Bible Cross References
Repent
Acts 2:38
Peter said to them, "Each one of you must turn away from your sins and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, so that your sins will be forgiven; and you will receive God's gift, the Holy Spirit.
Acts 11:18
When they heard this, they stopped their criticism and praised God, saying, "Then God has given to the Gentiles also the opportunity to repent and live!"
2 Timothy 2:25
who is gentle as you correct your opponents, for it may be that God will give them the opportunity to repent and come to know the truth.
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Acts 11:21
The Lord's power was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.
Acts 15:3
They were sent on their way by the church; and as they went through Phoenicia and Samaria, they reported how the Gentiles had turned to God; this news brought great joy to all the believers.
Acts 26:18-20
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You are to open their eyes and turn them from the darkness to the light and from the power of Satan to God, so that through their faith in me they will have their sins forgiven and receive their place among God's chosen people.'
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"And so, King Agrippa, I did not disobey the vision I had from heaven.
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First in Damascus and in Jerusalem and then in the whole country of Israel and among the Gentiles, I preached that they must repent of their sins and turn to God and do the things that would show they had repented.
Acts 28:27
because this people's minds are dull, and they have stopped up their ears and closed their eyes. Otherwise, their eyes would see, their ears would hear, their minds would understand, and they would turn to me, says God, and I would heal them.' "
Psalm 51:13
Then I will teach sinners your commands, and they will turn back to you.
Isaiah 1:16-20
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Wash yourselves clean. Stop all this evil that I see you doing. Yes, stop doing evil
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and learn to do right. See that justice is done---help those who are oppressed, give orphans their rights, and defend widows."
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The LORD says, "Now, let's settle the matter. You are stained red with sin, but I will wash you as clean as snow. Although your stains are deep red, you will be as white as wool.
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If you will only obey me, you will eat the good things the land produces.
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But if you defy me, you are doomed to die. I, the LORD, have spoken."
Isaiah 6:10
Then he said to me, "Make the minds of these people dull, their ears deaf, and their eyes blind, so that they cannot see or hear or understand. If they did, they might turn to me and be healed."
Isaiah 55:6
Turn to the LORD and pray to him, now that he is near.
Isaiah 55:7
Let the wicked leave their way of life and change their way of thinking. Let them turn to the LORD, our God; he is merciful and quick to forgive.
Jeremiah 31:18-20
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"I hear the people of Israel say in grief, ' LORD, we were like an untamed animal, but you taught us to obey. Bring us back; we are ready to return to you, the LORD our God.
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We turned away from you, but soon we wanted to return. After you had punished us, we hung our heads in grief. We were ashamed and disgraced because we sinned when we were young.'
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"Israel, you are my dearest child, the one I love best. Whenever I mention your name, I think of you with love. My heart goes out to you; I will be merciful.
Lamentations 3:40
Let us examine our ways and turn back to the LORD.
Lamentations 5:21
Bring us back to you, LORD! Bring us back! Restore our ancient glory.
Ezekiel 18:30-32
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"Now I, the Sovereign LORD, am telling you Israelites that I will judge each of you by what you have done. Turn away from all the evil you are doing, and don't let your sin destroy you.
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Give up all the evil you have been doing, and get yourselves new minds and hearts. Why do you Israelites want to die?
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I do not want anyone to die," says the Sovereign LORD. "Turn away from your sins and live."
Daniel 9:13
giving us all the punishment described in the Law of Moses. But even now, O LORD our God, we have not tried to please you by turning from our sins or by following your truth.
Hosea 14:2
Return to the LORD, and let this prayer be your offering to him: "Forgive all our sins and accept our prayer, and we will praise you as we have promised.
Joel 2:13
Let your broken heart show your sorrow; tearing your clothes is not enough." Come back to the LORD your God. He is kind and full of mercy; he is patient and keeps his promise; he is always ready to forgive and not punish.
Matthew 13:15
because their minds are dull, and they have stopped up their ears and have closed their eyes. Otherwise, their eyes would see, their ears would hear, their minds would understand, and they would turn to me, says God, and I would heal them.'
Matthew 18:3
and said, "I assure you that unless you change and become like children, you will never enter the Kingdom of heaven.
Luke 1:16
and he will bring back many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God.
James 4:7-10
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So then, submit yourselves to God. Resist the Devil, and he will run away from you.
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Come near to God, and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners! Purify your hearts, you hypocrites!
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Be sorrowful, cry, and weep; change your laughter into crying, your joy into gloom!
