Zechariah 2:11
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11 (A)And many nations shall join themselves to the Lord in that day, and shall be my people. (B)And I will dwell in your midst, and (C)you shall know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you.
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Revelation 11:15
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Luke 2:32
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1 Peter 2:9-10
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9 But you are (A)a chosen race, (B)a royal (C)priesthood, (D)a holy nation, (E)a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you (F)out of darkness into (G)his marvelous light. 10 (H)Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
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Acts 28:28
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28 Therefore let it be known to you that (A)this (B)salvation of God (C)has been sent to the Gentiles; (D)they will listen.”[a]
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- Acts 28:28 Some manuscripts add verse 29: And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, having much dispute among themselves
Zechariah 8:20-23
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20 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: Peoples shall yet come, even the inhabitants of many cities. 21 The inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, (A)‘Let us go at once (B)to entreat the favor of the Lord and to seek the Lord of hosts; I myself am going.’ 22 (C)Many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem and (D)to entreat the favor of the Lord. 23 Thus says the Lord of hosts: In those days (E)ten men (F)from the nations of every tongue shall take hold of the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for (G)we have heard that God is with you.’”
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Zechariah 2:9-10
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9 “Behold, (A)I will shake my hand over them, (B)and they shall become plunder for those who served them. Then (C)you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me. 10 (D)Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, for (E)behold, I come (F)and I will dwell in your midst, declares the Lord.
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John 17:21
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21 (A)that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that (B)they also may be in (C)us, so that the world (D)may believe that you have sent me.
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Malachi 1:11
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11 For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name (A)will be[a] great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name (B)will be great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts.
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- Malachi 1:11 Or is (three times in verse 11; also verse 14)
Zechariah 3:10
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10 In that day, declares the Lord of hosts, every one of you will invite his neighbor to come (A)under his vine and under his fig tree.”
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Ezekiel 33:33
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33 (A)When this comes—and come it will!—(B)then they will know that a prophet has been among them.”
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Jeremiah 16:19
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19 (A)O Lord, my strength and my stronghold,
(B)my refuge in the day of trouble,
(C)to you shall the nations come
from the ends of the earth and say:
“Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies,
(D)worthless things in which there is no profit.
Isaiah 66:19
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19 and I will set a sign among them. And from them (A)I will send survivors to the nations, to (B)Tarshish, (C)Pul, and (D)Lud, who draw the bow, to (E)Tubal and (F)Javan, (G)to the coastlands far away, (H)that have not heard my fame or seen my glory. And they shall declare my glory among the nations.
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Isaiah 60:3-7
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3 (A)And nations shall come to your light,
and kings to the brightness of your rising.
4 (B)Lift up your eyes all around, and see;
they all gather together, they come to you;
(C)your sons shall come from afar,
and your daughters shall be carried on the hip.
5 Then you shall see and (D)be radiant;
your heart shall thrill and exult,[a]
because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you,
(E)the wealth of the nations shall come to you.
6 A multitude of camels shall cover you,
the young camels of (F)Midian and (G)Ephah;
all those from (H)Sheba shall come.
(I)They shall bring gold and frankincense,
and shall bring good news, the praises of the Lord.
7 All the flocks of (J)Kedar shall be gathered to you;
the rams of (K)Nebaioth shall minister to you;
(L)they shall come up with acceptance on my altar,
(M)and I will beautify my beautiful house.
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- Isaiah 60:5 Hebrew your heart shall tremble and grow wide
Isaiah 52:10
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10 (A)The Lord has bared his holy arm
before the eyes of all the nations,
(B)and all the ends of the earth shall see
the salvation of our God.
Isaiah 49:22-23
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22 Thus says the Lord God:
“Behold, I will lift up my hand to the nations,
(A)and raise my signal to the peoples;
(B)and they shall bring your sons in their arms,[a]
and your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders.
23 (C)Kings shall be your foster fathers,
and their queens your nursing mothers.
(D)With their faces to the ground they shall bow down to you,
and (E)lick the dust of your feet.
