Jeremiah 29:14 I will be found by you,’ says the Lord, ‘and I will restore your fortunes and I will [free you and] gather you from all the nations and from all the places w...

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Amplified Bible - I will be found by you,’ says the Lord, ‘and I will restore your fortunes and I will [free you and] gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have driven you,’ says the Lord, ‘and I will bring you back to the place from where I sent you into exile.’
新标点和合本 - 耶和华说：我必被你们寻见，我也必使你们被掳的人归回，将你们从各国中和我所赶你们到的各处招聚了来，又将你们带回我使你们被掳掠离开的地方。这是耶和华说的。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 我必被你们寻见，也必使你们被掳的人归回。这是耶和华说的。我必将你们从各国和我赶你们到的各处召集过来，又将你们带回我使你们被掳离开的地方。这是耶和华说的。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 我必被你们寻见，也必使你们被掳的人归回。这是耶和华说的。我必将你们从各国和我赶你们到的各处召集过来，又将你们带回我使你们被掳离开的地方。这是耶和华说的。
当代译本 - 我必让你们寻见。这是耶和华说的。我必把你们从流放的各国各地招聚起来，使你们回到故土，我曾把你们从那里掳走。这是耶和华说的。
圣经新译本 - 我必给你们寻见（这是耶和华的宣告）；我必使你们被掳的归回，从我赶逐你们去的各国各地，把你们集合起来，带回我掳你们离开的地方去。’这是耶和华的宣告。
现代标点和合本 - 耶和华说：我必被你们寻见，我也必使你们被掳的人归回，将你们从各国中和我所赶你们到的各处招聚了来，又将你们带回我使你们被掳掠离开的地方。这是耶和华说的。
和合本（拼音版） - 耶和华说：我必被你们寻见，我也必使你们被掳的人归回，将你们从各国中和我所赶你们到的各处招聚了来，又将你们带回我使你们被掳掠离开的地方。这是耶和华说的。
New International Version - I will be found by you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back from captivity. I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile.”
New International Reader's Version - I will be found by you,” announces the Lord. “And I will bring you back from where you were taken as prisoners. I will gather you from all the nations. I will gather you from the places where I have forced you to go,” announces the Lord. “I will bring you back to the place I sent you away from.”
English Standard Version - I will be found by you, declares the Lord, and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and all the places where I have driven you, declares the Lord, and I will bring you back to the place from which I sent you into exile.
New Living Translation - I will be found by you,” says the Lord. “I will end your captivity and restore your fortunes. I will gather you out of the nations where I sent you and will bring you home again to your own land.”
Christian Standard Bible - I will be found by you” — this is the Lord’s declaration — “and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and places where I banished you” — this is the Lord’s declaration. “I will restore you to the place from which I deported you.”
New American Standard Bible - I will let Myself be found by you,’ declares the Lord, ‘and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and all the places where I have driven you,’ declares the Lord, ‘and I will bring you back to the place from where I sent you into exile.’
New King James Version - I will be found by you, says the Lord, and I will bring you back from your captivity; I will gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have driven you, says the Lord, and I will bring you to the place from which I cause you to be carried away captive.
American Standard Version - And I will be found of you, saith Jehovah, and I will turn again your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith Jehovah; and I will bring you again unto the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.
King James Version - And I will be found of you, saith the Lord: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the Lord; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.
New English Translation - I will make myself available to you,’ says the Lord. ‘Then I will reverse your plight and will regather you from all the nations and all the places where I have exiled you,’ says the Lord. ‘I will bring you back to the place from which I exiled you.’
World English Bible - I will be found by you,” says Yahweh, “and I will turn again your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places where I have driven you, says Yahweh. I will bring you again to the place from where I caused you to be carried away captive.”
新標點和合本 - 耶和華說：我必被你們尋見，我也必使你們被擄的人歸回，將你們從各國中和我所趕你們到的各處招聚了來，又將你們帶回我使你們被擄掠離開的地方。這是耶和華說的。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 我必被你們尋見，也必使你們被擄的人歸回。這是耶和華說的。我必將你們從各國和我趕你們到的各處召集過來，又將你們帶回我使你們被擄離開的地方。這是耶和華說的。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 我必被你們尋見，也必使你們被擄的人歸回。這是耶和華說的。我必將你們從各國和我趕你們到的各處召集過來，又將你們帶回我使你們被擄離開的地方。這是耶和華說的。
當代譯本 - 我必讓你們尋見。這是耶和華說的。我必把你們從流放的各國各地招聚起來，使你們回到故土，我曾把你們從那裡擄走。這是耶和華說的。
聖經新譯本 - 我必給你們尋見（這是耶和華的宣告）；我必使你們被擄的歸回，從我趕逐你們去的各國各地，把你們集合起來，帶回我擄你們離開的地方去。’這是耶和華的宣告。
呂振中譯本 - 我就給你們找着，永恆主發神諭說；我必恢復你們的故業，將你們從各國和我所放逐你們到的各地方招集了來，將你們帶回我使你們開始流亡時所離開的地方：這是永恆主發神諭說的。
現代標點和合本 - 耶和華說：我必被你們尋見，我也必使你們被擄的人歸回，將你們從各國中和我所趕你們到的各處招聚了來，又將你們帶回我使你們被擄掠離開的地方。這是耶和華說的。
文理和合譯本 - 耶和華曰、我必為爾所遇、返爾俘囚、自我驅爾所至諸國諸境集爾、返我使爾被虜而離之地、耶和華言之矣、
文理委辦譯本 - 耶和華又曰、我左右爾、返爾俘囚、昔我驅爾於列國、散爾於四方、後必撫集之、俾歸故土。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 主曰、我必使爾得遇我、主曰、我必返爾俘囚、自我所驅爾至之各國各地、必聚集爾、我使爾被擄、遠離爾地、亦必使爾旋返、仍歸故土、
Nueva Versión Internacional - Me dejaré encontrar —afirma el Señor—, y los haré volver del cautiverio. Yo los reuniré de todas las naciones y de todos los lugares adonde los haya dispersado, y los haré volver al lugar del cual los deporté», afirma el Señor.
현대인의 성경 - 나 여호와가 말하지만 너희는 분명히 나를 만나게 될 것이며 나는 너희를 포로 생활에서 해방시켜 내가 쫓아 보낸 모든 나라와 지방에서 너희를 모아 다시 너희 땅으로 돌아오게 하겠다. 이것은 나 여호와의 말이다.”
Новый Русский Перевод - Вы найдете Меня, – возвещает Господь, – и Я восстановлю вас. Я соберу вас из всех народов и земель, куда изгнал, – возвещает Господь, – и верну вас на место, с которого отправил вас в плен.
Восточный перевод - Вы найдёте Меня, – возвещает Вечный, – и Я восстановлю вас. Я соберу вас из всех народов и земель, куда изгнал вас, – возвещает Вечный, – и верну вас туда, откуда отправил вас в плен».
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Вы найдёте Меня, – возвещает Вечный, – и Я восстановлю вас. Я соберу вас из всех народов и земель, куда изгнал вас, – возвещает Вечный, – и верну вас туда, откуда отправил вас в плен».
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Вы найдёте Меня, – возвещает Вечный, – и Я восстановлю вас. Я соберу вас из всех народов и земель, куда изгнал вас, – возвещает Вечный, – и верну вас туда, откуда отправил вас в плен».
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Je me laisserai trouver par vous – l’Eternel le déclare – je ferai revenir les exilés de votre peuple et je vous rassemblerai du milieu de tous les peuples étrangers et de tous les lieux où je vous ai dispersés – l’Eternel le déclare – pour vous ramener dans le pays d’où je vous ai déportés.
リビングバイブル - そうだ。わたしはおまえたちに見つけられる。わたしはおまえたちを奴隷の身分から解放し、財産を回復し、追いやられた国々から集め、再び故国の土を踏ませる。
Nova Versão Internacional - Eu me deixarei ser encontrado por vocês’, declara o Senhor, ‘e os trarei de volta do cativeiro. Eu os reunirei de todas as nações e de todos os lugares para onde eu os dispersei e os trarei de volta para o lugar de onde os deportei’, diz o Senhor.
Hoffnung für alle - will ich mich von euch finden lassen. Das verspreche ich, der Herr. Ich werde euer Schicksal zum Guten wenden: Aus allen Ländern und Orten, in die ich euch zerstreut habe, will ich euch wieder sammeln und in das Land zurückbringen, aus dem ich euch damals fortgejagt habe. Darauf könnt ihr euch verlassen!