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Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
James 5:19
My friends, if any of you wander away from the truth and another one brings you back again,
James 5:20
remember this: whoever turns a sinner back from the wrong way will save that sinner's soul from death and bring about the forgiveness of many sins.
1 Peter 2:25
You were like sheep that had lost their way, but now you have been brought back to follow the Shepherd and Keeper of your souls.
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Deuteronomy 4:29-31
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There you will look for the LORD your God, and if you search for him with all your heart, you will find him.
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When you are in trouble and all those things happen to you, then you will finally turn to the LORD and obey him.
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He is a merciful God. He will not abandon you or destroy you, and he will not forget the covenant that he himself made with your ancestors.
1 Kings 8:48-50
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If in that land they truly and sincerely repent and pray to you as they face toward this land which you gave to our ancestors, this city which you have chosen, and this Temple which I have built for you,
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then listen to their prayers. In your home in heaven hear them and be merciful to them.
50
Forgive all their sins and their rebellion against you, and make their enemies treat them with kindness.
Psalm 32:1-5
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Happy are those whose sins are forgiven, whose wrongs are pardoned.
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Happy is the one whom the LORD does not accuse of doing wrong and who is free from all deceit.
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When I did not confess my sins, I was worn out from crying all day long.
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Day and night you punished me, LORD; my strength was completely drained, as moisture is dried up by the summer heat.
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Then I confessed my sins to you; I did not conceal my wrongdoings. I decided to confess them to you, and you forgave all my sins.
Psalm 51:1-3
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Be merciful to me, O God, because of your constant love. Because of your great mercy wipe away my sins!
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Wash away all my evil and make me clean from my sin!
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I recognize my faults; I am always conscious of my sins.
Psalm 51:9-3
Psalm 103:12
As far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our sins from us.
Isaiah 1:16-18
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Wash yourselves clean. Stop all this evil that I see you doing. Yes, stop doing evil
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and learn to do right. See that justice is done---help those who are oppressed, give orphans their rights, and defend widows."
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The LORD says, "Now, let's settle the matter. You are stained red with sin, but I will wash you as clean as snow. Although your stains are deep red, you will be as white as wool.
Isaiah 43:25
And yet, I am the God who forgives your sins, and I do this because of who I am. I will not hold your sins against you.
Isaiah 44:22
I have swept your sins away like a cloud. Come back to me; I am the one who saves you."
Jeremiah 31:33
The new covenant that I will make with the people of Israel will be this: I will put my law within them and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
Jeremiah 31:34
None of them will have to teach a neighbor to know the LORD, because all will know me, from the least to the greatest. I will forgive their sins and I will no longer remember their wrongs. I, the LORD, have spoken."
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."
Micah 7:18
There is no other god like you, O LORD; you forgive the sins of your people who have survived. You do not stay angry forever, but you take pleasure in showing us your constant love.
Micah 7:19
You will be merciful to us once again. You will trample our sins underfoot and send them to the bottom of the sea!
Revelation 21:4
He will wipe away all tears from their eyes. There will be no more death, no more grief or crying or pain. The old things have disappeared."
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Acts 3:21
He must remain in heaven until the time comes for all things to be made new, as God announced through his holy prophets of long ago.
Acts 1:6
When the apostles met together with Jesus, they asked him, "Lord, will you at this time give the Kingdom back to Israel?"
Acts 17:26
From one human being he created all races of people and made them live throughout the whole earth. He himself fixed beforehand the exact times and the limits of the places where they would live.
Psalm 72:6-19
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May the king be like rain on the fields, like showers falling on the land.
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May righteousness flourish in his lifetime, and may prosperity last as long as the moon gives light.
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His kingdom will reach from sea to sea, from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.
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The peoples of the desert will bow down before him; his enemies will throw themselves to the ground.
10
The kings of Spain and of the islands will offer him gifts; the kings of Sheba and Seba will bring him offerings.
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All kings will bow down before him; all nations will serve him.
12
He rescues the poor who call to him, and those who are needy and neglected.
13
He has pity on the weak and poor; he saves the lives of those in need.
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He rescues them from oppression and violence; their lives are precious to him.
15
Long live the king! May he be given gold from Sheba; may prayers be said for him at all times; may God's blessings be on him always!
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May there be plenty of grain in the land; may the hills be covered with crops, as fruitful as those of Lebanon. May the cities be filled with people, like fields full of grass.
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May the king's name never be forgotten; may his fame last as long as the sun. May all nations ask God to bless them as he has blessed the king.
