Jeremiah 30:19
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19 Then (A)out of them shall proceed thanksgiving
And the voice of those who make merry;
(B)I will multiply them, and they shall not diminish;
I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.
Jeremiah 33:22
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22 As (A)the host of heaven cannot be numbered, nor the sand of the sea measured, so will I (B)multiply the descendants of David My servant and the (C)Levites who minister to Me.’ ”
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Isaiah 51:11
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11 So (A)the ransomed of the Lord shall return,
And come to Zion with singing,
With everlasting joy on their heads.
They shall obtain joy and gladness;
Sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
Isaiah 60:22
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22 (A)A little one shall become a thousand,
And a small one a strong nation.
I, the Lord, will hasten it in its time.”
Isaiah 35:10
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10 And the (A)ransomed of the Lord shall return,
And come to Zion with singing,
With everlasting joy on their heads.
They shall obtain joy and gladness,
And (B)sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
Zechariah 12:8
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8 In that day the Lord will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; the one who is feeble among them in that day shall be like David, and the house of David shall be like God, like the Angel of the Lord before them.
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Zechariah 10:8
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8 I will (A)whistle for them and gather them,
For I will redeem them;
(B)And they shall increase as they once increased.
Ezekiel 36:37
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37 ‘Thus says the Lord God: (A)“I will also let the house of Israel inquire of Me to do this for them: I will (B)increase their men like a flock.
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Jeremiah 31:12-13
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12 Therefore they shall come and sing in (A)the height of Zion,
Streaming to (B)the goodness of the Lord—
For wheat and new wine and oil,
For the young of the flock and the herd;
Their souls shall be like a (C)well-watered garden,
(D)And they shall sorrow no more at all.
13 “Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance,
And the young men and the old, together;
For I will turn their mourning to joy,
Will comfort them,
And make them rejoice rather than sorrow.
Jeremiah 31:4
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4 Again (A)I will build you, and you shall be rebuilt,
O virgin of Israel!
You shall again be adorned with your (B)tambourines,
And shall go forth in the dances of those who rejoice.
Psalm 126:1-2
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A Joyful Return to Zion
A Song of Ascents.
126 When (A)the Lord brought back [a]the captivity of Zion,
(B)We were like those who dream.
2 Then (C)our mouth was filled with laughter,
And our tongue with singing.
Then they said among the [b]nations,
“The Lord has done great things for them.”
Footnotes
- Psalm 126:1 Those of the captivity
- Psalm 126:2 Gentiles
1 Peter 1:7
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7 that (A)the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though (B)it is tested by fire, (C)may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ,
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Zechariah 8:4-5
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4 “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.
5 The streets of the city
Shall be (B)full of boys and girls
Playing in its streets.’
Footnotes
- Zechariah 8:4 Lit. many days
Isaiah 12:1
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A Hymn of Praise
12 And (A)in that day you will say:
“O Lord, I will praise You;
Though You were angry with me,
Your anger is turned away, and You comfort me.
Nehemiah 8:12
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12 And all the people went their way to eat and drink, to (A)send portions and rejoice greatly, because they (B)understood the words that were declared to them.
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Ezra 6:22
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22 And they kept the (A)Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with joy; for the Lord made them joyful, and (B)turned the heart (C)of the king of Assyria toward them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
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Zechariah 9:13-17
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13 For I have bent Judah, My bow,
Fitted the bow with Ephraim,
And raised up your sons, O Zion,
Against your sons, O Greece,
And made you like the sword of a mighty man.”
14 Then the Lord will be seen over them,
And (A)His arrow will go forth like lightning.
The Lord God will blow the trumpet,
And go (B)with whirlwinds from the south.
15 The Lord of hosts will (C)defend them;
They shall devour and subdue with slingstones.
They shall drink and roar as if with wine;
They shall be filled with blood like [a]basins,
Like the corners of the altar.