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Chúa Hằng Hữu phán: “Các con sẽ tìm gặp Ta, và Ta sẽ chấm dứt sự lưu đày và khôi phục vận nước các con. Ta sẽ tập họp các con từ tất cả quốc gia mà Ta đã đày các con đến, rồi sẽ đem các con về nhà trên chính xứ sở của các con.”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - องค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้าประกาศว่า “เจ้าจะพบเรา และเราจะนำเจ้ากลับมาจากการเป็นเชลย ” องค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้าประกาศว่า “เราจะรวบรวมเจ้าออกมาจากประชาชาติต่างๆ และจากดินแดนทั้งปวงที่เราเนรเทศเจ้าไป ให้กลับคืนมายังภูมิลำเนาเดิมซึ่งเราได้นำเจ้าจากไปเป็นเชลย”
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - พวกเจ้าก็จะพบเรา’ พระผู้เป็นเจ้าประกาศดังนี้ ‘และเราจะให้ความอุดมสมบูรณ์ของเจ้าคืนสู่สภาพเดิม เราจะรวบรวมพวกเจ้าจากประชาชาติทั้งปวงและจากที่ซึ่งเราได้ไล่เจ้าออกไป’ พระผู้เป็นเจ้าประกาศดังนั้น ‘และเราจะนำพวกเจ้ากลับมายังที่ซึ่งเราขับไล่เจ้าออกไปเป็นเชลย’

Cross Reference

Romans 10:20 - Then Isaiah is very bold and says, “I have been found by those who did not seek Me; I have shown Myself to those who did not [consciously] ask for Me.”
Deuteronomy 30:3 - then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes [in your return from exile], and have compassion on you, and will gather you together again from all the peoples (nations) where He has scattered you.
Jeremiah 32:37 - Behold, I will gather them out of all countries to which I have driven them in My anger, in My wrath and in great indignation; and I will bring them back to this place and make them live in safety.
Jeremiah 32:38 - They will be My people, and I will be their God;
Jeremiah 32:39 - and I will give them one heart and one way, that they may [reverently] fear Me forever, for their own good and for the good of their children after them.
Jeremiah 32:40 - I will make an everlasting covenant with them that I will do them good and not turn away from them; and I will put in their heart a fear and reverential awe of Me, so that they will not turn away from Me.
Jeremiah 32:41 - I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will faithfully plant them in this land with all My heart and with all My soul.
Jeremiah 32:42 - For thus says the Lord, ‘Just as I have brought all this great disaster on this people, so I am going to bring on them all the good that I am promising them.
Jeremiah 32:43 - Fields will be bought in this land of which you say, “It is desolate, without man or animal; it is given into the hands of the Chaldeans.”
Jeremiah 32:44 - People will buy fields for money, sign deeds, seal them, and call in witnesses in the land of Benjamin, in the places around Jerusalem, in the cities of Judah, in the cities of the hill country, in the cities of the lowland, and in the cities of the South (the Negev); for I will restore their fortunes and release them from exile,’ says the Lord.”
Jeremiah 50:4 - “In those days and at that time,” says the Lord, “the children of Israel will come, they and the children of Judah together; they will come up weeping [in repentance] as they come and seek the Lord their God [inquiring for and of Him].
Jeremiah 50:5 - They will ask the way to Zion, with their faces in that direction, saying, ‘Come, let us join ourselves to the Lord in an everlasting covenant that will not be forgotten.’
Psalms 46:1 - God is our refuge and strength [mighty and impenetrable], A very present and well-proved help in trouble.
Ezekiel 11:16 - Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Though I had removed Israel far away among the nations and though I had scattered them among the countries, yet I have been a sanctuary for them for a little while in the countries to which they had gone.” ’
Ezekiel 11:17 - Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “I will gather you from the peoples and assemble you out of the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give [back] to you the land of Israel.” ’
Ezekiel 11:18 - When they return there, they will remove from it all [traces of] its detestable things and all its repulsive things (remnants of paganism).
Ezekiel 11:19 - And I will give them one heart [a new heart], and put a new spirit within them. I will take from them the heart of stone, and will give them a heart of flesh [that is responsive to My touch],
Ezekiel 11:20 - that they may walk in My statutes and keep My ordinances and do them. Then they shall be My people, and I will be their God.
Jeremiah 51:10 - The Lord has brought about our vindication and has revealed the righteousness of our cause; Come and let us proclaim in Zion The work of the Lord our God!
Jeremiah 16:14 - “Therefore behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “when it will no longer be said, ‘As the Lord lives, who brought up the sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt,’
Jeremiah 16:15 - but, ‘As the Lord lives, who brought up the sons of Israel from the land of the north and from all the countries to which He had driven them.’ And I will bring them back to their land which I gave to their fathers.
Isaiah 55:6 - Seek the Lord while He may be found; Call on Him [for salvation] while He is near.
Jeremiah 50:19 - And I will bring Israel [home] again to his pasture and he will graze on [the most fertile lands of] Carmel [in the west] and Bashan [in the east], and his soul will be satisfied on the hills of Ephraim and Gilead.
Jeremiah 50:20 - In those days and at that time,’ says the Lord, ‘a search will be made for the wickedness of Israel, but there will be none and for the sins of Judah, but none will be found, for I will pardon those whom I leave as a remnant.’
Zephaniah 3:20 - At that time I will bring you in, Yes, at the time I gather you together; For I will make you a name and a praise Among all the peoples of the earth When I restore your fortunes [and freedom] before your eyes,” Says the Lord.
2 Chronicles 15:12 - They entered into a covenant (solemn agreement) to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and soul;
2 Chronicles 15:13 - and that whoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel, was to be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.
2 Chronicles 15:14 - They swore an oath to the Lord with a loud voice, with [jubilant] shouting, with trumpets, and with horns.
2 Chronicles 15:15 - All Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn with all their heart and had sought Him with their whole heart, and He let them find Him. So the Lord gave them rest on every side.
Jeremiah 30:10 - Fear not, O Jacob My servant,’ says the Lord, ‘Nor be dismayed or downcast, O Israel; For behold, I will save you from a distant land [of exile] And your descendants from the land of their captivity. Jacob will return and will be quiet and at ease, And no one will make him afraid.
Jeremiah 23:3 - “Then I will gather the remnant of My flock out of all the countries to which I have driven them and bring them back to their folds and pastures; and they will be fruitful and multiply.
Jeremiah 23:4 - I will set up shepherds over them who will feed them. And they will not be afraid any longer, nor be terrified, nor will any be missing,” says the Lord.
Jeremiah 23:5 - “Behold (listen closely), the days are coming,” says the Lord, “When I will raise up for David a righteous Branch; And He will reign as King and act wisely And will do [those things that accomplish] justice and righteousness in the land.
Jeremiah 23:6 - In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel will dwell safely; Now this is His name by which He will be called; ‘The Lord Our Righteousness.’
Jeremiah 23:7 - “Therefore behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “when they will no longer say, ‘As the Lord lives, who brought up the children of Israel from the land of Egypt,’
Jeremiah 23:8 - but [they will say], ‘As the Lord lives, who brought up and led back the descendants of the house of Israel from the north country and from all the countries to which I had driven them.’ Then they will live in their own land.”
Isaiah 45:19 - I have not spoken in secret, In a corner of a land of darkness; I did not say to the descendants of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in vain [with no benefit for yourselves].’ I, the Lord, speak righteousness [the truth—trustworthy, a straightforward correlation between deeds and words], Declaring things that are upright.
Ezekiel 34:1 - And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 34:2 - “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and say to them, the [spiritual] shepherds, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Woe (judgment is coming) to the [spiritual] shepherds of Israel who have been feeding themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the flock?
Ezekiel 34:3 - You eat the fat [the choicest of meat], and clothe yourselves with the wool, you slaughter the best of the livestock, but you do not feed the flock.
Ezekiel 34:4 - You have not strengthened those who are weak, you have not healed the sick, you have not bandaged the crippled, you have not brought back those gone astray, you have not looked for the lost; but you have ruled them with force and violence.
Ezekiel 34:5 - They were scattered because there was no shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the predators of the field.
Ezekiel 34:6 - My flock wandered through all the mountains and on every high hill; My flock was scattered over all the face of the earth and no one searched or sought them.” ’ ”
Ezekiel 34:7 - Therefore, you [spiritual] shepherds, hear the word of the Lord:
Ezekiel 34:8 - “As I live,” says the Lord God, “certainly because My flock has become prey, My flock has even become food for every predator of the field for lack of a shepherd, and My shepherds did not search for My flock, but rather the shepherds fed themselves and did not feed My flock;
Ezekiel 34:9 - therefore, you [spiritual] shepherds, hear the word of the Lord:
Ezekiel 34:10 - ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I am against the shepherds, and I will demand My flock from them and make them stop tending the flock, so that the shepherds cannot feed themselves anymore. I will rescue My flock from their mouth, so that they will not be food for them.” ’ ”
Ezekiel 34:11 - For thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I Myself will search for My flock and seek them out.
