Bible Cross References
I will be
Deuteronomy 4:7
"No other nation, no matter how great, has a god who is so near when they need him as the LORD our God is to us. He answers us whenever we call for help.
1 Chronicles 28:9
And to Solomon he said, "My son, I charge you to acknowledge your father's God and to serve him with an undivided heart and a willing mind. He knows all our thoughts and desires. If you go to him, he will accept you; but if you turn away from him, he will abandon you forever.
2 Chronicles 15:12-15
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They made a covenant in which they agreed to worship the LORD, the God of their ancestors, with all their heart and soul.
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Anyone, young or old, male or female, who did not worship him was to be put to death.
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In a loud voice they took an oath in the LORD's name that they would keep the covenant, and then they shouted and blew trumpets.
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All the people of Judah were happy because they had made this covenant with all their heart. They took delight in worshiping the LORD, and he accepted them and gave them peace on every side.
Psalm 32:6
So all your loyal people should pray to you in times of need; when a great flood of trouble comes rushing in, it will not reach them.
Psalm 46:1
God is our shelter and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble.
Isaiah 45:19
I have not spoken in secret or kept my purpose hidden. I did not require the people of Israel to look for me in a desolate waste. I am the LORD, and I speak the truth; I make known what is right."
Isaiah 55:6
Turn to the LORD and pray to him, now that he is near.
Romans 10:20
And Isaiah is even bolder when he says, "I was found by those who were not looking for me; I appeared to those who were not asking for me."
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Jeremiah 16:14
The LORD says, "The time is coming when people will no longer swear by me as the living God who brought the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt.
Jeremiah 16:15
Instead, they will swear by me as the living God who brought the people of Israel out of a northern land and out of all the other countries where I had scattered them. I will bring them back to their own country, to the land that I gave their ancestors. I, the LORD, have spoken."
Jeremiah 23:3-8
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I will gather the rest of my people from the countries where I have scattered them, and I will bring them back to their homeland. They will have many children and increase in number.
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I will appoint rulers to take care of them. My people will no longer be afraid or terrified, and I will not punish them again. I, the LORD, have spoken."
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The LORD says, "The time is coming when I will choose as king a righteous descendant of David. That king will rule wisely and do what is right and just throughout the land.
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When he is king, the people of Judah will be safe, and the people of Israel will live in peace. He will be called 'The LORD Our Salvation.'
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"The time is coming," says the LORD, "when people will no longer swear by me as the living God who brought the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt.
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Instead, they will swear by me as the living God who brought the people of Israel out of a northern land and out of all the other countries where I had scattered them. Then they will live in their own land."
Jeremiah 24:5-7
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"I, the LORD, the God of Israel, consider that the people who were taken away to Babylonia are like these good figs, and I will treat them with kindness.
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I will watch over them and bring them back to this land. I will build them up and not tear them down; I will plant them and not pull them up.
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I will give them the desire to know that I am the LORD. Then they will be my people, and I will be their God, because they will return to me with all their heart.
Jeremiah 30:3
because the time is coming when I will restore my people, Israel and Judah. I will bring them back to the land that I gave their ancestors, and they will take possession of it again. I, the LORD, have spoken."
Jeremiah 30:10
"My people, do not be afraid; people of Israel, do not be terrified. I will rescue you from that faraway land, from the land where you are prisoners. You will come back home and live in peace; you will be secure, and no one will make you afraid.
Jeremiah 31:8-14
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I will bring them from the north and gather them from the ends of the earth. The blind and the lame will come with them, pregnant women and those about to give birth. They will come back a great nation.
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My people will return weeping, praying as I lead them back. I will guide them to streams of water, on a smooth road where they will not stumble. I am like a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my oldest son."
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The LORD says, "Nations, listen to me and proclaim my words on the far-off shores. I scattered my people, but I will gather them and guard them as a shepherd guards his flock.
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I have set Israel's people free and have saved them from a mighty nation.
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They will come and sing for joy on Mount Zion and be delighted with my gifts--- gifts of grain and wine and olive oil, gifts of sheep and cattle. They will be like a well-watered garden; they will have everything they need.
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Then the young women will dance and be happy, and men, young and old, will rejoice. I will comfort them and turn their mourning into joy, their sorrow into gladness.
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I will fill the priests with the richest food and satisfy all the needs of my people. I, the LORD, have spoken."
Jeremiah 32:37-44
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I am going to gather the people from all the countries where I have scattered them in my anger and fury, and I am going to bring them back to this place and let them live here in safety.
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Then they will be my people, and I will be their God.
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I will give them a single purpose in life: to honor me for all time, for their own good and the good of their descendants.
