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.

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God Will Preserve Israel(A)

27 “But(B) do not fear, O My servant Jacob,
And do not be dismayed, O Israel!
For behold, I will (C)save you from afar,
And your offspring from the land of their captivity;
Jacob shall return, have rest and be at ease;
No one shall make him afraid.
28 Do not fear, O Jacob My servant,” says the Lord,
“For I am with you;
For I will make a complete end of all the nations
To which I have driven you,
But I will not make (D)a complete end of you.
I will rightly (E)correct you,
For I will not leave you wholly unpunished.”

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(A)Fear not, for I am with you;
I will bring your descendants from the east,
And (B)gather you from the west;

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Thus says the Lord who made you
And formed you from the womb, who will help you:
‘Fear not, O Jacob My servant;
And you, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.

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18 In that day I will make a (A)covenant for them
With the beasts of the field,
With the birds of the air,
And with the creeping things of the ground.
Bow and sword of battle (B)I will shatter from the earth,
To make them (C)lie down safely.

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14 (A)I will be found by you, says the Lord, and I will bring you back from your captivity; (B)I will gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have driven you, says the Lord, and I will bring you to the place from which I cause you to be carried away captive.

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(A)No lion shall be there,
Nor shall any ravenous beast go up on it;
It shall not be found there.
But the redeemed shall walk there,

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15 “Fear(A) not, daughter of Zion;
Behold, your King is coming,
Sitting on a donkey’s colt.”

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16 In those days Judah will be saved,
And Jerusalem will dwell safely.
And this is the name by which she will be called:

[a]THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.’

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 33:16 Heb. YHWH Tsidkenu; cf. Jer. 23:5, 6

but, ‘As the Lord lives who brought up and led the descendants of the house of Israel from the north country (A)and from all the countries where I had driven them.’ And they shall dwell in their own (B)land.”

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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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18 “In those days (A)the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of (B)the north to (C)the land that I have given as an inheritance to your fathers.

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“Thus says the Lord of hosts:

(A)‘Old men and old women shall again sit
In the streets of Jerusalem,
Each one with his staff in his hand
Because of [a]great age.
The streets of the city
Shall be (B)full of boys and girls
Playing in its streets.’

“Thus says the Lord of hosts:

‘If it is [b]marvelous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days,
(C)Will it also be marvelous in My eyes?’
Says the Lord of hosts.

“Thus says the Lord of hosts:

‘Behold, (D)I will save My people from the land of the [c]east
And from the land of the [d]west;
I will (E)bring them back,
And they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem.
(F)They shall be My people
And I will be their God,
(G)In truth and righteousness.’

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  1. Zechariah 8:4 Lit. many days
  2. Zechariah 8:6 Or wonderful
  3. Zechariah 8:7 Lit. rising sun
  4. Zechariah 8:7 Lit. setting sun

10 (A)In that day,’ says the Lord of hosts,
‘Everyone will invite his neighbor
(B)Under his vine and under his fig tree.’ ”

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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. 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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15 The Lord has taken away your judgments,
He has cast out your enemy.
(A)The King of Israel, the Lord, (B)is in your midst;
You shall [a]see disaster no more.

16 In that day (C)it shall be said to Jerusalem:
“Do not fear;
Zion, (D)let not your hands be weak.
17 The Lord your God (E)in your midst,
The Mighty One, will save;
(F)He will rejoice over you with gladness,
He will quiet you with His love,
He will rejoice over you with singing.”

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  1. Zephaniah 3:15 So with Heb. mss., LXX, Bg.; MT, Vg. fear

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.

(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.

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  1. Micah 4:3 pruning knives

11 You will say, ‘I will go up against a land of (A)unwalled villages; I will (B)go to a peaceful people, (C)who dwell [a]safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates’—

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  1. Ezekiel 38:11 securely

25 (A)“I will make a covenant of peace with them, and (B)cause wild beasts to cease from the land; and they (C)will dwell safely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods. 26 I will make them and the places all around (D)My hill (E)a blessing; and I will (F)cause showers to come down in their season; there shall be (G)showers of blessing. 27 Then (H)the trees of the field shall yield their fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase. They shall be safe in their land; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I have (I)broken the bands of their yoke and delivered them from the hand of those who (J)enslaved them. 28 And they shall no longer be a prey for the nations, nor shall beasts of the land devour them; but (K)they shall dwell safely, and no one shall make them afraid.