Ezekiel 34:12 - As a shepherd cares for his sheep on the day that he is among his scattered flock, so I will care for My sheep; and I will rescue them from all the places to which they were scattered on a cloudy and gloomy day.
Ezekiel 34:13 - I will bring them out from the nations and gather them from the countries and bring them to their own land; and I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, by the streams, and in all the inhabited places of the land.
Ezekiel 34:14 - I will feed them in a good pasture, and their grazing ground will be on the mountain heights of Israel. There they will lie down on good grazing ground and feed in rich pasture on the mountains of Israel.
Ezekiel 34:15 - I will feed My flock and I will let them lie down [to rest],” says the Lord God.
Ezekiel 34:16 - “I will seek the lost, bring back the scattered, bandage the crippled, and strengthen the weak and the sick; but I will destroy the fat and the strong [who have become hard-hearted and perverse]. I will feed them with judgment and punishment.
Ezekiel 34:17 - “And as for you, My flock, thus says the Lord God, ‘Behold, I judge between one sheep and another, between the rams and the male goats [between the righteous and the unrighteous].
Ezekiel 34:18 - Is it too little a thing for you that you [unrighteous ones who are well-fed] feed in the best pasture, yet you must trample down with your feet [of wickedness] the rest of your pastures? Or that you drink clear [still] water, yet you must muddy with your feet [of wickedness] the rest [of the water]?
Ezekiel 34:19 - As for My flock (the righteous), they must feed on what you trample with your feet and drink what you muddy with your feet!’ ”
Ezekiel 34:20 - Therefore thus says the Lord God to them, “Behold, I Myself will judge between the [well-fed] fat sheep and the lean sheep.
Ezekiel 34:21 - Because you push with side and shoulder, and gore with your horns all those that have become weak and sick until you have scattered them away,
Ezekiel 34:22 - therefore, I will rescue My flock, and they shall no longer be prey; and I will judge between one sheep [ungodly] and another [godly].
Ezekiel 34:23 - “Then I will appoint over them one shepherd and he will feed them, [a ruler like] My servant David; he will feed them and be their shepherd.
Ezekiel 34:24 - And I the Lord will be their God, and My servant David will be a prince among them; I the Lord have spoken.
Ezekiel 34:25 - “I will make a covenant of peace with them and will eliminate the predatory animals from the land so that they may live securely in the wilderness and sleep [safely] in the woods.
Ezekiel 34:26 - I will make them and the places around My hill (Jerusalem, Zion) a blessing. And I will make showers come down in their season; there will be [abundant] showers of blessing (divine favor).
Ezekiel 34:27 - Also the tree of the field will yield its fruit and the earth will yield its produce; and My people will be secure on their land. Then they will know [with confidence] that I am the Lord, when I have broken the bars of their yoke and have rescued them from the hand of those who made them slaves.
Ezekiel 34:28 - They will no longer be prey to the nations, and the predators of the earth will not devour them; but they will live safely, and no one will make them afraid [in the day of the Messiah’s reign].
Ezekiel 34:29 - I will prepare for them a place renowned for planting [crops], and they will not again be victims of famine in the land, and they will not endure the insults of the nations any longer.
Ezekiel 34:30 - Then they will know [with assurance] that I the Lord their God, am with them and that they, the house of Israel, are My people,” says the Lord God.
Ezekiel 34:31 - “As for you, My flock, the flock of My pasture, you are men, and I am your God,” says the Lord God.
Micah 4:12 - But they (Gentile nations) do not know the thoughts of the Lord, Nor do they understand His purpose and plan; For He has gathered them (Gentiles) like sheaves to the threshing floor [for destruction].
Psalms 126:1 - When the Lord brought back the captives to Zion (Jerusalem), We were like those who dream [it seemed so unreal].
Jeremiah 33:7 - I will restore the fortunes of Judah and the fortunes of Israel and will rebuild them as they were at first.
Jeremiah 33:8 - I will cleanse them from all their wickedness (guilt) by which they have sinned against Me, and I will pardon (forgive) all their sins by which they rebelled against Me.
Jeremiah 33:9 - Jerusalem will be to Me a name of joy, praise and glory before all the nations of the earth which will hear of all the good that I do for it, and they shall fear and tremble because of all the good and all the peace (prosperity, security, stability) that I provide for it.’
Jeremiah 33:10 - “Thus says the Lord, ‘Yet again there will be heard in this place of which you say, “It is a [desolate] waste, without man and without animal”—even in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem that are desolate, without man and without inhabitant and without animal—
Jeremiah 33:11 - the [sound of the] voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the [song-filled] voice of those who say, “Give praise and thanks to the Lord of hosts, For the Lord is good; For His [steadfast] lovingkindness (mercy) endures forever”; and of those who bring a thank offering into the house of the Lord. For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were at first,’ says the Lord.
Jeremiah 33:12 - “Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘There will again be in this desolate place—[a place] without man or animal—and in all its cities, pastures for shepherds who rest their flocks.
Jeremiah 33:13 - In the cities of the hill country, in the cities of the lowland, in the cities of the South (the Negev), in the land of Benjamin, in the places around Jerusalem and in the cities of Judah, the flocks will again pass under the hand of the one who counts them,’ says the Lord.
Jeremiah 33:14 - ‘Behold, the days are coming,’ says the Lord, ‘when I will fulfill the good word and promise which I have made regarding the house of Israel and the house of Judah.
Jeremiah 33:15 - In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch of David to spring forth; and He (the Messiah) shall execute justice and righteousness on the earth.
Jeremiah 33:16 - In those days Judah will be saved and [the people of] Jerusalem will live in safety; and this is the name by which she will be called: the Lord Our Righteousness (Justice).’
Jeremiah 33:17 - For thus says the Lord, ‘David shall never lack a man (descendant) to sit on the throne of the house of Israel;
Jeremiah 33:18 - and the Levitical priests shall never lack a man (descendant) to offer burnt offerings before Me and to burn grain offerings and to prepare sacrifices all day long.’ ”
Jeremiah 33:19 - The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying,
Jeremiah 33:20 - “Thus says the Lord, ‘If you can break My covenant for the day and My covenant for the night, so that day and night do not take place at their appointed times,
Jeremiah 33:21 - then My covenant may also be broken with David My servant so that he will not have a son to reign on his throne, and [My covenant may also be broken] with the Levitical priests, My ministers.
Jeremiah 33:22 - As the host of [the stars of] heaven cannot be counted and the sand of the sea cannot be measured, so I will multiply the descendants of David My servant and the Levites who minister to Me.’ ”
Jeremiah 33:23 - And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying,
Jeremiah 33:24 - “Have you not noticed what this people have spoken, saying, ‘The two families [Israel the northern kingdom, and Judah the southern kingdom] which the Lord chose, He has rejected’? Thus they despise My [chosen] people, no longer are they [considered] as a nation in their sight.
Jeremiah 33:25 - Thus says the Lord, ‘If My covenant with day and night does not stand, and if I have not established the fixed patterns of heaven and earth, [the whole order of nature,]
Jeremiah 33:26 - then I would [also] reject the descendants of Jacob and David My servant, not taking from his descendants rulers over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. But I will restore their fortunes, and will have mercy on them.’ ”
1 Chronicles 28:9 - “As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father [have personal knowledge of Him, be acquainted with, and understand Him; appreciate, heed, and cherish Him] and serve Him with a blameless heart and a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts and minds, and understands every intent and inclination of the thoughts. If you seek Him [inquiring for and of Him and requiring Him as your first and vital necessity] He will let you find Him; but if you abandon (turn away from) Him, He will reject you forever.
Jeremiah 46:27 - “But as for you, do not fear, O My servant Jacob, Nor be dismayed, O Israel! For behold, I will save you from [your captivity in] a distant land, And your descendants from the land of their exile; And Jacob will return and be quiet and secure, And no one will make him afraid.
Jeremiah 46:28 - Do not fear, O Jacob My servant,” says the Lord, “For I am with you. For I will make a full and complete end of all the nations To which I have driven you; Yet I will not make a full end of you. But I will discipline and correct you appropriately And by no means will I declare you guiltless or leave you unpunished.”
Jeremiah 24:5 - “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘Like these good figs, so I will regard as good the captives of Judah, whom I have sent from this place into the land of the Chaldeans.