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I will make an eternal covenant with them. I will never stop doing good things for them, and I will make them fear me with all their heart, so that they will never turn away from me.
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I will take pleasure in doing good things for them, and I will establish them permanently in this land.
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"Just as I have brought this disaster on these people, so I am going to give them all the good things that I have promised.
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The people are saying that this land will be like a desert where neither people nor animals live, and that it will be given over to the Babylonians. But fields will once again be bought in this land.
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People will buy them, and the deeds will be signed, sealed, and witnessed. This will take place in the territory of Benjamin, in the villages around Jerusalem, in the towns of Judah, and in the towns in the hill country, in the foothills, and in southern Judah. I will restore the people to their land. I, the LORD, have spoken."
Jeremiah 33:7-26
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I will make Judah and Israel prosperous, and I will rebuild them as they were before.
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I will purify them from the sins that they have committed against me, and I will forgive their sins and their rebellion.
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Jerusalem will be a source of joy, honor, and pride to me; and every nation in the world will fear and tremble when they hear about the good things that I do for the people of Jerusalem and about the prosperity that I bring to the city."
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The LORD said, "People are saying that this place is like a desert, that it has no people or animals living in it. And they are right; the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem are empty; no people or animals live there. But in these places you will hear again
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the shouts of gladness and joy and the happy sounds of wedding feasts. You will hear people sing as they bring thank offerings to my Temple; they will say, 'Give thanks to the LORD Almighty, because he is good and his love is eternal.' I will make this land as prosperous as it was before. I, the LORD, have spoken."
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The LORD Almighty said, "In this land that is like a desert and where no people or animals live, there will once again be pastures where shepherds can take their sheep.
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In the towns in the hill country, in the foothills, and in southern Judah, in the territory of Benjamin, in the villages around Jerusalem, and in the towns of Judah, shepherds will once again count their sheep. I, the LORD, have spoken."
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The LORD said, "The time is coming when I will fulfill the promise that I made to the people of Israel and Judah.
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At that time I will choose as king a righteous descendant of David. That king will do what is right and just throughout the land.
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The people of Judah and of Jerusalem will be rescued and will live in safety. The city will be called 'The LORD Our Salvation.'
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I, the LORD, promise that there will always be a descendant of David to be king of Israel
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and that there will always be priests from the tribe of Levi to serve me and to offer burnt offerings, grain offerings, and sacrifices."
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"I have made a covenant with the day and with the night, so that they always come at their proper times; and that covenant can never be broken.
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In the same way I have made a covenant with my servant David that he would always have a descendant to be king, and I have made a covenant with the priests from the tribe of Levi that they would always serve me; and those covenants can never be broken.
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I will increase the number of descendants of my servant David and the number of priests from the tribe of Levi, so that it will be as impossible to count them as it is to count the stars in the sky or the grains of sand on the seashore."
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"Have you noticed how people are saying that I have rejected Israel and Judah, the two families that I chose? And so they look with contempt on my people and no longer consider them a nation.
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But I, the LORD, have a covenant with day and night, and I have made the laws that control earth and sky.
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And just as surely as I have done this, so I will maintain my covenant with Jacob's descendants and with my servant David. I will choose one of David's descendants to rule over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will be merciful to my people and make them prosperous again."
Jeremiah 46:27
"My people, do not be afraid, people of Israel, do not be terrified. I will rescue you from that faraway land, from the land where you are prisoners. You will come back home and live in peace; you will be secure, and no one will make you afraid.
Jeremiah 46:28
I will come to you and save you. I will destroy all the nations where I have scattered you, but I will not destroy you. I will not let you go unpunished; but when I punish you, I will be fair. I, the LORD, have spoken."
Jeremiah 50:4
The LORD says, "When that time comes, the people of both Israel and Judah will come weeping, looking for me, their God.
Jeremiah 50:5
They will ask the way to Zion and then go in that direction. They will make an eternal covenant with me and never break it.
Jeremiah 50:19
I will restore the people of Israel to their land. They will eat the food that grows on Mount Carmel and in the region of Bashan, and they will eat all they want of the crops that grow in the territories of Ephraim and Gilead.
Jeremiah 50:20
When that time comes, no sin will be found in Israel and no wickedness in Judah, because I will forgive those people whose lives I have spared. I, the LORD, have spoken."
Jeremiah 50:33
The LORD Almighty says, "The people of Israel and of Judah are oppressed. All who captured them are guarding them closely and will not let them go.
Jeremiah 50:34
But the one who will rescue them is strong---his name is the LORD Almighty. He himself will take up their cause and will bring peace to the earth, but trouble to the people of Babylonia."