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52 You who judged your sisters, bear your own shame also, because the sins which you committed were more abominable than theirs; they are more righteous than you. Yes, be disgraced also, and bear your own shame, because you justified your sisters.

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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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(A)In His days Judah will be saved,
And Israel (B)will dwell safely;
Now (C)this is His name by which He will be called:

[a]THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

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  1. Jeremiah 23:6 Heb. YHWH Tsidkenu

“Lift(A) up your eyes all around, and see:
They all gather together, (B)they come to you;
Your sons shall come from afar,
And your daughters shall be nursed at your side.
Then you shall see and become radiant,
And your heart shall swell with joy;
Because (C)the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you,
The wealth of the Gentiles shall come to you.
The multitude of camels shall cover your land,
The dromedaries of Midian and (D)Ephah;
All those from (E)Sheba shall come;
They shall bring (F)gold and incense,
And they shall proclaim the praises of the Lord.
All the flocks of (G)Kedar shall be gathered together to you,
The rams of Nebaioth shall minister to you;
They shall ascend with (H)acceptance on My altar,
And (I)I will glorify the house of My glory.

“Who are these who fly like a cloud,
And like doves to their roosts?
(J)Surely the coastlands shall wait for Me;
And the ships of Tarshish will come first,
(K)To bring your sons from afar,
(L)Their silver and their gold with them,
To the name of the Lord your God,
And to the Holy One of Israel,
(M)Because He has glorified you.

10 “The(N) sons of foreigners shall build up your walls,
(O)And their kings shall minister to you;
For (P)in My wrath I struck you,
(Q)But in My favor I have had mercy on you.
11 Therefore your gates (R)shall be open continually;
They shall not be shut day or night,
That men may bring to you the wealth of the Gentiles,
And their kings in procession.
12 (S)For the nation and kingdom which will not serve you shall perish,
And those nations shall be utterly ruined.

13 “The(T) glory of Lebanon shall come to you,
The cypress, the pine, and the box tree together,
To beautify the place of My sanctuary;
And I will make (U)the place of My feet glorious.
14 Also the sons of those who afflicted you
Shall come (V)bowing to you,
And all those who despised you shall (W)fall prostrate at the soles of your feet;
And they shall call you The City of the Lord,
(X)Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

15 “Whereas you have been forsaken and hated,
So that no one went through you,
I will make you an eternal excellence,
A joy of many generations.
16 You shall drink the milk of the Gentiles,
(Y)And milk the breast of kings;
You shall know that (Z)I, the Lord, am your Savior
And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

17 “Instead of bronze I will bring gold,
Instead of iron I will bring silver,
Instead of wood, bronze,
And instead of stones, iron.
I will also make your officers peace,
And your magistrates righteousness.
18 Violence shall no longer be heard in your land,
Neither [a]wasting nor destruction within your borders;
But you shall call (AA)your walls Salvation,
And your gates Praise.

God the Glory of His People

19 “The (AB)sun shall no longer be your light by day,
Nor for brightness shall the moon give light to you;
But the Lord will be to you an everlasting light,
And (AC)your God your glory.
20 (AD)Your sun shall no longer go down,
Nor shall your moon withdraw itself;
For the Lord will be your everlasting light,
And the days of your mourning shall be ended.
21 (AE)Also your people shall all be righteous;
(AF)They shall inherit the land forever,
(AG)The branch of My planting,
(AH)The work of My hands,
That I may be glorified.
22 (AI)A little one shall become a thousand,
And a small one a strong nation.
I, the Lord, will hasten it in its time.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 60:18 devastation

“Do(A) not fear, for you will not be ashamed;
Neither be disgraced, for you will not be put to shame;
For you will forget the shame of your youth,
And will not remember the reproach of your widowhood anymore.

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25 But thus says the Lord:

“Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away,
And the prey of the terrible be delivered;
For I will contend with him who contends with you,
And I will save your children.

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