Jeremiah 24:6 - For I will set My eyes on them for good, and I will bring them again to this land; and I will build them up and not overwhelm them, and I will plant them and not uproot them.
Jeremiah 24:7 - I will give them a heart to know Me, [understanding fully] that I am the Lord; and they will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with their whole heart.
Amos 9:14 - Also I shall bring back the exiles of My people Israel, And they will rebuild the deserted and ruined cities and inhabit them: They will also plant vineyards and drink their wine, And make gardens and eat their fruit.
Deuteronomy 4:7 - For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as the Lord our God [is to us] whenever we call on Him?
Jeremiah 31:8 - Behold, I am bringing them from the north country, And I will gather them from the remote parts of the earth, Among them [will be] the blind and the lame, The woman with child and she who labors in childbirth, together; A great company, they will return here [to Jerusalem].
Jeremiah 31:9 - They will come with weeping [in repentance and for joy], And by [their] prayer [for the future] I will lead them; I will make them walk by streams of waters, On a straight path in which they will not stumble, For I am a Father to Israel, And Ephraim (Israel) is My firstborn.”
Jeremiah 31:10 - Hear the word of the Lord, O you nations, And declare it in the isles and coastlands far away, And say, “He who scattered Israel will gather him And will keep him as a shepherd keeps his flock.”
Jeremiah 31:11 - For the Lord has ransomed Jacob And has redeemed him from the hand of him who was stronger than he.
Jeremiah 31:12 - “They will come and sing aloud and shout for joy on the height of Zion, And will be radiant [with joy] over the goodness of the Lord— For the grain, for the new wine, for the oil, And for the young of the flock and the herd. And their life will be like a watered garden, And they shall never sorrow or languish again.
Jeremiah 31:13 - Then the virgin will rejoice in the dance, And the young men and old, together, For I will turn their mourning into joy And will comfort them and make them rejoice after their sorrow.
Jeremiah 31:14 - I will fully satisfy the soul of the priests with abundance, And My people will be satisfied with My goodness,” says the Lord.
Psalms 32:6 - Therefore, let everyone who is godly pray to You [for forgiveness] in a time when You [are near and] may be found; Surely when the great waters [of trial and distressing times] overflow they will not reach [the spirit in] him.
Jeremiah 50:33 - Thus says the Lord of hosts, “The children of Israel are oppressed, And the children of Judah as well; And all who took them captive have held them tightly, They have refused to let them go.
Jeremiah 50:34 - Their Redeemer is strong; the Lord of hosts is His name. He will most certainly plead their case and defend their cause So that He may bring rest to their land, But turmoil to the inhabitants of Babylon.
Psalms 126:4 - Restore our captivity, O Lord, As the stream-beds in the South (the Negev) [are restored by torrents of rain].
Ezekiel 36:1 - “And you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel and say, ‘You mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord.
Ezekiel 36:2 - Thus says the Lord God, “Because the enemy has said of you, ‘Aha!’ and, ‘The ancient heights have become our property,’
Ezekiel 36:3 - therefore prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “For good reason they have made you a desolation, and they crushed you from every side so that you would become a possession of the rest of the nations and you have become the talk and the whispering of the people.” ’ ”
Ezekiel 36:4 - Therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God. Thus says the Lord God to the mountains and to the hills, to the ravines and to the valleys, to the desolate ruins and to the deserted cities which have become prey and a mockery to the rest of the nations which surround you,
Ezekiel 36:5 - therefore thus says the Lord God, “Most certainly in the fire of My jealousy (love for that which is Mine) I have spoken against the rest of the nations and against all Edom, who appropriated My land for themselves as a possession with wholehearted joy and with uttermost contempt, so that they might empty it out [and possess it] as prey.”
Ezekiel 36:6 - Therefore prophesy concerning the land of Israel and say to the mountains and to the hills, to the ravines and to the valleys, “Thus says the Lord God, ‘Behold, I have spoken in My jealousy (love for that which is Mine) and in My wrath because you have endured the [shameful] insults of the nations.’
Ezekiel 36:7 - Therefore thus says the Lord God, ‘I have lifted up My hand and sworn [an oath] that the nations that are around you will themselves endure their [shameful] insults.
Ezekiel 36:8 - But you, O mountains of Israel, will put out your branches and bear your fruit to My people Israel; for they will soon come [home].
Ezekiel 36:9 - For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn to you [in favor], and you shall be cultivated and sown.
Ezekiel 36:10 - I will multiply people on you, all the house of Israel, [indeed] all of it; the cities shall be inhabited and the ruins will be rebuilt.
Ezekiel 36:11 - I will multiply on you man and animal; and they will increase and be fruitful. And I will cause you to be inhabited as you were formerly, and I will do better [things] for you than at your beginning. Then you will know [with great confidence] that I am the Lord.
Ezekiel 36:12 - Yes, [O mountains of Israel] I will cause men—My people Israel—to walk on you and take possession of you, so that you will become their inheritance and never again bereave them of children.’
Ezekiel 36:13 - “Thus says the Lord God, ‘Because they say to you, “You [O land] are a devourer of people and have bereaved your nation of children,”
Ezekiel 36:14 - therefore you will no longer devour people, and no longer bereave your nation of children,’ says the Lord God.
Ezekiel 36:15 - I will not let you hear insults from the nations anymore, nor will you bear disgrace from the peoples any longer, nor will you cause your nation to stumble [through idolatry] any longer,” says the Lord God.’ ”
Ezekiel 36:16 - Moreover, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 36:17 - “Son of man, when the house of Israel was living in their own land, they defiled it by their [own] behavior and by their [idolatrous] actions. Their conduct before Me was like the uncleanness of a woman during her [physical] impurity.
Ezekiel 36:18 - So I poured out My wrath on them for the blood which they had shed on the land and because they had defiled it with their idols.
Ezekiel 36:19 - Also I scattered them among the nations and they were dispersed throughout the countries. I judged and punished them in accordance with their conduct and their [idolatrous] behavior.
Ezekiel 36:20 - When they came to the nations wherever they went, they profaned My holy name, because it was said of them, ‘These are the people of the Lord; yet they have come out of His land.’
Ezekiel 36:21 - But I had concern for My holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations where they went.
Ezekiel 36:22 - “Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am about to act, but for My holy name, which you have profaned among the nations where you went.
Ezekiel 36:23 - I will vindicate the holiness of My great name which has been profaned among the nations, which you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know [without any doubt] that I am the Lord,” says the Lord God, “when I prove Myself holy among you in their sight.
Ezekiel 36:24 - For I will take you from the nations and gather you from all the countries and bring you into your own land.
Ezekiel 36:25 - Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your uncleanness and from all your idols.
Ezekiel 36:26 - Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you, and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.
Ezekiel 36:27 - I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My ordinances and do them.
Ezekiel 36:28 - You will live in the land that I gave to your fathers; and you will be My people, and I will be your God.
Ezekiel 36:29 - I will also save you from all your uncleanness, and I will call for the grain and make it abundant, and I will not bring famine on you.
Ezekiel 36:30 - I will multiply the fruit of the tree and the produce of the field, so that you will not suffer again the disgrace of famine among the nations.
Ezekiel 36:31 - Then you will remember [clearly] your [own] evil ways and your deeds that were not good, and you will loathe yourselves in your own sight for your sins and for your outrageous atrocities.
Ezekiel 36:32 - I am not doing this for your sake,” says the Lord God. “Let that be known to you. Be ashamed and humiliated for your [wicked] ways, O house of Israel!”
Ezekiel 36:33 - ‘Thus says the Lord God, “On the day that I cleanse you from all your sins I will also cause the cities [of Israel] to be inhabited, and the ruins will be rebuilt.
Ezekiel 36:34 - The desolate land will be cultivated instead of being a desolation in the sight of everyone who passes by.
Ezekiel 36:35 - Then they will say, ‘This land that was deserted and desolate has become like the garden of Eden; and the waste, desolate, and ruined cities are fortified and inhabited.’
Ezekiel 36:36 - Then the nations that are left around you will know that I the Lord have rebuilt the ruined places and planted that which was desolate. I the Lord have spoken, and will do it.”
Ezekiel 36:37 - ‘Thus says the Lord God, “This too I will let the house of Israel ask Me to do for them: I will increase their people like a flock.
Ezekiel 36:38 - Like the flock for sacrifices, like the flock at Jerusalem during her appointed feasts, so will the desolate cities be filled with flocks of people. Then they will know [with confident assurance] that I am the Lord.” ’ ”
Jeremiah 30:3 - For behold (hear this), the days are coming,’ says the Lord, ‘when I will restore the fortunes of My people Israel and Judah,’ says the Lord, ‘and I will return them to the land that I gave to their forefathers and they will take possession of it.’ ”

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Amplified Bible - I will be found by you,’ says the Lord, ‘and I will restore your fortunes and I will [free you and] gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have driven you,’ says the Lord, ‘and I will bring you back to the place from where I sent you into exile.’