16 The Lord their God will (D)save them in that day,
As the flock of His people.
For (E)they shall be like the [b]jewels of a crown,
(F)Lifted like a banner over His land—
17 For (G)how great is [c]its goodness
And how great its (H)beauty!
(I)Grain shall make the young men thrive,
And new wine the young women.
Footnotes
- Zechariah 9:15 Sacrificial basins
- Zechariah 9:16 Lit. stones
- Zechariah 9:17 Lit. His
Zechariah 8:19
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Zechariah 2:4
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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.
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Zephaniah 3:14-20
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Joy in God’s Faithfulness
14 (A)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.
(B)The King of Israel, the Lord, (C)is in your midst;
You shall [a]see disaster no more.
16 In that day (D)it shall be said to Jerusalem:
“Do not fear;
Zion, (E)let not your hands be weak.
17 The Lord your God (F)in your midst,
The Mighty One, will save;
(G)He will rejoice over you with gladness,
He will quiet you with His love,
He will rejoice over you with singing.”
18 “I will gather those who (H)sorrow over the appointed assembly,
Who are among you,
To whom its reproach is a burden.
19 Behold, at that time
I will deal with all who afflict you;
I will save the (I)lame,
And gather those who were driven out;
I will appoint them for praise and fame
In every land where they were put to shame.
20 At that time (J)I will bring you back,
Even at the time I gather you;
For I will give you [b]fame and praise
Among all the peoples of the earth,
When I return your captives before your eyes,”
Says the Lord.
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 3:15 So with Heb. mss., LXX, Bg.; MT, Vg. fear
- Zephaniah 3:20 Lit. a name
Ezekiel 37:26
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26 Moreover I will [a]make (A)a covenant of peace with them, and it shall be an everlasting covenant with them; I will establish them and (B)multiply them, and I will set My (C)sanctuary in their midst forevermore.
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- Ezekiel 37:26 Lit. cut
Ezekiel 36:10-15
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10 I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, all of it; and the cities shall be inhabited and (A)the ruins rebuilt. 11 (B)I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and [a]bear young; I will make you inhabited as in former times, and do (C)better for you than at your beginnings. (D)Then you shall know that I am the Lord. 12 Yes, I will cause men to walk on you, My people Israel; (E)they shall take possession of you, and you shall be their inheritance; no more shall you (F)bereave them of children.”
13 ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Because they say to you, (G)‘You devour men and bereave your nation of children,’ 14 therefore you shall devour men no more, nor bereave your nation anymore,” says the Lord God. 15 (H)“Nor will I let you hear the taunts of the nations anymore, nor bear the reproach of the peoples anymore, nor shall you cause your nation to stumble anymore,” says the Lord God.’ ”
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- Ezekiel 36:11 Lit. be fruitful
Jeremiah 33:9-11
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9 (A)Then it shall be to Me a name of joy, a praise, and an honor before all nations of the earth, who shall hear all the good that I do to them; they shall (B)fear and tremble for all the goodness and all the prosperity that I provide for it.’
10 “Thus says the Lord: ‘Again there shall be heard in this place—(C)of which you say, “It is desolate, without man and without beast”—in the cities of Judah, in the streets of Jerusalem that are desolate, without man and without inhabitant and without beast, 11 the (D)voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who will say:
(E)“Praise the Lord of hosts,
For the Lord is good,
For His mercy endures forever”—
and of those who will bring (F)the sacrifice of praise into the house of the Lord. For I will cause the captives of the land to return as at the first,’ says the Lord.
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Jeremiah 31:27
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27 “Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, that (A)I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and the seed of beast.
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Isaiah 62:2-3
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2 (A)The Gentiles shall see your righteousness,
And all (B)kings your glory.
(C)You shall be called by a new name,
Which the mouth of the Lord will name.
3 You shall also be (D)a crown of glory
In the hand of the Lord,
And a royal diadem
In the hand of your God.
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