Jeremiah 51:10
The LORD says, "My people shout, 'The LORD has shown that we are in the right. Let's go and tell the people in Jerusalem what the LORD our God has done.' "
Psalm 126:1
When the LORD brought us back to Jerusalem, it was like a dream!
Psalm 126:4
LORD, make us prosperous again, just as the rain brings water back to dry riverbeds.
Ezekiel 11:16-20
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"Now tell your fellow exiles what I am saying. I am the one who sent them to live in far-off nations and scattered them in other countries. Yet, for the time being I will be present with them in the lands where they have gone.
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"So tell them what I, the Sovereign LORD, am saying. I will gather them out of the countries where I scattered them, and will give the land of Israel back to them.
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When they return, they are to get rid of all the filthy, disgusting idols they find.
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I will give them a new heart and a new mind. I will take away their stubborn heart of stone and will give them an obedient heart.
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Then they will keep my laws and faithfully obey all my commands. They will be my people, and I will be their God.
Ezekiel 34:1-31
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"Mortal man," he said, "denounce the rulers of Israel. Prophesy to them, and tell them what I, the Sovereign LORD, say to them: You are doomed, you shepherds of Israel! You take care of yourselves, but never tend the sheep.
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You drink the milk, wear clothes made from the wool, and kill and eat the finest sheep. But you never tend the sheep.
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You have not taken care of the weak ones, healed the ones that are sick, bandaged the ones that are hurt, brought back the ones that wandered off, or looked for the ones that were lost. Instead, you treated them cruelly.
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Because the sheep had no shepherd, they were scattered, and wild animals killed and ate them.
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So my sheep wandered over the high hills and the mountains. They were scattered over the face of the earth, and no one looked for them or tried to find them.
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"Now, you shepherds, listen to what I, the LORD, am telling you.
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As surely as I am the living God, you had better listen to me. My sheep have been attacked by wild animals that killed and ate them because there was no shepherd. My shepherds did not try to find the sheep. They were taking care of themselves and not the sheep.
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So listen to me, you shepherds.
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I, the Sovereign LORD, declare that I am your enemy. I will take my sheep away from you and never again let you be their shepherds; never again will I let you take care only of yourselves. I will rescue my sheep from you and not let you eat them.
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"I, the Sovereign LORD, tell you that I myself will look for my sheep and take care of them
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in the same way as shepherds take care of their sheep that were scattered and are brought together again. I will bring them back from all the places where they were scattered on that dark, disastrous day.
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I will take them out of foreign countries, gather them together, and bring them back to their own land. I will lead them back to the mountains and the streams of Israel and will feed them in pleasant pastures.
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I will let them graze in safety in the mountain meadows and the valleys and in all the green pastures of the land of Israel.
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I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I will find them a place to rest. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken.
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"I will look for those that are lost, bring back those that wander off, bandage those that are hurt, and heal those that are sick; but those that are fat and strong I will destroy, because I am a shepherd who does what is right.
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"Now then, my flock, I, the Sovereign LORD, tell you that I will judge each of you and separate the good from the bad, the sheep from the goats.
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Some of you are not satisfied with eating the best grass; you even trample down what you don't eat! You drink the clear water and muddy what you don't drink!
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My other sheep have to eat the grass you trample down and drink the water you muddy.
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"So now, I, the Sovereign LORD, tell you that I will judge between you strong sheep and the weak sheep.
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You pushed the sick ones aside and butted them away from the flock.
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But I will rescue my sheep and not let them be mistreated any more. I will judge each of my sheep and separate the good from the bad.
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I will give them a king like my servant David to be their one shepherd, and he will take care of them.
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I, the LORD, will be their God, and a king like my servant David will be their ruler. I have spoken.
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I will make a covenant with them that guarantees their security. I will get rid of all the dangerous animals in the land, so that my sheep can live safely in the fields and sleep in the forests.
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"I will bless them and let them live around my sacred hill. There I will bless them with showers of rain when they need it.
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The trees will bear fruit, the fields will produce crops, and everyone will live in safety on his own land. When I break my people's chains and set them free from those who made them slaves, then they will know that I am the LORD.
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The heathen nations will not plunder them any more, and the wild animals will not kill and eat them. They will live in safety, and no one will terrify them.
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I will give them fertile fields and put an end to hunger in the land. The other nations will not sneer at them any more.
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Everyone will know that I protect Israel and that they are my people. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken.
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"You, my sheep, the flock that I feed, are my people, and I am your God," says the Sovereign LORD.
Ezekiel 36:1-39
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The LORD said, "Mortal man, speak to the mountains of Israel and tell them to listen to the message which I,
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the Sovereign LORD, have for them: Israel's enemies gloated and said, 'Now those ancient hills are ours!'