新标点和合本 - 耶和华说：我必被你们寻见，我也必使你们被掳的人归回，将你们从各国中和我所赶你们到的各处招聚了来，又将你们带回我使你们被掳掠离开的地方。这是耶和华说的。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 我必被你们寻见，也必使你们被掳的人归回。这是耶和华说的。我必将你们从各国和我赶你们到的各处召集过来，又将你们带回我使你们被掳离开的地方。这是耶和华说的。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 我必被你们寻见，也必使你们被掳的人归回。这是耶和华说的。我必将你们从各国和我赶你们到的各处召集过来，又将你们带回我使你们被掳离开的地方。这是耶和华说的。
当代译本 - 我必让你们寻见。这是耶和华说的。我必把你们从流放的各国各地招聚起来，使你们回到故土，我曾把你们从那里掳走。这是耶和华说的。
圣经新译本 - 我必给你们寻见（这是耶和华的宣告）；我必使你们被掳的归回，从我赶逐你们去的各国各地，把你们集合起来，带回我掳你们离开的地方去。’这是耶和华的宣告。
现代标点和合本 - 耶和华说：我必被你们寻见，我也必使你们被掳的人归回，将你们从各国中和我所赶你们到的各处招聚了来，又将你们带回我使你们被掳掠离开的地方。这是耶和华说的。
和合本（拼音版） - 耶和华说：我必被你们寻见，我也必使你们被掳的人归回，将你们从各国中和我所赶你们到的各处招聚了来，又将你们带回我使你们被掳掠离开的地方。这是耶和华说的。
New International Version - I will be found by you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back from captivity. I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile.”
New International Reader's Version - I will be found by you,” announces the Lord. “And I will bring you back from where you were taken as prisoners. I will gather you from all the nations. I will gather you from the places where I have forced you to go,” announces the Lord. “I will bring you back to the place I sent you away from.”
English Standard Version - I will be found by you, declares the Lord, and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and all the places where I have driven you, declares the Lord, and I will bring you back to the place from which I sent you into exile.
New Living Translation - I will be found by you,” says the Lord. “I will end your captivity and restore your fortunes. I will gather you out of the nations where I sent you and will bring you home again to your own land.”
Christian Standard Bible - I will be found by you” — this is the Lord’s declaration — “and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and places where I banished you” — this is the Lord’s declaration. “I will restore you to the place from which I deported you.”
New American Standard Bible - I will let Myself be found by you,’ declares the Lord, ‘and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and all the places where I have driven you,’ declares the Lord, ‘and I will bring you back to the place from where I sent you into exile.’
New King James Version - I will be found by you, says the Lord, and I will bring you back from your captivity; I will gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have driven you, says the Lord, and I will bring you to the place from which I cause you to be carried away captive.
American Standard Version - And I will be found of you, saith Jehovah, and I will turn again your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith Jehovah; and I will bring you again unto the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.
King James Version - And I will be found of you, saith the Lord: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the Lord; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.
New English Translation - I will make myself available to you,’ says the Lord. ‘Then I will reverse your plight and will regather you from all the nations and all the places where I have exiled you,’ says the Lord. ‘I will bring you back to the place from which I exiled you.’
World English Bible - I will be found by you,” says Yahweh, “and I will turn again your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places where I have driven you, says Yahweh. I will bring you again to the place from where I caused you to be carried away captive.”
新標點和合本 - 耶和華說：我必被你們尋見，我也必使你們被擄的人歸回，將你們從各國中和我所趕你們到的各處招聚了來，又將你們帶回我使你們被擄掠離開的地方。這是耶和華說的。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 我必被你們尋見，也必使你們被擄的人歸回。這是耶和華說的。我必將你們從各國和我趕你們到的各處召集過來，又將你們帶回我使你們被擄離開的地方。這是耶和華說的。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 我必被你們尋見，也必使你們被擄的人歸回。這是耶和華說的。我必將你們從各國和我趕你們到的各處召集過來，又將你們帶回我使你們被擄離開的地方。這是耶和華說的。
當代譯本 - 我必讓你們尋見。這是耶和華說的。我必把你們從流放的各國各地招聚起來，使你們回到故土，我曾把你們從那裡擄走。這是耶和華說的。
聖經新譯本 - 我必給你們尋見（這是耶和華的宣告）；我必使你們被擄的歸回，從我趕逐你們去的各國各地，把你們集合起來，帶回我擄你們離開的地方去。’這是耶和華的宣告。
呂振中譯本 - 我就給你們找着，永恆主發神諭說；我必恢復你們的故業，將你們從各國和我所放逐你們到的各地方招集了來，將你們帶回我使你們開始流亡時所離開的地方：這是永恆主發神諭說的。
現代標點和合本 - 耶和華說：我必被你們尋見，我也必使你們被擄的人歸回，將你們從各國中和我所趕你們到的各處招聚了來，又將你們帶回我使你們被擄掠離開的地方。這是耶和華說的。
文理和合譯本 - 耶和華曰、我必為爾所遇、返爾俘囚、自我驅爾所至諸國諸境集爾、返我使爾被虜而離之地、耶和華言之矣、
文理委辦譯本 - 耶和華又曰、我左右爾、返爾俘囚、昔我驅爾於列國、散爾於四方、後必撫集之、俾歸故土。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 主曰、我必使爾得遇我、主曰、我必返爾俘囚、自我所驅爾至之各國各地、必聚集爾、我使爾被擄、遠離爾地、亦必使爾旋返、仍歸故土、
Nueva Versión Internacional - Me dejaré encontrar —afirma el Señor—, y los haré volver del cautiverio. Yo los reuniré de todas las naciones y de todos los lugares adonde los haya dispersado, y los haré volver al lugar del cual los deporté», afirma el Señor.
현대인의 성경 - 나 여호와가 말하지만 너희는 분명히 나를 만나게 될 것이며 나는 너희를 포로 생활에서 해방시켜 내가 쫓아 보낸 모든 나라와 지방에서 너희를 모아 다시 너희 땅으로 돌아오게 하겠다. 이것은 나 여호와의 말이다.”
Новый Русский Перевод - Вы найдете Меня, – возвещает Господь, – и Я восстановлю вас. Я соберу вас из всех народов и земель, куда изгнал, – возвещает Господь, – и верну вас на место, с которого отправил вас в плен.
Восточный перевод - Вы найдёте Меня, – возвещает Вечный, – и Я восстановлю вас. Я соберу вас из всех народов и земель, куда изгнал вас, – возвещает Вечный, – и верну вас туда, откуда отправил вас в плен».
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Вы найдёте Меня, – возвещает Вечный, – и Я восстановлю вас. Я соберу вас из всех народов и земель, куда изгнал вас, – возвещает Вечный, – и верну вас туда, откуда отправил вас в плен».
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Вы найдёте Меня, – возвещает Вечный, – и Я восстановлю вас. Я соберу вас из всех народов и земель, куда изгнал вас, – возвещает Вечный, – и верну вас туда, откуда отправил вас в плен».
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Je me laisserai trouver par vous – l’Eternel le déclare – je ferai revenir les exilés de votre peuple et je vous rassemblerai du milieu de tous les peuples étrangers et de tous les lieux où je vous ai dispersés – l’Eternel le déclare – pour vous ramener dans le pays d’où je vous ai déportés.
リビングバイブル - そうだ。わたしはおまえたちに見つけられる。わたしはおまえたちを奴隷の身分から解放し、財産を回復し、追いやられた国々から集め、再び故国の土を踏ませる。
Nova Versão Internacional - Eu me deixarei ser encontrado por vocês’, declara o Senhor, ‘e os trarei de volta do cativeiro. Eu os reunirei de todas as nações e de todos os lugares para onde eu os dispersei e os trarei de volta para o lugar de onde os deportei’, diz o Senhor.
Hoffnung für alle - will ich mich von euch finden lassen. Das verspreche ich, der Herr. Ich werde euer Schicksal zum Guten wenden: Aus allen Ländern und Orten, in die ich euch zerstreut habe, will ich euch wieder sammeln und in das Land zurückbringen, aus dem ich euch damals fortgejagt habe. Darauf könnt ihr euch verlassen!
