逐节对照
- New International Reader's Version - The Lord will show tender love toward Jacob’s people. Once again he will choose Israel. He’ll give them homes in their own land. Outsiders will join them. They and the people of Jacob will become one people.
- 新标点和合本 - 耶和华要怜恤雅各,必再拣选以色列,将他们安置在本地。寄居的必与他们联合,紧贴雅各家。
- 和合本2010(上帝版-简体) - 耶和华要怜悯雅各,再度拣选以色列,将他们安顿在本地。寄居的必与他们联合,加入雅各家。
- 和合本2010(神版-简体) - 耶和华要怜悯雅各,再度拣选以色列,将他们安顿在本地。寄居的必与他们联合,加入雅各家。
- 当代译本 - 耶和华必怜悯雅各,再次拣选以色列人,把他们安置在他们自己的土地上。外族人必与他们联合,归入雅各家。
- 圣经新译本 - 耶和华怜悯雅各, 再拣选以色列, 使他们安居在自己的国土上的时候, 外族人必与他们联合, 归属于雅各家。
- 中文标准译本 - 耶和华必怜悯雅各,再次拣选以色列,把他们安置在他们自己的土地;寄居者必与他们结合,依附于雅各家。
- 现代标点和合本 - 耶和华要怜恤雅各,必再拣选以色列,将他们安置在本地,寄居的必与他们联合,紧贴雅各家。
- 和合本(拼音版) - 耶和华要怜恤雅各,必再拣选以色列,将他们安置在本地,寄居的必与他们联合,紧贴雅各家。
- New International Version - The Lord will have compassion on Jacob; once again he will choose Israel and will settle them in their own land. Foreigners will join them and unite with the descendants of Jacob.
- English Standard Version - For the Lord will have compassion on Jacob and will again choose Israel, and will set them in their own land, and sojourners will join them and will attach themselves to the house of Jacob.
- New Living Translation - But the Lord will have mercy on the descendants of Jacob. He will choose Israel as his special people once again. He will bring them back to settle once again in their own land. And people from many different nations will come and join them there and unite with the people of Israel.
- The Message - But not so with Jacob. God will have compassion on Jacob. Once again he’ll choose Israel. He’ll establish them in their own country. Outsiders will be attracted and throw their lot in with Jacob. The nations among whom they lived will actually escort them back home, and then Israel will pay them back by making slaves of them, men and women alike, possessing them as slaves in God’s country, capturing those who had captured them, ruling over those who had abused them.
- Christian Standard Bible - For the Lord will have compassion on Jacob and will choose Israel again. He will settle them on their own land. The resident alien will join them and be united with the house of Jacob.
- New American Standard Bible - When the Lord has compassion on Jacob and again chooses Israel, and settles them on their own land, then strangers will join them and attach themselves to the house of Jacob.
- New King James Version - For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob, and will still choose Israel, and settle them in their own land. The strangers will be joined with them, and they will cling to the house of Jacob.
- Amplified Bible - For the Lord will have compassion on Jacob (the captives in Babylon) and will again choose Israel, and will settle them in their own land. Foreigners (Gentiles) will join them [as proselytes] and will attach themselves to the house of Jacob (Israel).
- American Standard Version - For Jehovah will have compassion on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the sojourner shall join himself with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.
- King James Version - For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.
- New English Translation - The Lord will certainly have compassion on Jacob; he will again choose Israel as his special people and restore them to their land. Resident foreigners will join them and unite with the family of Jacob.
- World English Bible - For Yahweh will have compassion on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land. The foreigner will join himself with them, and they will unite with the house of Jacob.