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"Prophesy, then, and announce what I, the Sovereign LORD, am saying. When the neighboring nations captured and plundered the mountains of Israel, everyone made fun of Israel.
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So now listen to what I, the Sovereign LORD, say to you mountains and hills, to you brooks and valleys, to you places that were left in ruins, and to you deserted cities which were plundered and mocked by all the surrounding nations.
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"I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken out in the heat of my anger against the surrounding nations, and especially against Edom. With glee and contempt they captured my land and took possession of its pastures.
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"So prophesy to the land of Israel; tell the mountains, hills, brooks, and valleys what I, the Sovereign LORD, am saying in jealous anger because of the way the nations have insulted and humiliated them.
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I, the Sovereign LORD, solemnly promise that the surrounding nations will be humiliated.
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But on the mountains of Israel the trees will again grow leaves and bear fruit for you, my people Israel. You are going to come home soon.
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I am on your side, and I will make sure that your land is plowed again and crops are planted on it.
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I will make your population grow. You will live in the cities and rebuild everything that was left in ruins.
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I will make people and cattle increase in number. There will be more of you than ever before, and you will have many children. I will let you live there as you used to live, and I will make you more prosperous than ever. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
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I will bring you, my people Israel, back to live again in the land. It will be your own land, and it will never again let your children starve.
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"I, the Sovereign LORD, say: It is true that people say that the land eats people and that it robs the nation of its children.
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But from now on it will no longer eat people and rob you of your children. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken.
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The land will no longer have to listen to the nations making fun of it or see the peoples sneer at it. The land will no longer rob the nation of its children. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken."
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"Mortal man," he said, "when the Israelites were living in their land, they defiled it by the way they lived and acted. I regarded their behavior as being as ritually unclean as a woman is during her monthly period.
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I let them feel the force of my anger because of the murders they had committed in the land and because of the idols by which they had defiled it.
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I condemned them for the way they lived and acted, and I scattered them through foreign countries.
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Wherever they went, they brought disgrace on my holy name, because people would say, 'These are the people of the LORD, but they had to leave his land.'
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That made me concerned for my holy name, since the Israelites brought disgrace on it everywhere they went.
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"Now then, give the Israelites the message that I, the Sovereign LORD, have for them: What I am going to do is not for the sake of you Israelites, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have disgraced in every country where you have gone.
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When I demonstrate to the nations the holiness of my great name---the name you disgraced among them---then they will know that I am the LORD. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken. I will use you to show the nations that I am holy.
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I will take you from every nation and country and bring you back to your own land.
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I will sprinkle clean water on you and make you clean from all your idols and everything else that has defiled you.
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I will give you a new heart and a new mind. I will take away your stubborn heart of stone and give you an obedient heart.
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I will put my spirit in you and will see to it that you follow my laws and keep all the commands I have given you.
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Then you will live in the land I gave your ancestors. You will be my people, and I will be your God.
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I will save you from everything that defiles you. I will command the grain to be plentiful, so that you will not have any more famines.
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I will increase the yield of your fruit trees and your fields, so that there will be no more famines to disgrace you among the nations.
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You will remember your evil conduct and the wrongs that you committed, and you will be disgusted with yourselves because of your sins and your iniquities.
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Israel, I want you to know that I am not doing all this for your sake. I want you to feel the shame and disgrace of what you are doing. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken."
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The Sovereign LORD says, "When I make you clean from all your sins, I will let you live in your cities again and let you rebuild the ruins.
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Everyone who used to walk by your fields saw how overgrown and wild they were, but I will let you farm them again.
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Everyone will talk about how this land, which was once a wilderness, has become like the Garden of Eden, and how the cities which were torn down, looted, and left in ruins, are now inhabited and fortified.
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Then the neighboring nations that have survived will know that I, the LORD, rebuild ruined cities and replant waste fields. I, the LORD, have promised that I would do this---and I will."
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The Sovereign LORD says, "I will once again let the Israelites ask me for help, and I will let them increase in numbers like a flock of sheep.
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The cities that are now in ruins will then be as full of people as Jerusalem was once full of the sheep which were offered as sacrifices at a festival. Then they will know that I am the LORD."
Amos 9:14
I will bring my people back to their land. They will rebuild their ruined cities and live there; they will plant vineyards and drink the wine; they will plant gardens and eat what they grow.
Micah 4:12
But these nations do not know what is in the LORD's mind. They do not realize that they have been gathered together to be punished in the same way that grain is brought in to be threshed.
Zephaniah 3:20
The time is coming! I will bring your scattered people home; I will make you famous throughout the world and make you prosperous once again." The LORD has spoken.