20 And the captives of this host of the children of Israel
Shall possess the land of the Canaanites
As (A)far as Zarephath.
The captives of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad
(B)Shall possess the cities of the [a]South.

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  1. Obadiah 1:20 Heb. Negev

20 This company of Israelite exiles who are in Canaan
    will possess the land as far as Zarephath;(A)
the exiles from Jerusalem who are in Sepharad
    will possess the towns of the Negev.(B)

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26 but to none of them was Elijah sent except to [a]Zarephath, in the region of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.

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  1. Luke 4:26 Gr. Sarepta

26 Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to a widow in Zarephath in the region of Sidon.(A)

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“Arise, go to (A)Zarephath, which belongs to (B)Sidon, and dwell there. See, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.” 10 So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, indeed a widow was there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, that I may drink.”

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“Go at once to Zarephath(A) in the region of Sidon and stay there. I have directed a widow(B) there to supply you with food.” 10 So he went to Zarephath. When he came to the town gate, a widow was there gathering sticks. He called to her and asked, “Would you bring me a little water in a jar so I may have a drink?”(C)

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13 (A)In the cities of the mountains, in the cities of the lowland, in the cities of the South, in the land of Benjamin, in the places around Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, the flocks shall again (B)pass under the hands of him who counts them,’ says the Lord.

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13 In the towns of the hill(A) country, of the western foothills and of the Negev,(B) in the territory of Benjamin, in the villages around Jerusalem and in the towns of Judah, flocks will again pass under the hand(C) of the one who counts them,’ says the Lord.

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44 Men will buy fields for money, sign deeds and seal them, and take witnesses, in (A)the land of Benjamin, in the places around Jerusalem, in the cities of Judah, in the cities of the mountains, in the cities of the [a]lowland, and in the cities of the [b]South; for (B)I will cause their captives to return,’ says the Lord.”

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  1. Jeremiah 32:44 Heb. shephelah
  2. Jeremiah 32:44 Heb. Negev

44 Fields will be bought for silver, and deeds(A) will be signed, sealed and witnessed(B) in the territory of Benjamin, in the villages around Jerusalem, in the towns of Judah and in the towns of the hill country, of the western foothills and of the Negev,(C) because I will restore(D) their fortunes,[a] declares the Lord.”

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  1. Jeremiah 32:44 Or will bring them back from captivity

“I will strengthen the house of Judah,
And I will save the house of Joseph.
(A)I will bring them back,
Because I (B)have mercy on them.
They shall be as though I had not cast them aside;
For I am the Lord their God,
And I (C)will hear them.
Those of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man,
And their (D)heart shall rejoice as if with wine.
Yes, their children shall see it and be glad;
Their heart shall rejoice in the Lord.
I will (E)whistle for them and gather them,
For I will redeem them;
(F)And they shall increase as they once increased.

“I(G) will [a]sow them among the peoples,
And they shall (H)remember Me in far countries;
They shall live, together with their children,
And they shall return.
10 (I)I will also bring them back from the land of Egypt,
And gather them from Assyria.
I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon,
(J)Until no more room is found for them.

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  1. Zechariah 10:9 Or scatter

“I will strengthen(A) Judah
    and save the tribes of Joseph.
I will restore them
    because I have compassion(B) on them.(C)
They will be as though
    I had not rejected them,
for I am the Lord their God
    and I will answer(D) them.
The Ephraimites will become like warriors,
    and their hearts will be glad as with wine.(E)
Their children will see it and be joyful;
    their hearts will rejoice(F) in the Lord.
I will signal(G) for them
    and gather them in.
Surely I will redeem them;
    they will be as numerous(H) as before.
Though I scatter them among the peoples,
    yet in distant lands they will remember me.(I)
They and their children will survive,
    and they will return.
10 I will bring them back from Egypt
    and gather them from Assyria.(J)
I will bring them to Gilead(K) and Lebanon,
    and there will not be room(L) enough for them.

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14 (A)I will bring back the captives of My people Israel;
(B)They shall build the waste cities and inhabit them;
They shall plant vineyards and drink wine from them;
They shall also make gardens and eat fruit from them.
15 I will plant them in their land,
(C)And no longer shall they be pulled up
From the land I have given them,”
Says the Lord your God.

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14     and I will bring(A) my people Israel back from exile.[a](B)

“They will rebuild the ruined cities(C) and live in them.
    They will plant vineyards(D) and drink their wine;
    they will make gardens and eat their fruit.(E)
15 I will plant(F) Israel in their own land,(G)
    never again to be uprooted(H)
    from the land I have given them,”(I)

says the Lord your God.(J)

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  1. Amos 9:14 Or will restore the fortunes of my people Israel

The Restoration of Israel

10 “Yet (A)the number of the children of Israel
Shall be as the sand of the sea,
Which cannot be measured or numbered.
(B)And it shall come to pass
In the place where it was said to them,
‘You are [a]not My (C)people,’
There it shall be said to them,
You are (D)sons of the living God.’
11 (E)Then the children of Judah and the children of Israel
Shall be gathered together,
And appoint for themselves one head;
And they shall come up out of the land,
For great will be the day of Jezreel!

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  1. Hosea 1:10 Heb. lo-ammi, v. 9

10 “Yet the Israelites will be like the sand on the seashore, which cannot be measured or counted.(A) In the place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ they will be called ‘children of the living God.’(B) 11 The people of Judah and the people of Israel will come together;(C) they will appoint one leader(D) and will come up out of the land,(E) for great will be the day of Jezreel.[a](F)

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  1. Hosea 1:11 In Hebrew texts 1:10,11 is numbered 2:1,2.

12 As a (A)shepherd seeks out his flock on the day he is among his scattered sheep, so will I seek out My sheep and deliver them from all the places where they were scattered on (B)a cloudy and dark day. 13 And (C)I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land; I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, [a]in the valleys and in all the inhabited places of the country.

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  1. Ezekiel 34:13 Or by the streams

12 As a shepherd(A) looks after his scattered flock when he is with them, so will I look after my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness.(B) 13 I will bring them out from the nations and gather(C) them from the countries, and I will bring them into their own land.(D) I will pasture them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines and in all the settlements in the land.(E)

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26 (A)then I will (B)cast away the descendants of Jacob and David My servant, so that I will not take any of his descendants to be rulers over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. For I will cause their captives to return, and will have mercy on them.’ ”

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26 then I will reject(A) the descendants of Jacob(B) and David my servant and will not choose one of his sons to rule over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. For I will restore their fortunes[a](C) and have compassion(D) on them.’”

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  1. Jeremiah 33:26 Or will bring them back from captivity

19 The cities of the South shall be shut up,
And no one shall open them;
Judah shall be carried away captive, all of it;
It shall be wholly carried away captive.

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19 The cities in the Negev will be shut up,
    and there will be no one to open them.
All Judah(A) will be carried into exile,
    carried completely away.

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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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18 In those days the people of Judah will join the people of Israel,(A) and together(B) they will come from a northern(C) land to the land(D) I gave your ancestors as an inheritance.

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