
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20 They shall bring all your kindred from all the nations as an offering to the Lord, on horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and on mules, and on dromedaries, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, says the Lord, just as the Israelites bring a grain offering in a clean vessel to the house of the Lord.(A)
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Isaiah 65:9
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9 I will bring forth descendants from Jacob
and from Judah inheritors of my mountains;
my chosen shall inherit it,
and my servants shall settle there.(A)
Isaiah 11:9
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9 They will not hurt or destroy
on all my holy mountain,
for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord
as the waters cover the sea.(A)
Psalm 125:1
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Psalm 125
The Security of God’s People
A Song of Ascents.
1 Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion,
which cannot be moved but abides forever.(A)
Hosea 13:3
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3 Therefore they shall be like the morning mist
or like the dew that goes away early,
like chaff that swirls from the threshing floor
or like smoke from a window.(A)
Jeremiah 22:22
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22 The wind shall shepherd all your shepherds,
and your lovers shall go into captivity;
then you will be ashamed and dismayed
because of all your wickedness.(A)
Jeremiah 22:20
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20 Go up to Lebanon and cry out,
and lift up your voice in Bashan;
cry out from Abarim,
for all your lovers are crushed.(A)
Jeremiah 17:7-8
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7 Blessed are those who trust in the Lord,
whose trust is the Lord.(A)
8 They shall be like a tree planted by water,
sending out its roots by the stream.
It shall not fear when heat comes,
and its leaves shall stay green;
in the year of drought it is not anxious,
and it does not cease to bear fruit.(B)
Isaiah 65:11
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11 But you who forsake the Lord,
who forget my holy mountain,
who set a table for Fortune
and fill cups of mixed wine for Destiny,(A)
Isaiah 57:9-10
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9 You journeyed to Molech[a] with oil
and multiplied your perfumes;
you sent your envoys far away
and sent them down to Sheol.(A)
10 You grew weary from your many wanderings,
but you did not say, “It is no use!”
You found your desire rekindled,
and so you did not weaken.(B)
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- 57.9 Or the king
Isaiah 41:16
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16 You shall winnow them, and the wind shall carry them away,
and the tempest shall scatter them.
Then you shall rejoice in the Lord;
in the Holy One of Israel you shall glory.(A)
Isaiah 40:24
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24 Scarcely are they planted, scarcely sown,
scarcely has their stem taken root in the earth,
when he blows upon them, and they wither,
and the tempest carries them off like stubble.(A)
Isaiah 26:3-4
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3 Those of steadfast mind you keep in peace,
in peace because they trust in you.
4 Trust in the Lord forever,
for in the Lord God[a]
you have an everlasting rock.(A)
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- 26.4 Heb in Yah, the Lord
Proverbs 28:25
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25 The greedy person stirs up strife,
but whoever trusts in the Lord will be enriched.(A)
Psalm 84:12
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12 O Lord of hosts,
happy is everyone who trusts in you.(A)
Psalm 58:9
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9 Sooner than your pots can feel the heat of thorns,
whether green or ablaze, may he sweep them away!(A)
Psalm 1:4
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4 The wicked are not so
but are like chaff that the wind drives away.(A)
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