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Praise the LORD, the God of Israel! He alone does these wonderful things.
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Praise his glorious name forever! May his glory fill the whole world. Amen! Amen!
Psalm 98:1-9
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Sing a new song to the LORD; he has done wonderful things! By his own power and holy strength he has won the victory.
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The LORD announced his victory; he made his saving power known to the nations.
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He kept his promise to the people of Israel with loyalty and constant love for them. All people everywhere have seen the victory of our God.
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Sing for joy to the LORD, all the earth; praise him with songs and shouts of joy!
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Sing praises to the LORD! Play music on the harps!
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Blow trumpets and horns, and shout for joy to the LORD, our king.
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Roar, sea, and every creature in you; sing, earth, and all who live on you!
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Clap your hands, you rivers; you hills, sing together with joy before the LORD,
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because he comes to rule the earth. He will rule the peoples of the world with justice and fairness.
Isaiah 2:1-3
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Here is the message which God gave to Isaiah son of Amoz about Judah and Jerusalem:
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In days to come the mountain where the Temple stands will be the highest one of all, towering above all the hills. Many nations will come streaming to it,
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and their people will say, "Let us go up the hill of the LORD, to the Temple of Israel's God. He will teach us what he wants us to do; we will walk in the paths he has chosen. For the LORD's teaching comes from Jerusalem; from Zion he speaks to his people."
Isaiah 49:10-22
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they will never be hungry or thirsty. Sun and desert heat will not hurt them, for they will be led by one who loves them. He will lead them to springs of water.
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"I will make a highway across the mountains and prepare a road for my people to travel.
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My people will come from far away, from the north and the west, and from Aswan in the south."
13
Sing, heavens! Shout for joy, earth! Let the mountains burst into song! The LORD will comfort his people; he will have pity on his suffering people.
14
But the people of Jerusalem said, "The LORD has abandoned us! He has forgotten us."
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So the LORD answers, "Can a woman forget her own baby and not love the child she bore? Even if a mother should forget her child, I will never forget you.
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Jerusalem, I can never forget you! I have written your name on the palms of my hands.
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"Those who will rebuild you are coming soon, and those who destroyed you will leave.
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Look around and see what is happening! Your people are assembling---they are coming home! As surely as I am the living God, you will be proud of your people, as proud as a bride is of her jewels.
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"Your country was ruined and desolate--- but now it will be too small for those who are coming to live there. And those who left you in ruins will be far removed from you.
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Your people who were born in exile will one day say to you, 'This land is too small--- we need more room to live in!'
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Then you will say to yourself, 'Who bore all these children for me? I lost my children and could have no more. I was exiled and driven away--- who brought these children up? I was left all alone--- where did these children come from?' "
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The Sovereign LORD says to his people: "I will signal to the nations, and they will bring your children home.
Isaiah 51:11
Those whom you have rescued will reach Jerusalem with gladness, singing and shouting for joy. They will be happy forever, forever free from sorrow and grief.
Isaiah 52:1-10
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Jerusalem, be strong and great again! Holy city of God, clothe yourself with splendor! The heathen will never enter your gates again.
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Shake yourself free, Jerusalem! Rise from the dust and sit on your throne! Undo the chains that bind you, captive people of Zion!
3
The Sovereign LORD says to his people, "When you became slaves, no money was paid for you; in the same way nothing will be paid to set you free.
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When you went to live in Egypt as foreigners, you did so of your own free will; Assyria, however, took you away by force and paid nothing for you.
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And now in Babylonia the same thing has happened: you are captives, and nothing was paid for you. Those who rule over you boast and brag and constantly show contempt for me.
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In time to come you will acknowledge that I am God and that I have spoken to you."
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How wonderful it is to see a messenger coming across the mountains, bringing good news, the news of peace! He announces victory and says to Zion, "Your God is king!"
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Those who guard the city are shouting, shouting together for joy. They can see with their own eyes the return of the LORD to Zion.
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Break into shouts of joy, you ruins of Jerusalem! The LORD will rescue his city and comfort his people.
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The LORD will use his holy power; he will save his people, and all the world will see it.
Isaiah 54:1-14
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Jerusalem, you have been like a childless woman, but now you can sing and shout for joy. Now you will have more children than a woman whose husband never left her.
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Make the tent you live in larger; lengthen its ropes and strengthen the pegs!
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You will extend your boundaries on all sides; your people will get back the land that the other nations now occupy. Cities now deserted will be filled with people.
