Obadiah 20
New Living Translation
20 The exiles of Israel will return to their land
and occupy the Phoenician coast as far north as Zarephath.
The captives from Jerusalem exiled in the north[a]
will return home and resettle the towns of the Negev.
Footnotes
- 20 Hebrew in Sepharad.
Obadiah 20
New International Version
Luke 4:26
New Living Translation
26 Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them. He was sent instead to a foreigner—a widow of Zarephath in the land of Sidon.
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Luke 4:26
New International Version
26 Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to a widow in Zarephath in the region of Sidon.(A)
1 Kings 17:9-10
New Living Translation
9 “Go and live in the village of Zarephath, near the city of Sidon. I have instructed a widow there to feed you.”
10 So he went to Zarephath. As he arrived at the gates of the village, he saw a widow gathering sticks, and he asked her, “Would you please bring me a little water in a cup?”
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1 Kings 17:9-10
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9 “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)
Jeremiah 33:13
New Living Translation
13 Once again shepherds will count their flocks in the towns of the hill country, the foothills of Judah,[a] the Negev, the land of Benjamin, the vicinity of Jerusalem, and all the towns of Judah. I, the Lord, have spoken!
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- 33:13 Hebrew the Shephelah.
Jeremiah 33:13
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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.
Jeremiah 32:44
New Living Translation
44 Yes, fields will once again be bought and sold—deeds signed and sealed and witnessed—in the land of Benjamin and here in Jerusalem, in the towns of Judah and in the hill country, in the foothills of Judah[a] and in the Negev, too. For someday I will restore prosperity to them. I, the Lord, have spoken!”
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- 32:44 Hebrew the Shephelah.
Jeremiah 32:44
New International Version
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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- Jeremiah 32:44 Or will bring them back from captivity
Zechariah 10:6-10
New Living Translation
6 “I will strengthen Judah and save Israel[a];
I will restore them because of my compassion.
It will be as though I had never rejected them,
for I am the Lord their God, who will hear their cries.
7 The people of Israel[b] will become like mighty warriors,
and their hearts will be made happy as if by wine.
Their children, too, will see it and be glad;
their hearts will rejoice in the Lord.
8 When I whistle to them, they will come running,
for I have redeemed them.
From the few who are left,
they will grow as numerous as they were before.
9 Though I have scattered them like seeds among the nations,
they will still remember me in distant lands.
They and their children will survive
and return again to Israel.
10 I will bring them back from Egypt
and gather them from Assyria.
I will resettle them in Gilead and Lebanon
until there is no more room for them all.
Zechariah 10:6-10
New International Version
6 “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.
7 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.
8 I will signal(G) for them
and gather them in.
Surely I will redeem them;
they will be as numerous(H) as before.
9 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.
Amos 9:14-15
New Living Translation
14 I will bring my exiled people of Israel
back from distant lands,
and they will rebuild their ruined cities
and live in them again.
They will plant vineyards and gardens;
they will eat their crops and drink their wine.
15 I will firmly plant them there
in their own land.
They will never again be uprooted
from the land I have given them,”
says the Lord your God.
Amos 9:14-15
New International Version
“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)
Footnotes
- Amos 9:14 Or will restore the fortunes of my people Israel
Hosea 1:10-11
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10 [a]“Yet the time will come when Israel’s people will be like the sands of the seashore—too many to count! Then, at the place where they were told, ‘You are not my people,’ it will be said, ‘You are children of the living God.’ 11 Then the people of Judah and Israel will unite together. They will choose one leader for themselves, and they will return from exile together. What a day that will be—the day of Jezreel[b]—when God will again plant his people in his land.
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Hosea 1:10-11
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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)
Footnotes
- Hosea 1:11 In Hebrew texts 1:10,11 is numbered 2:1,2.
Ezekiel 34:12-13
New Living Translation
12 I will be like a shepherd looking for his scattered flock. I will find my sheep and rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on that dark and cloudy day. 13 I will bring them back home to their own land of Israel from among the peoples and nations. I will feed them on the mountains of Israel and by the rivers and in all the places where people live.
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Ezekiel 34:12-13
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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)
Jeremiah 33:26
New Living Translation
26 I will never abandon the descendants of Jacob or David, my servant, or change the plan that David’s descendants will rule the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Instead, I will restore them to their land and have mercy on them.”
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Jeremiah 33:26
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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.’”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 33:26 Or will bring them back from captivity
Jeremiah 13:19
New Living Translation
19 The towns of the Negev will close their gates,
and no one will be able to open them.
The people of Judah will be taken away as captives.
All will be carried into exile.
Jeremiah 13:19
New International Version
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.
Jeremiah 3:18
New Living Translation
18 In those days the people of Judah and Israel will return together from exile in the north. They will return to the land I gave your ancestors as an inheritance forever.
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Jeremiah 3:18
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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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