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Chúa Hằng Hữu phán: “Các con sẽ tìm gặp Ta, và Ta sẽ chấm dứt sự lưu đày và khôi phục vận nước các con. Ta sẽ tập họp các con từ tất cả quốc gia mà Ta đã đày các con đến, rồi sẽ đem các con về nhà trên chính xứ sở của các con.”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - องค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้าประกาศว่า “เจ้าจะพบเรา และเราจะนำเจ้ากลับมาจากการเป็นเชลย ” องค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้าประกาศว่า “เราจะรวบรวมเจ้าออกมาจากประชาชาติต่างๆ และจากดินแดนทั้งปวงที่เราเนรเทศเจ้าไป ให้กลับคืนมายังภูมิลำเนาเดิมซึ่งเราได้นำเจ้าจากไปเป็นเชลย”
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - พวกเจ้าก็จะพบเรา’ พระผู้เป็นเจ้าประกาศดังนี้ ‘และเราจะให้ความอุดมสมบูรณ์ของเจ้าคืนสู่สภาพเดิม เราจะรวบรวมพวกเจ้าจากประชาชาติทั้งปวงและจากที่ซึ่งเราได้ไล่เจ้าออกไป’ พระผู้เป็นเจ้าประกาศดังนั้น ‘และเราจะนำพวกเจ้ากลับมายังที่ซึ่งเราขับไล่เจ้าออกไปเป็นเชลย’

Romans 10:20 - Then Isaiah is very bold and says, “I have been found by those who did not seek Me; I have shown Myself to those who did not [consciously] ask for Me.”
Deuteronomy 30:3 - then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes [in your return from exile], and have compassion on you, and will gather you together again from all the peoples (nations) where He has scattered you.
Jeremiah 32:37 - Behold, I will gather them out of all countries to which I have driven them in My anger, in My wrath and in great indignation; and I will bring them back to this place and make them live in safety.
Jeremiah 32:38 - They will be My people, and I will be their God;
Jeremiah 32:39 - and I will give them one heart and one way, that they may [reverently] fear Me forever, for their own good and for the good of their children after them.
Jeremiah 32:40 - I will make an everlasting covenant with them that I will do them good and not turn away from them; and I will put in their heart a fear and reverential awe of Me, so that they will not turn away from Me.
Jeremiah 32:41 - I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will faithfully plant them in this land with all My heart and with all My soul.
Jeremiah 32:42 - For thus says the Lord, ‘Just as I have brought all this great disaster on this people, so I am going to bring on them all the good that I am promising them.
Jeremiah 32:43 - Fields will be bought in this land of which you say, “It is desolate, without man or animal; it is given into the hands of the Chaldeans.”
Jeremiah 32:44 - People will buy fields for money, sign deeds, seal them, and call in witnesses in the land of Benjamin, in the places around Jerusalem, in the cities of Judah, in the cities of the hill country, in the cities of the lowland, and in the cities of the South (the Negev); for I will restore their fortunes and release them from exile,’ says the Lord.”
Jeremiah 50:4 - “In those days and at that time,” says the Lord, “the children of Israel will come, they and the children of Judah together; they will come up weeping [in repentance] as they come and seek the Lord their God [inquiring for and of Him].
Jeremiah 50:5 - They will ask the way to Zion, with their faces in that direction, saying, ‘Come, let us join ourselves to the Lord in an everlasting covenant that will not be forgotten.’
Psalms 46:1 - God is our refuge and strength [mighty and impenetrable], A very present and well-proved help in trouble.
Ezekiel 11:16 - Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Though I had removed Israel far away among the nations and though I had scattered them among the countries, yet I have been a sanctuary for them for a little while in the countries to which they had gone.” ’
Ezekiel 11:17 - Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “I will gather you from the peoples and assemble you out of the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give [back] to you the land of Israel.” ’
Ezekiel 11:18 - When they return there, they will remove from it all [traces of] its detestable things and all its repulsive things (remnants of paganism).
Ezekiel 11:19 - And I will give them one heart [a new heart], and put a new spirit within them. I will take from them the heart of stone, and will give them a heart of flesh [that is responsive to My touch],
Ezekiel 11:20 - that they may walk in My statutes and keep My ordinances and do them. Then they shall be My people, and I will be their God.
Jeremiah 51:10 - The Lord has brought about our vindication and has revealed the righteousness of our cause; Come and let us proclaim in Zion The work of the Lord our God!
Jeremiah 16:14 - “Therefore behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “when it will no longer be said, ‘As the Lord lives, who brought up the sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt,’
Jeremiah 16:15 - but, ‘As the Lord lives, who brought up the sons of Israel from the land of the north and from all the countries to which He had driven them.’ And I will bring them back to their land which I gave to their fathers.
Isaiah 55:6 - Seek the Lord while He may be found; Call on Him [for salvation] while He is near.
Jeremiah 50:19 - And I will bring Israel [home] again to his pasture and he will graze on [the most fertile lands of] Carmel [in the west] and Bashan [in the east], and his soul will be satisfied on the hills of Ephraim and Gilead.
Jeremiah 50:20 - In those days and at that time,’ says the Lord, ‘a search will be made for the wickedness of Israel, but there will be none and for the sins of Judah, but none will be found, for I will pardon those whom I leave as a remnant.’
Zephaniah 3:20 - At that time I will bring you in, Yes, at the time I gather you together; For I will make you a name and a praise Among all the peoples of the earth When I restore your fortunes [and freedom] before your eyes,” Says the Lord.
2 Chronicles 15:12 - They entered into a covenant (solemn agreement) to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and soul;
2 Chronicles 15:13 - and that whoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel, was to be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.
2 Chronicles 15:14 - They swore an oath to the Lord with a loud voice, with [jubilant] shouting, with trumpets, and with horns.
2 Chronicles 15:15 - All Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn with all their heart and had sought Him with their whole heart, and He let them find Him. So the Lord gave them rest on every side.
Jeremiah 30:10 - Fear not, O Jacob My servant,’ says the Lord, ‘Nor be dismayed or downcast, O Israel; For behold, I will save you from a distant land [of exile] And your descendants from the land of their captivity. Jacob will return and will be quiet and at ease, And no one will make him afraid.
Jeremiah 23:3 - “Then I will gather the remnant of My flock out of all the countries to which I have driven them and bring them back to their folds and pastures; and they will be fruitful and multiply.
Jeremiah 23:4 - I will set up shepherds over them who will feed them. And they will not be afraid any longer, nor be terrified, nor will any be missing,” says the Lord.
Jeremiah 23:5 - “Behold (listen closely), the days are coming,” says the Lord, “When I will raise up for David a righteous Branch; And He will reign as King and act wisely And will do [those things that accomplish] justice and righteousness in the land.
Jeremiah 23:6 - In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel will dwell safely; Now this is His name by which He will be called; ‘The Lord Our Righteousness.’
Jeremiah 23:7 - “Therefore behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “when they will no longer say, ‘As the Lord lives, who brought up the children of Israel from the land of Egypt,’
Jeremiah 23:8 - but [they will say], ‘As the Lord lives, who brought up and led back the descendants of the house of Israel from the north country and from all the countries to which I had driven them.’ Then they will live in their own land.”
Isaiah 45:19 - I have not spoken in secret, In a corner of a land of darkness; I did not say to the descendants of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in vain [with no benefit for yourselves].’ I, the Lord, speak righteousness [the truth—trustworthy, a straightforward correlation between deeds and words], Declaring things that are upright.
Ezekiel 34:1 - And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 34:2 - “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and say to them, the [spiritual] shepherds, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Woe (judgment is coming) to the [spiritual] shepherds of Israel who have been feeding themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the flock?
Ezekiel 34:3 - You eat the fat [the choicest of meat], and clothe yourselves with the wool, you slaughter the best of the livestock, but you do not feed the flock.
Ezekiel 34:4 - You have not strengthened those who are weak, you have not healed the sick, you have not bandaged the crippled, you have not brought back those gone astray, you have not looked for the lost; but you have ruled them with force and violence.
Ezekiel 34:5 - They were scattered because there was no shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the predators of the field.
Ezekiel 34:6 - My flock wandered through all the mountains and on every high hill; My flock was scattered over all the face of the earth and no one searched or sought them.” ’ ”
Ezekiel 34:7 - Therefore, you [spiritual] shepherds, hear the word of the Lord:
Ezekiel 34:8 - “As I live,” says the Lord God, “certainly because My flock has become prey, My flock has even become food for every predator of the field for lack of a shepherd, and My shepherds did not search for My flock, but rather the shepherds fed themselves and did not feed My flock;
Ezekiel 34:9 - therefore, you [spiritual] shepherds, hear the word of the Lord:
Ezekiel 34:10 - ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I am against the shepherds, and I will demand My flock from them and make them stop tending the flock, so that the shepherds cannot feed themselves anymore. I will rescue My flock from their mouth, so that they will not be food for them.” ’ ”
Ezekiel 34:11 - For thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I Myself will search for My flock and seek them out.