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Do not be afraid---you will not be disgraced again; you will not be humiliated. You will forget your unfaithfulness as a young wife, and your desperate loneliness as a widow.
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Your Creator will be like a husband to you--- the LORD Almighty is his name. The holy God of Israel will save you--- he is the ruler of all the world.
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Israel, you are like a young wife, deserted by her husband and deeply distressed. But the LORD calls you back to him and says:
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"For one brief moment I left you; with deep love I will take you back.
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I turned away angry for only a moment, but I will show you my love forever." So says the LORD who saves you.
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"In the time of Noah I promised never again to flood the earth. Now I promise not to be angry with you again; I will not reprimand or punish you.
10
The mountains and hills may crumble, but my love for you will never end; I will keep forever my promise of peace." So says the LORD who loves you.
11
The LORD says, "O Jerusalem, you suffering, helpless city, with no one to comfort you, I will rebuild your foundations with precious stones.
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I will build your towers with rubies, your gates with stones that glow like fire, and the wall around you with jewels.
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"I myself will teach your people and give them prosperity and peace.
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Justice and right will make you strong. You will be safe from oppression and terror.
Isaiah 60:1-22
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Arise, Jerusalem, and shine like the sun; The glory of the LORD is shining on you!
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Other nations will be covered by darkness, But on you the light of the LORD will shine; The brightness of his presence will be with you.
3
Nations will be drawn to your light, And kings to the dawning of your new day.
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Look around you and see what is happening: Your people are gathering to come home! Your sons will come from far away; Your daughters will be carried like children.
5
You will see this and be filled with joy; You will tremble with excitement. The wealth of the nations will be brought to you; From across the sea their riches will come.
6
Great caravans of camels will come, from Midian and Ephah. They will come from Sheba, bringing gold and incense. People will tell the good news of what the LORD has done!
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All the sheep of Kedar and Nebaioth Will be brought to you as sacrifices And offered on the altar to please the LORD. The LORD will make his Temple more glorious than ever.
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What are these ships that skim along like clouds, Like doves returning home?
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They are ships coming from distant lands, Bringing God's people home. They bring with them silver and gold To honor the name of the LORD, The holy God of Israel, Who has made all nations honor his people.
10
The LORD says to Jerusalem, "Foreigners will rebuild your walls, And their kings will serve you. In my anger I punished you, But now I will show you my favor and mercy.
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Day and night your gates will be open, So that the kings of the nations May bring you their wealth.
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But nations that do not serve you Will be completely destroyed.
13
"The wood of the pine, the juniper, and the cypress, The finest wood from the forests of Lebanon, Will be brought to rebuild you, Jerusalem, To make my Temple beautiful, To make my city glorious.
14
The descendants of those who oppressed you will come And bow low to show their respect. All who once despised you will worship at your feet. They will call you 'The City of the LORD,' 'Zion, the City of Israel's Holy God.'
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"You will no longer be forsaken and hated, A city deserted and desolate. I will make you great and beautiful, A place of joy forever and ever.
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Nations and kings will care for you As a mother nurses her child. You will know that I, the LORD, have saved you, That the mighty God of Israel sets you free.
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"I will bring you gold instead of bronze, Silver and bronze instead of iron and wood, And iron instead of stone. Your rulers will no longer oppress you; I will make them rule with justice and peace.
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The sounds of violence will be heard no more; Destruction will not shatter your country again. I will protect and defend you like a wall; You will praise me because I have saved you.
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"No longer will the sun be your light by day Or the moon be your light by night; I, the LORD, will be your eternal light; The light of my glory will shine on you.
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Your days of grief will come to an end. I, the LORD, will be your eternal light, More lasting than the sun and moon.
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Your people will all do what is right, And will possess the land forever. I planted them, I made them, To reveal my greatness to all.
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Even your smallest and humblest family Will become as great as a powerful nation. When the right time comes, I will make this happen quickly. I am the LORD!"
Isaiah 61:3
To give to those who mourn in Zion Joy and gladness instead of grief, A song of praise instead of sorrow. They will be like trees That the LORD himself has planted. They will all do what is right, And God will be praised for what he has done.
Isaiah 61:9-11
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They will be famous among the nations; Everyone who sees them will know That they are a people whom I have blessed."
10
Jerusalem rejoices because of what the LORD has done. She is like a bride dressed for her wedding. God has clothed her with salvation and victory.
11
As surely as seeds sprout and grow, The Sovereign LORD will save his people, And all the nations will praise him.
