Isaiah 54:14
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14 In righteousness you shall be established;
You shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear;
And from terror, for it shall not come near you.
Proverbs 3:25-26
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25 (A)Do not be afraid of sudden terror,
Nor of trouble from the wicked when it comes;
26 For the Lord will be your confidence,
And will keep your foot from being caught.
Jeremiah 30:10
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10 ‘Therefore (A)do not fear, O My servant Jacob,’ says the Lord,
‘Nor be dismayed, O Israel;
For behold, I will save you from afar,
And your seed (B)from the land of their captivity.
Jacob shall return, have rest and be quiet,
And no one shall make him afraid.
Zechariah 9:8
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8 (A)I will camp around My house
Because of the army,
Because of him who passes by and him who returns.
No more shall an oppressor pass through them,
For now I have seen with My eyes.
Zechariah 2:4-5
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4 who said to him, “Run, speak to this young man, saying: (A)‘Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls, because of the multitude of men and livestock in it. 5 For I,’ says the Lord, ‘will be (B)a wall of fire all around her, (C)and I will be the glory in her midst.’ ”
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Ezekiel 36:27-28
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27 I will put My (A)Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them. 28 (B)Then you shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; (C)you shall be My people, and I will be your God.
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Isaiah 9:4
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4 For You have broken the yoke of his burden
And the staff of his shoulder,
The rod of his oppressor,
As in the day of (A)Midian.
Isaiah 61:10-62:1
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10 (A)I will greatly rejoice in the Lord,
My soul shall be joyful in my God;
For (B)He has clothed me with the garments of salvation,
He has covered me with the robe of righteousness,
(C)As a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments,
And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
11 For as the earth brings forth its bud,
As the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring forth,
So the Lord God will cause (D)righteousness and (E)praise to spring forth before all the nations.
Assurance of Zion’s Salvation
62 For Zion’s sake I will not [a]hold My peace,
And for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest,
Until her righteousness goes forth as brightness,
And her salvation as a lamp that burns.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 62:1 keep silent
2 Peter 3:13
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13 Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for (A)new heavens and a (B)new earth in which righteousness dwells.
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Zephaniah 3:13-16
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13 (A)The remnant of Israel (B)shall do no unrighteousness
(C)And speak no lies,
Nor shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth;
For (D)they shall feed their flocks and lie down,
And no one shall make them afraid.”
Joy in God’s Faithfulness
14 (E)Sing, O daughter of Zion!
Shout, O Israel!
Be glad and rejoice with all your heart,
O daughter of Jerusalem!
15 The Lord has taken away your judgments,
He has cast out your enemy.
(F)The King of Israel, the Lord, (G)is in your midst;
You shall [a]see disaster no more.
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 3:15 So with Heb. mss., LXX, Bg.; MT, Vg. fear
Isaiah 1:26
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26 I will restore your judges (A)as at the first,
And your counselors as at the beginning.
Afterward (B)you shall be called the city of righteousness, the faithful city.”
Micah 4:3-4
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3 He shall judge between many peoples,
And rebuke strong nations afar off;
They shall beat their swords into (A)plowshares,
And their spears into [a]pruning hooks;
Nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
(B)Neither shall they learn war anymore.
4 (C)But everyone shall sit under his vine and under his fig tree,
And no one shall make them afraid;
For the mouth of the Lord of hosts has spoken.
Footnotes
- Micah 4:3 pruning knives
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