Psalm 85:1
New King James Version
Prayer that the Lord Will Restore Favor to the Land
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm (A)of the sons of Korah.
85 Lord, You have been favorable to Your land;
You have (B)brought back the captivity of Jacob.
Psalm 14:7
New King James Version
7 (A)Oh,[a] that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion!
(B)When the Lord brings back [b]the captivity of His people,
Let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad.
Footnotes
- Psalm 14:7 Lit. Who will give out of Zion the salvation of Israel?
- Psalm 14:7 Or His captive people
Jeremiah 30:18
New King James Version
18 “Thus says the Lord:
‘Behold, I will bring back the captivity of Jacob’s tents,
And (A)have mercy on his dwelling places;
The city shall be built upon its own [a]mound,
And the palace shall remain according to its own plan.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 30:18 ruins
Ezekiel 39:25
New King James Version
25 “Therefore thus says the Lord God: (A)‘Now I will bring back the captives of Jacob, and have mercy on the (B)whole house of Israel; and I will be jealous for My holy name—
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Psalm 77:7
New King James Version
7 Will the Lord cast off forever?
And will He be favorable no more?
Joel 2:18
New King James Version
The Land Refreshed(A)
18 Then the Lord will (B)be zealous for His land,
And pity His people.
Psalm 126:1-2
New King James Version
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
Psalm 42:1
New King James Version
BOOK TWO
Psalms 42–72
Yearning for God in the Midst of Distresses
To the Chief Musician. A [a]Contemplation of the sons of Korah.
42 As the deer [b]pants for the water brooks,
So pants my soul for You, O God.
Footnotes
- Psalm 42:1 Heb. Maschil
- Psalm 42:1 Lit. longs for
Zechariah 1:16
New King James Version
16 ‘Therefore thus says the Lord:
(A)“I am returning to Jerusalem with mercy;
My (B)house (C)shall be built in it,” says the Lord of hosts,
“And (D)a surveyor’s line shall be stretched out over Jerusalem.” ’
Joel 3:1
New King James Version
God Judges the Nations
3 “For behold, (A)in those days and at that time,
When I bring back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem,
Leviticus 26:42
New King James Version
42 then I will (A)remember My covenant with Jacob, and My covenant with Isaac and My covenant with Abraham I will remember;
I will (B)remember the land.
Jeremiah 31:23
New King James Version
Future Prosperity of Judah
23 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “They shall again use this speech in the land of Judah and in its cities, when I bring back their captivity: (A)‘The Lord bless you, O home of justice, and (B)mountain of holiness!’
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Ezra 1:11-2:1
New King James Version
11 All the articles of gold and silver were five thousand four hundred. All these Sheshbazzar took with the captives who were brought from Babylon to Jerusalem.
The Captives Who Returned to Jerusalem(A)
2 Now (B)these are the people of the province who came back from the captivity, of those who had been carried away, (C)whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, everyone to his own city.
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