Psalm 102:16
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16 For the Lord will build up Zion;
he will appear in his glory.(A)
Isaiah 60:1-2
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The Ingathering of the Dispersed
60 Arise, shine, for your light has come,
and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.(A)
2 For darkness shall cover the earth
and thick darkness the peoples,
but the Lord will arise upon you,
and his glory will appear over you.(B)
Psalm 147:2
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2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem;
he gathers the outcasts of Israel.(A)
Zechariah 2:6-13
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Interlude: An Appeal to the Exiles
6 Up, up! Flee from the land of the north, says the Lord, for I have spread you abroad like the four winds of heaven, says the Lord.(A) 7 Up! Escape to Zion, you who live with daughter Babylon. 8 For thus said the Lord of hosts after his glory sent me to the nations who plundered you: Truly, one who touches you touches the apple of my eye.[a](B) 9 For I am going to raise[b] my hand against them, and they shall become plunder for their own slaves. Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me.(C) 10 Sing and rejoice, O daughter Zion! For I will come and dwell in your midst, says the Lord.(D) 11 Many nations shall join themselves to the Lord on that day and shall be my people, and I will dwell in your midst. And you shall know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you. 12 The Lord will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land and will again choose Jerusalem.(E)
13 Be silent, all flesh, before the Lord, for he has roused himself from his holy dwelling.(F)
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Jeremiah 33:7
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7 I will restore the fortunes of Judah and the fortunes of Israel and rebuild them as they were at first.(A)
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Micah 2:9
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9 The women of my people you drive out
from their pleasant houses;
from their young children you take away
my glory forever.
Jeremiah 31:4
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4 Again I will build you, and you shall be built,
O virgin Israel!
Again you shall adorn yourself with your tambourines
and go forth in the dance of the merrymakers.(A)
Isaiah 66:18
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18 for I know[a] their works and their thoughts.
I am[b] coming to gather all nations and tongues, and they shall come and shall see my glory,(A)
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Isaiah 61:3
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3 to provide for those who mourn in Zion—
to give them a garland instead of ashes,
the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
the mantle of praise instead of a faint spirit.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
the planting of the Lord, to display his glory.(A)
Isaiah 60:7
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7 All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered to you;
the rams of Nebaioth shall minister to you;
they shall be acceptable on my altar,[a]
and I will glorify my glorious house.(A)
Footnotes
- 60.7 Q ms Heb mss Gk Syr Tg: MT will ascend on the favor of my altar
Isaiah 14:26
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26 This is the plan that is planned
concerning the whole earth,
and this is the hand that is stretched out
over all the nations.(A)
Isaiah 2:2-3
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2 In days to come
the mountain of the Lord’s house
shall be established as the highest of the mountains
and shall be raised above the hills;
all the nations shall stream to it.(A)
3 Many peoples shall come and say,
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the house of the God of Jacob,
that he may teach us his ways
and that we may walk in his paths.”
For out of Zion shall go forth instruction
and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.(B)
Psalm 97:6
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6 The heavens proclaim his righteousness,
and all the peoples behold his glory.
Psalm 69:35
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35 For God will save Zion
and rebuild the cities of Judah,
and his servants shall live[a] there and possess it;(A)
Footnotes
- 69.35 Syr: Heb and they shall live
Psalm 51:18
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18 Do good to Zion in your good pleasure;
rebuild the walls of Jerusalem;(A)
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