Ezekiel 34:12 - As a shepherd cares for his sheep on the day that he is among his scattered flock, so I will care for My sheep; and I will rescue them from all the places to which they were scattered on a cloudy and gloomy day.
Ezekiel 34:13 - I will bring them out from the nations and gather them from the countries and bring them to their own land; and I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, by the streams, and in all the inhabited places of the land.
Ezekiel 34:14 - I will feed them in a good pasture, and their grazing ground will be on the mountain heights of Israel. There they will lie down on good grazing ground and feed in rich pasture on the mountains of Israel.
Ezekiel 34:15 - I will feed My flock and I will let them lie down [to rest],” says the Lord God.
Ezekiel 34:16 - “I will seek the lost, bring back the scattered, bandage the crippled, and strengthen the weak and the sick; but I will destroy the fat and the strong [who have become hard-hearted and perverse]. I will feed them with judgment and punishment.
Ezekiel 34:17 - “And as for you, My flock, thus says the Lord God, ‘Behold, I judge between one sheep and another, between the rams and the male goats [between the righteous and the unrighteous].
Ezekiel 34:18 - Is it too little a thing for you that you [unrighteous ones who are well-fed] feed in the best pasture, yet you must trample down with your feet [of wickedness] the rest of your pastures? Or that you drink clear [still] water, yet you must muddy with your feet [of wickedness] the rest [of the water]?
Ezekiel 34:19 - As for My flock (the righteous), they must feed on what you trample with your feet and drink what you muddy with your feet!’ ”
Ezekiel 34:20 - Therefore thus says the Lord God to them, “Behold, I Myself will judge between the [well-fed] fat sheep and the lean sheep.
Ezekiel 34:21 - Because you push with side and shoulder, and gore with your horns all those that have become weak and sick until you have scattered them away,
Ezekiel 34:22 - therefore, I will rescue My flock, and they shall no longer be prey; and I will judge between one sheep [ungodly] and another [godly].
Ezekiel 34:23 - “Then I will appoint over them one shepherd and he will feed them, [a ruler like] My servant David; he will feed them and be their shepherd.
Ezekiel 34:24 - And I the Lord will be their God, and My servant David will be a prince among them; I the Lord have spoken.
Ezekiel 34:25 - “I will make a covenant of peace with them and will eliminate the predatory animals from the land so that they may live securely in the wilderness and sleep [safely] in the woods.
Ezekiel 34:26 - I will make them and the places around My hill (Jerusalem, Zion) a blessing. And I will make showers come down in their season; there will be [abundant] showers of blessing (divine favor).
Ezekiel 34:27 - Also the tree of the field will yield its fruit and the earth will yield its produce; and My people will be secure on their land. Then they will know [with confidence] that I am the Lord, when I have broken the bars of their yoke and have rescued them from the hand of those who made them slaves.
Ezekiel 34:28 - They will no longer be prey to the nations, and the predators of the earth will not devour them; but they will live safely, and no one will make them afraid [in the day of the Messiah’s reign].
Ezekiel 34:29 - I will prepare for them a place renowned for planting [crops], and they will not again be victims of famine in the land, and they will not endure the insults of the nations any longer.
Ezekiel 34:30 - Then they will know [with assurance] that I the Lord their God, am with them and that they, the house of Israel, are My people,” says the Lord God.
Ezekiel 34:31 - “As for you, My flock, the flock of My pasture, you are men, and I am your God,” says the Lord God.
Micah 4:12 - But they (Gentile nations) do not know the thoughts of the Lord, Nor do they understand His purpose and plan; For He has gathered them (Gentiles) like sheaves to the threshing floor [for destruction].
Psalms 126:1 - When the Lord brought back the captives to Zion (Jerusalem), We were like those who dream [it seemed so unreal].
Jeremiah 33:7 - I will restore the fortunes of Judah and the fortunes of Israel and will rebuild them as they were at first.
Jeremiah 33:8 - I will cleanse them from all their wickedness (guilt) by which they have sinned against Me, and I will pardon (forgive) all their sins by which they rebelled against Me.
Jeremiah 33:9 - Jerusalem will be to Me a name of joy, praise and glory before all the nations of the earth which will hear of all the good that I do for it, and they shall fear and tremble because of all the good and all the peace (prosperity, security, stability) that I provide for it.’
Jeremiah 33:10 - “Thus says the Lord, ‘Yet again there will be heard in this place of which you say, “It is a [desolate] waste, without man and without animal”—even in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem that are desolate, without man and without inhabitant and without animal—
Jeremiah 33:11 - the [sound of the] voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the [song-filled] voice of those who say, “Give praise and thanks to the Lord of hosts, For the Lord is good; For His [steadfast] lovingkindness (mercy) endures forever”; and of those who bring a thank offering into the house of the Lord. For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were at first,’ says the Lord.
Jeremiah 33:12 - “Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘There will again be in this desolate place—[a place] without man or animal—and in all its cities, pastures for shepherds who rest their flocks.
Jeremiah 33:13 - In the cities of the hill country, in the cities of the lowland, in the cities of the South (the Negev), in the land of Benjamin, in the places around Jerusalem and in the cities of Judah, the flocks will again pass under the hand of the one who counts them,’ says the Lord.
Jeremiah 33:14 - ‘Behold, the days are coming,’ says the Lord, ‘when I will fulfill the good word and promise which I have made regarding the house of Israel and the house of Judah.
Jeremiah 33:15 - In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch of David to spring forth; and He (the Messiah) shall execute justice and righteousness on the earth.
Jeremiah 33:16 - In those days Judah will be saved and [the people of] Jerusalem will live in safety; and this is the name by which she will be called: the Lord Our Righteousness (Justice).’
Jeremiah 33:17 - For thus says the Lord, ‘David shall never lack a man (descendant) to sit on the throne of the house of Israel;
Jeremiah 33:18 - and the Levitical priests shall never lack a man (descendant) to offer burnt offerings before Me and to burn grain offerings and to prepare sacrifices all day long.’ ”
Jeremiah 33:19 - The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying,
Jeremiah 33:20 - “Thus says the Lord, ‘If you can break My covenant for the day and My covenant for the night, so that day and night do not take place at their appointed times,
Jeremiah 33:21 - then My covenant may also be broken with David My servant so that he will not have a son to reign on his throne, and [My covenant may also be broken] with the Levitical priests, My ministers.
Jeremiah 33:22 - As the host of [the stars of] heaven cannot be counted and the sand of the sea cannot be measured, so I will multiply the descendants of David My servant and the Levites who minister to Me.’ ”
Jeremiah 33:23 - And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying,
Jeremiah 33:24 - “Have you not noticed what this people have spoken, saying, ‘The two families [Israel the northern kingdom, and Judah the southern kingdom] which the Lord chose, He has rejected’? Thus they despise My [chosen] people, no longer are they [considered] as a nation in their sight.
Jeremiah 33:25 - Thus says the Lord, ‘If My covenant with day and night does not stand, and if I have not established the fixed patterns of heaven and earth, [the whole order of nature,]
Jeremiah 33:26 - then I would [also] reject the descendants of Jacob and David My servant, not taking from his descendants rulers over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. But I will restore their fortunes, and will have mercy on them.’ ”
1 Chronicles 28:9 - “As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father [have personal knowledge of Him, be acquainted with, and understand Him; appreciate, heed, and cherish Him] and serve Him with a blameless heart and a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts and minds, and understands every intent and inclination of the thoughts. If you seek Him [inquiring for and of Him and requiring Him as your first and vital necessity] He will let you find Him; but if you abandon (turn away from) Him, He will reject you forever.
Jeremiah 46:27 - “But as for you, do not fear, O My servant Jacob, Nor be dismayed, O Israel! For behold, I will save you from [your captivity in] a distant land, And your descendants from the land of their exile; And Jacob will return and be quiet and secure, And no one will make him afraid.
Jeremiah 46:28 - Do not fear, O Jacob My servant,” says the Lord, “For I am with you. For I will make a full and complete end of all the nations To which I have driven you; Yet I will not make a full end of you. But I will discipline and correct you appropriately And by no means will I declare you guiltless or leave you unpunished.”
Jeremiah 24:5 - “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘Like these good figs, so I will regard as good the captives of Judah, whom I have sent from this place into the land of the Chaldeans.
Jeremiah 24:6 - For I will set My eyes on them for good, and I will bring them again to this land; and I will build them up and not overwhelm them, and I will plant them and not uproot them.