Then you will know that I am the Lord;
(F)those who wait for me (G)shall not be put to shame.”
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- Isaiah 49:22 Hebrew in their bosom
Isaiah 49:6-7
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6 he says:
“It is too light a thing that you should be my servant
to raise up the tribes of Jacob
and to bring back the preserved of Israel;
(A)I will make you (B)as a light for the nations,
that (C)my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”
7 Thus says the Lord,
(D)the Redeemer of Israel and his Holy One,
(E)to one deeply despised, abhorred by the nation,
the servant of rulers:
(F)“Kings shall see and arise;
princes, and they shall prostrate themselves;
because of the Lord, who is faithful,
the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.”
Isaiah 45:14
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The Lord, the Only Savior
14 Thus says the Lord:
(A)“The wealth of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush,
and the Sabeans, men of stature,
shall come over to you (B)and be yours;
they shall follow you;
they shall come over in chains and bow down to you.
They will plead with you, saying:
‘Surely God is in you, and there is no other,
no god besides him.’”
Isaiah 42:1-4
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The Lord's Chosen Servant
42 (A)Behold (B)my servant, whom I uphold,
my chosen, (C)in whom my soul delights;
(D)I have put my Spirit upon him;
(E)he will bring forth justice to the nations.
2 He will not cry aloud or lift up his voice,
or make it heard in the street;
3 (F)a bruised reed he will not break,
and a faintly burning wick he will not quench;
(G)he will faithfully bring forth justice.
4 He will not grow faint or be discouraged[a]
till he has established justice in the earth;
and (H)the coastlands wait for his law.
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- Isaiah 42:4 Or bruised
Isaiah 19:24-25
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24 In that day Israel will be the third with Egypt and Assyria, (A)a blessing in the midst of the earth, 25 whom the Lord of hosts has blessed, saying, “Blessed be Egypt (B)my people, and Assyria (C)the work of my hands, and (D)Israel my inheritance.”
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Isaiah 11:9-10
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9 (A)They shall not hurt or destroy
in all (B)my holy mountain;
(C)for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord
as the waters cover the sea.
10 In that day (D)the root of (E)Jesse, who shall stand as (F)a signal for the peoples—of him shall the nations inquire, and his resting place shall be glorious.
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Isaiah 2:2-5
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2 (A)It shall come to pass in the latter days
that (B)the mountain of the house of the Lord
shall be established as the highest of the mountains,
and shall be lifted up above the hills;
and (C)all the nations shall flow to it,
3 and (D)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 (E)out of Zion shall go forth the law,[a]
and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
4 He shall judge between the nations,
and shall decide disputes for many peoples;
(F)and they shall beat their swords into plowshares,
and their spears into pruning hooks;
(G)nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war anymore.
5 O house of Jacob,
come, let us walk
in (H)the light of the Lord.
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- Isaiah 2:3 Or teaching
Psalm 72:17
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17 (A)May his name endure forever,
his fame continue as long as the sun!
(B)May people be blessed in him,
(C)all nations call him blessed!
Psalm 72:8-11
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8 May he have dominion from (A)sea to sea,
and from (B)the River[a] to the (C)ends of the earth!
9 May desert tribes (D)bow down before him,
and his enemies (E)lick the dust!
10 May the kings of (F)Tarshish and of (G)the coastlands
render him (H)tribute;
may the kings of (I)Sheba and (J)Seba
bring gifts!
11 May all kings (K)fall down before him,
all nations serve him!
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- Psalm 72:8 That is, the Euphrates
Psalm 68:29-31
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29 Because of your temple at Jerusalem
kings shall (A)bear gifts to you.
30 Rebuke (B)the beasts that dwell among the reeds,
the herd of (C)bulls with the calves of the peoples.
(D)Trample underfoot those who lust after tribute;
scatter the peoples who delight in war.[a]
31 Nobles shall come from (E)Egypt;
(F)Cush shall hasten to (G)stretch out her hands to God.
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- Psalm 68:30 The meaning of the Hebrew verse is uncertain
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