Isaiah 62:1-5
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I will speak out to encourage Jerusalem; I will not be silent until she is saved, And her victory shines like a torch in the night.
2
Jerusalem, the nations will see you victorious! All their kings will see your glory. You will be called by a new name, A name given by the LORD himself.
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You will be like a beautiful crown for the LORD.
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No longer will you be called "Forsaken," Or your land be called "The Deserted Wife." Your new name will be "God Is Pleased with Her." Your land will be called "Happily Married," Because the LORD is pleased with you And will be like a husband to your land.
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Like a young man taking a virgin as his bride, He who formed you will marry you. As a groom is delighted with his bride, So your God will delight in you.
Isaiah 65:17-25
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The LORD says, "I am making a new earth and new heavens. The events of the past will be completely forgotten.
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Be glad and rejoice forever in what I create. The new Jerusalem I make will be full of joy, and her people will be happy.
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I myself will be filled with joy because of Jerusalem and her people. There will be no weeping there, no calling for help.
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Babies will no longer die in infancy, and all people will live out their life span. Those who live to be a hundred will be considered young. To die before that would be a sign that I had punished them.
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People will build houses and get to live in them---they will not be used by someone else. They will plant vineyards and enjoy the wine---it will not be drunk by others. Like trees, my people will live long lives. They will fully enjoy the things that they have worked for.
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The work they do will be successful, and their children will not meet with disaster. I will bless them and their descendants for all time to come.
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Even before they finish praying to me, I will answer their prayers.
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Wolves and lambs will eat together; lions will eat straw, as cattle do, and snakes will no longer be dangerous. On Zion, my sacred hill, there will be nothing harmful or evil."
Isaiah 66:10-14
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Rejoice with Jerusalem; be glad for her, all you that love this city! Rejoice with her now, all you that have mourned for her!
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You will enjoy her prosperity, like a child at its mother's breast.
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The LORD says, "I will bring you lasting prosperity; the wealth of the nations will flow to you like a river that never goes dry. You will be like a child that is nursed by its mother, carried in her arms, and treated with love.
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I will comfort you in Jerusalem, as a mother comforts her child.
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When you see this happen, you will be glad; it will make you strong and healthy. Then you will know that I, the LORD, help those who obey me, and I show my anger against my enemies."
Isaiah 66:18-22
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I know their thoughts and their deeds. I am coming to gather the people of all the nations. When they come together, they will see what my power can do
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and will know that I am the one who punishes them. "But I will spare some of them and send them to the nations and the distant lands that have not heard of my fame or seen my greatness and power: to Spain, Libya, and Lydia, with its skilled archers, and to Tubal and Greece. Among these nations they will proclaim my greatness.
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They will bring back all your people from the nations as a gift to me. They will bring them to my sacred hill in Jerusalem on horses, mules, and camels, and in chariots and wagons, just as Israelites bring grain offerings to the Temple in ritually clean containers.
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I will make some of them priests and Levites.
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"Just as the new earth and the new heavens will endure by my power, so your descendants and your name will endure.
Jeremiah 31:22-26
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How long will you hesitate, faithless people? I have created something new and different, as different as a woman protecting a man."
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The LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says, "When I restore the people to their land, they will once again say in the land of Judah and in its towns, 'May the LORD bless the sacred hill of Jerusalem, the holy place where he lives.'
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People will live in Judah and in all its towns, and there will be farmers, and shepherds with their flocks.
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I will refresh those who are weary and will satisfy with food everyone who is weak from hunger.
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So then, people will say, 'I went to sleep and woke up refreshed.'
Jeremiah 32:37-41
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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.
Jeremiah 33:15-26
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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."
Ezekiel 34:23-31
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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 37:21-28
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Then tell them that I, the Sovereign LORD, am going to take all my people out of the nations where they have gone, gather them together, and bring them back to their own land.
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I will unite them into one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel. They will have one king to rule over them, and they will no longer be divided into two nations or split into two kingdoms.
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They will not defile themselves with disgusting idols any more or corrupt themselves with sin. I will free them from all the ways in which they sin and betray me. I will purify them; they will be my people, and I will be their God.
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A king like my servant David will be their king. They will all be united under one ruler and will obey my laws faithfully.
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They will live on the land I gave to my servant Jacob, the land where their ancestors lived. They will live there forever, and so will their children and all their descendants. A king like my servant David will rule them forever.
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I will make a covenant with them that guarantees their security forever. I will establish them and increase their population, and will see to it that my Temple stands forever in their land.
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I will live there with them; I will be their God, and they will be my people.