Jeremiah 24:7 - I will give them a heart to know Me, [understanding fully] that I am the Lord; and they will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with their whole heart.
Amos 9:14 - Also I shall bring back the exiles of My people Israel, And they will rebuild the deserted and ruined cities and inhabit them: They will also plant vineyards and drink their wine, And make gardens and eat their fruit.
Deuteronomy 4:7 - For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as the Lord our God [is to us] whenever we call on Him?
Jeremiah 31:8 - Behold, I am bringing them from the north country, And I will gather them from the remote parts of the earth, Among them [will be] the blind and the lame, The woman with child and she who labors in childbirth, together; A great company, they will return here [to Jerusalem].
Jeremiah 31:9 - They will come with weeping [in repentance and for joy], And by [their] prayer [for the future] I will lead them; I will make them walk by streams of waters, On a straight path in which they will not stumble, For I am a Father to Israel, And Ephraim (Israel) is My firstborn.”
Jeremiah 31:10 - Hear the word of the Lord, O you nations, And declare it in the isles and coastlands far away, And say, “He who scattered Israel will gather him And will keep him as a shepherd keeps his flock.”
Jeremiah 31:11 - For the Lord has ransomed Jacob And has redeemed him from the hand of him who was stronger than he.
Jeremiah 31:12 - “They will come and sing aloud and shout for joy on the height of Zion, And will be radiant [with joy] over the goodness of the Lord— For the grain, for the new wine, for the oil, And for the young of the flock and the herd. And their life will be like a watered garden, And they shall never sorrow or languish again.
Jeremiah 31:13 - Then the virgin will rejoice in the dance, And the young men and old, together, For I will turn their mourning into joy And will comfort them and make them rejoice after their sorrow.
Jeremiah 31:14 - I will fully satisfy the soul of the priests with abundance, And My people will be satisfied with My goodness,” says the Lord.
Psalms 32:6 - Therefore, let everyone who is godly pray to You [for forgiveness] in a time when You [are near and] may be found; Surely when the great waters [of trial and distressing times] overflow they will not reach [the spirit in] him.
Jeremiah 50:33 - Thus says the Lord of hosts, “The children of Israel are oppressed, And the children of Judah as well; And all who took them captive have held them tightly, They have refused to let them go.
Jeremiah 50:34 - Their Redeemer is strong; the Lord of hosts is His name. He will most certainly plead their case and defend their cause So that He may bring rest to their land, But turmoil to the inhabitants of Babylon.
Psalms 126:4 - Restore our captivity, O Lord, As the stream-beds in the South (the Negev) [are restored by torrents of rain].
Ezekiel 36:1 - “And you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel and say, ‘You mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord.
Ezekiel 36:2 - Thus says the Lord God, “Because the enemy has said of you, ‘Aha!’ and, ‘The ancient heights have become our property,’
Ezekiel 36:3 - therefore prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “For good reason they have made you a desolation, and they crushed you from every side so that you would become a possession of the rest of the nations and you have become the talk and the whispering of the people.” ’ ”
Ezekiel 36:4 - Therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God. Thus says the Lord God to the mountains and to the hills, to the ravines and to the valleys, to the desolate ruins and to the deserted cities which have become prey and a mockery to the rest of the nations which surround you,
Ezekiel 36:5 - therefore thus says the Lord God, “Most certainly in the fire of My jealousy (love for that which is Mine) I have spoken against the rest of the nations and against all Edom, who appropriated My land for themselves as a possession with wholehearted joy and with uttermost contempt, so that they might empty it out [and possess it] as prey.”
Ezekiel 36:6 - Therefore prophesy concerning the land of Israel and say to the mountains and to the hills, to the ravines and to the valleys, “Thus says the Lord God, ‘Behold, I have spoken in My jealousy (love for that which is Mine) and in My wrath because you have endured the [shameful] insults of the nations.’
Ezekiel 36:7 - Therefore thus says the Lord God, ‘I have lifted up My hand and sworn [an oath] that the nations that are around you will themselves endure their [shameful] insults.
Ezekiel 36:8 - But you, O mountains of Israel, will put out your branches and bear your fruit to My people Israel; for they will soon come [home].
Ezekiel 36:9 - For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn to you [in favor], and you shall be cultivated and sown.
Ezekiel 36:10 - I will multiply people on you, all the house of Israel, [indeed] all of it; the cities shall be inhabited and the ruins will be rebuilt.
Ezekiel 36:11 - I will multiply on you man and animal; and they will increase and be fruitful. And I will cause you to be inhabited as you were formerly, and I will do better [things] for you than at your beginning. Then you will know [with great confidence] that I am the Lord.
Ezekiel 36:12 - Yes, [O mountains of Israel] I will cause men—My people Israel—to walk on you and take possession of you, so that you will become their inheritance and never again bereave them of children.’
Ezekiel 36:13 - “Thus says the Lord God, ‘Because they say to you, “You [O land] are a devourer of people and have bereaved your nation of children,”
Ezekiel 36:14 - therefore you will no longer devour people, and no longer bereave your nation of children,’ says the Lord God.
Ezekiel 36:15 - I will not let you hear insults from the nations anymore, nor will you bear disgrace from the peoples any longer, nor will you cause your nation to stumble [through idolatry] any longer,” says the Lord God.’ ”
Ezekiel 36:16 - Moreover, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 36:17 - “Son of man, when the house of Israel was living in their own land, they defiled it by their [own] behavior and by their [idolatrous] actions. Their conduct before Me was like the uncleanness of a woman during her [physical] impurity.
Ezekiel 36:18 - So I poured out My wrath on them for the blood which they had shed on the land and because they had defiled it with their idols.
Ezekiel 36:19 - Also I scattered them among the nations and they were dispersed throughout the countries. I judged and punished them in accordance with their conduct and their [idolatrous] behavior.
Ezekiel 36:20 - When they came to the nations wherever they went, they profaned My holy name, because it was said of them, ‘These are the people of the Lord; yet they have come out of His land.’
Ezekiel 36:21 - But I had concern for My holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations where they went.
Ezekiel 36:22 - “Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am about to act, but for My holy name, which you have profaned among the nations where you went.
Ezekiel 36:23 - I will vindicate the holiness of My great name which has been profaned among the nations, which you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know [without any doubt] that I am the Lord,” says the Lord God, “when I prove Myself holy among you in their sight.
Ezekiel 36:24 - For I will take you from the nations and gather you from all the countries and bring you into your own land.
Ezekiel 36:25 - Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your uncleanness and from all your idols.
Ezekiel 36:26 - Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you, and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.
Ezekiel 36:27 - I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My ordinances and do them.
Ezekiel 36:28 - You will live in the land that I gave to your fathers; and you will be My people, and I will be your God.
Ezekiel 36:29 - I will also save you from all your uncleanness, and I will call for the grain and make it abundant, and I will not bring famine on you.
Ezekiel 36:30 - I will multiply the fruit of the tree and the produce of the field, so that you will not suffer again the disgrace of famine among the nations.
Ezekiel 36:31 - Then you will remember [clearly] your [own] evil ways and your deeds that were not good, and you will loathe yourselves in your own sight for your sins and for your outrageous atrocities.
Ezekiel 36:32 - I am not doing this for your sake,” says the Lord God. “Let that be known to you. Be ashamed and humiliated for your [wicked] ways, O house of Israel!”
Ezekiel 36:33 - ‘Thus says the Lord God, “On the day that I cleanse you from all your sins I will also cause the cities [of Israel] to be inhabited, and the ruins will be rebuilt.
Ezekiel 36:34 - The desolate land will be cultivated instead of being a desolation in the sight of everyone who passes by.
Ezekiel 36:35 - Then they will say, ‘This land that was deserted and desolate has become like the garden of Eden; and the waste, desolate, and ruined cities are fortified and inhabited.’
Ezekiel 36:36 - Then the nations that are left around you will know that I the Lord have rebuilt the ruined places and planted that which was desolate. I the Lord have spoken, and will do it.”
Ezekiel 36:37 - ‘Thus says the Lord God, “This too I will let the house of Israel ask Me to do for them: I will increase their people like a flock.
Ezekiel 36:38 - Like the flock for sacrifices, like the flock at Jerusalem during her appointed feasts, so will the desolate cities be filled with flocks of people. Then they will know [with confident assurance] that I am the Lord.” ’ ”
Jeremiah 30:3 - For behold (hear this), the days are coming,’ says the Lord, ‘when I will restore the fortunes of My people Israel and Judah,’ says the Lord, ‘and I will return them to the land that I gave to their forefathers and they will take possession of it.’ ”