28
When I place my Temple there to be among them forever, then the nations will know that I, the LORD, have chosen Israel to be my own people."
Ezekiel 39:25-29
25
The Sovereign LORD said, "But now I will be merciful to Jacob's descendants, the people of Israel, and make them prosperous again. I will protect my holy name.
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When they are once more living in safety in their own land, with no one to threaten them, they will be able to forget how they were disgraced for having betrayed me.
27
In order to show to the many nations that I am holy, I will bring my people back from all the countries where their enemies live.
28
Then my people will know that I am the LORD their God. They will know this, because I sent them into captivity and now gather them and bring them back into their own land, not leaving even one of them behind.
29
I will pour out my spirit on the people of Israel and never again turn away from them. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken."
Hosea 2:19-23
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Israel, I will make you my wife; I will be true and faithful; I will show you constant love and mercy and make you mine forever.
20
I will keep my promise and make you mine, and you will acknowledge me as LORD.
21
At that time I will answer the prayers of my people Israel. I will make rain fall on the earth, and the earth will produce grain and grapes and olives.
23
I will establish my people in the land and make them prosper. I will show love to those who were called "Unloved," and to those who were called "Not-My-People" I will say, "You are my people," and they will answer, "You are our God."
Joel 3:16-21
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The LORD roars from Mount Zion; his voice thunders from Jerusalem; earth and sky tremble. But he will defend his people.
17
"Then, Israel, you will know that I am the LORD your God. I live on Zion, my sacred hill. Jerusalem will be a sacred city; foreigners will never conquer it again.
18
At that time the mountains will be covered with vineyards, and cattle will be found on every hill; there will be plenty of water for all of Judah. A stream will flow from the Temple of the LORD, and it will water Acacia Valley.
19
"Egypt will become a desert, and Edom a ruined waste, because they attacked the land of Judah and killed its innocent people.
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I will avenge those who were killed; I will not spare the guilty. But Judah and Jerusalem will be inhabited forever, and I, the LORD, will live on Mount Zion."
Amos 9:13-15
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"The days are coming," says the LORD, "when grain will grow faster than it can be harvested, and grapes will grow faster than the wine can be made. The mountains will drip with sweet wine, and the hills will flow with it.
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.
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I will plant my people on the land I gave them, and they will not be pulled up again." The LORD your God has spoken.
Micah 7:14
Be a shepherd to your people, LORD, the people you have chosen. Although they live apart in the wilderness, there is fertile land around them. Let them go and feed in the rich pastures of Bashan and Gilead, as they did long ago.
Micah 7:15
Work miracles for us, LORD, as you did in the days when you brought us out of Egypt.
Zephaniah 3:14-20
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Sing and shout for joy, people of Israel! Rejoice with all your heart, Jerusalem!
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The LORD has stopped your punishment; he has removed all your enemies. The LORD, the king of Israel, is with you; there is no reason now to be afraid.
16
The time is coming when they will say to Jerusalem, "Do not be afraid, city of Zion! Do not let your hands hang limp!
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The LORD your God is with you; his power gives you victory. The LORD will take delight in you, and in his love he will give you new life. He will sing and be joyful over you,
18
as joyful as people at a festival." The LORD says, "I have ended the threat of doom and taken away your disgrace.
19
The time is coming! I will punish your oppressors; I will rescue all the lame and bring the exiles home. I will turn their shame to honor, and all the world will praise them.
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.
Zechariah 8:20-23
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The LORD Almighty says, "The time is coming when people from many cities will come to Jerusalem.
21
Those from one city will say to those from another, 'We are going to worship the LORD Almighty and pray for his blessing. Come with us!'
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Many peoples and powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to worship the LORD Almighty and to pray for his blessing.
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In those days ten foreigners will come to one Jew and say, 'We want to share in your destiny, because we have heard that God is with you.' "
Romans 11:25
There is a secret truth, my friends, which I want you to know, for it will keep you from thinking how wise you are. It is that the stubbornness of the people of Israel is not permanent, but will last only until the complete number of Gentiles comes to God.
2 Thessalonians 1:7
and he will give relief to you who suffer and to us as well. He will do this when the Lord Jesus appears from heaven with his mighty angels,
2 Thessalonians 1:10
when he comes on that Day to receive glory from all his people and honor from all who believe. You too will be among them, because you have believed the message that we told you.
2 Peter 3:8
But do not forget one thing, my dear friends! There is no difference in the Lord's sight between one day and a thousand years; to him the two are the same.