- 新標點和合本 - 耶和華要憐恤雅各,必再揀選以色列,將他們安置在本地。寄居的必與他們聯合,緊貼雅各家。
- 和合本2010(上帝版-繁體) - 耶和華要憐憫雅各,再度揀選以色列,將他們安頓在本地。寄居的必與他們聯合,加入雅各家。
- 和合本2010(神版-繁體) - 耶和華要憐憫雅各,再度揀選以色列,將他們安頓在本地。寄居的必與他們聯合,加入雅各家。
- 當代譯本 - 耶和華必憐憫雅各,再次揀選以色列人,把他們安置在他們自己的土地上。外族人必與他們聯合,歸入雅各家。
- 聖經新譯本 - 耶和華憐憫雅各, 再揀選以色列, 使他們安居在自己的國土上的時候, 外族人必與他們聯合, 歸屬於雅各家。
- 呂振中譯本 - 永恆主必憐憫 雅各 , 他必再揀選 以色列 , 將他們安頓在本地上; 寄居的必跟他們聯合, 必隸屬於 雅各 家。
- 中文標準譯本 - 耶和華必憐憫雅各,再次揀選以色列,把他們安置在他們自己的土地;寄居者必與他們結合,依附於雅各家。
- 現代標點和合本 - 耶和華要憐恤雅各,必再揀選以色列,將他們安置在本地,寄居的必與他們聯合,緊貼雅各家。
- 文理和合譯本 - 耶和華必恤雅各、復選以色列、置於故土、羇旅附之、與雅各家相契合、
- 文理委辦譯本 - 耶和華矜恤雅各家、以色列族、復選為民、使歸故土、異邦人附之、
- 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 主必矜恤 雅各 、復選 以色列 、使仍居故土、異族之人附之、聯於 雅各 族、
- Nueva Versión Internacional - En verdad, el Señor tendrá compasión de Jacob y elegirá de nuevo a Israel. Los asentará en su propia tierra. Los extranjeros se juntarán con ellos, y se unirán a los descendientes de Jacob.
- 현대인의 성경 - 여호와께서 이스라엘을 불쌍히 여기시고 다시 그들을 자기 백성으로 택하여 본래의 그들 땅에 살게 하실 것이며 외국 사람들도 그들과 함께 그 곳에 가서 살 것이다.
- Новый Русский Перевод - Время его близко, и дни его не продлятся. Господь пожалеет Иакова; Он вновь изберет Израиль и поселит их на их земле. Чужеземцы присоединятся к ним и пристанут к дому Иакова.
- Восточный перевод - Выходит его срок, и дни его не продлятся. Вечный пожалеет потомков Якуба; Он вновь изберёт Исраил и поселит их на их земле. Чужеземцы присоединятся к ним и пристанут к потокам Якуба.
- Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Выходит его срок, и дни его не продлятся. Вечный пожалеет потомков Якуба; Он вновь изберёт Исраил и поселит их на их земле. Чужеземцы присоединятся к ним и пристанут к потокам Якуба.
- Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Выходит его срок, и дни его не продлятся. Вечный пожалеет потомков Якуба; Он вновь изберёт Исроил и поселит их на их земле. Чужеземцы присоединятся к ним и пристанут к потокам Якуба.
- La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Mais l’Eternel aura compassion de Jacob et, de nouveau, ╵il fixera son choix sur Israël. Il rétablira ses enfants ╵dans leur propre pays, et des étrangers se joindront ╵au peuple de Jacob, ils s’uniront à lui.
- リビングバイブル - しかし主は、イスラエル人にはあわれみをかけます。彼らが特別の民であることに変わりはないからです。主は彼らを連れ戻し、再びイスラエルに住まわせます。多くの国が彼らと手を結び、忠実な同盟軍となります。
- Nova Versão Internacional - O Senhor terá compaixão de Jacó; tornará a escolher Israel e os estabelecerá em sua própria terra. Os estrangeiros se juntarão a eles e farão parte da descendência de Jacó.
- Hoffnung für alle - Der Herr wird sich über die Nachkommen von Jakob erbarmen; er nimmt die Israeliten wieder als sein Volk an und bringt sie in ihre Heimat zurück. Auch aus anderen Nationen werden Menschen kommen und sich ihnen anschließen.
- Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Nhưng Chúa Hằng Hữu sẽ đoái thương nhà Gia-cốp. Một lần nữa, Chúa sẽ chọn Ít-ra-ên như tuyển dân của Ngài. Chúa sẽ cho họ được định cư tại quê hương mình. Nhiều ngoại kiều sẽ hiệp với nhà Ít-ra-ên.
- พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - องค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้าจะทรงเอ็นดูสงสารยาโคบ พระองค์จะทรงเลือกสรรอิสราเอลอีกครั้งหนึ่ง และจะนำพวกเขากลับมาตั้งถิ่นฐานในแผ่นดินของพวกเขา ชนต่างชาติจะมาสมทบ และเข้าร่วมกับวงศ์วานของยาโคบ
- พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - พระผู้เป็นเจ้าจะเมตตายาโคบ และจะเลือกอิสราเอลอีกครั้ง และจะให้พวกเขาไปอยู่ในแผ่นดินของพวกเขาเอง และบรรดาชาวต่างชาติจะสมาคมกับพวกเขา และจะยึดแน่นกับพงศ์พันธุ์ยาโคบ
交叉引用
- Jeremiah 29:14 - 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.”
- Isaiah 60:3 - Nations will come to your light. Kings will come to the brightness of your new day.
- Isaiah 60:4 - “Look up. Look all around you. All your people are getting together to come back to you. Your sons will come from far away. Your daughters will be carried on the hip like little children.
- Isaiah 60:5 - Then your face will glow with joy. Your heart will beat fast because you are so happy. Wealth from across the ocean will be brought to you. The riches of the nations will come to you.
- Isaiah 41:8 - The Lord says, “People of Israel, you are my servants. Family of Jacob, I have chosen you. You are the children of my friend Abraham.
- Isaiah 40:1 - “Comfort my people,” says your God. “Comfort them.
- Isaiah 40:2 - Speak tenderly to the people of Jerusalem. Announce to them that their hard labor has been completed. Tell them that their sin has been paid for. Tell them the Lord has punished them enough for all their sins.”
- Luke 1:72 - He has been kind to our people of long ago. He has remembered his holy covenant.
- Luke 1:73 - He made a promise to our father Abraham.
- Luke 1:74 - He promised to save us from our enemies. Then we could serve him without fear.
- Jeremiah 50:17 - “Israel is like a scattered flock that lions have chased away. The first lion that ate them up was the king of Assyria. The last one that broke their bones was Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon.”
- Jeremiah 50:18 - The Lord who rules over all is the God of Israel. He says, “I punished the king of Assyria. In the same way, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land.
- Jeremiah 50:19 - But I will bring Israel back to their own grasslands. I will feed them on Mount Carmel and in Bashan. I will satisfy their hunger on the hills of Ephraim and Gilead.
- Jeremiah 50:20 - The days are coming,” announces the Lord. “At that time people will search for Israel’s guilt. But they will not find any. They will search for Judah’s sins. But they will not find any. That is because I will forgive the people I have spared.
- Ezekiel 39:25 - The Lord and King says, “I will now cause the people of Jacob to recover from my judgment. I will show my tender love for all the people of Israel. I will make sure that my name is kept holy.
- Ezekiel 39:26 - My people will forget the shameful things they have done. They will not remember all the ways they were unfaithful to me. They used to live in safety in their land. At that time no one made them afraid.
- Ezekiel 39:27 - So I will bring them back from the nations. I will gather them from the countries of their enemies. And I will use them to prove to many nations how holy I am.
- Ezekiel 39:28 - Then they will know that I am the Lord their God. I let the nations take my people away as prisoners. But now I will bring them back to their own land. I will not leave anyone behind.
- Ezekiel 39:29 - I will no longer turn my face away from the people of Israel. I will pour out my Spirit on them,” announces the Lord and King.
- Psalm 136:10 - Give thanks to the God who killed the oldest son of each family in Egypt. His faithful love continues forever.
- Psalm 136:11 - He brought the people of Israel out of Egypt. His faithful love continues forever.
- Psalm 136:12 - He did it by reaching out his mighty hand and powerful arm. His faithful love continues forever.
- Psalm 136:13 - Give thanks to the God who parted the waters of the Red Sea. His faithful love continues forever.
- Psalm 136:14 - He brought Israel through the middle of it. His faithful love continues forever.
- Psalm 136:15 - But he swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea. His faithful love continues forever.
- Psalm 136:16 - Give thanks to the God who led his people through the desert. His faithful love continues forever.
- Psalm 136:17 - He killed great kings. His faithful love continues forever.
- Psalm 136:18 - He struck down mighty kings. His faithful love continues forever.
- Psalm 136:19 - He killed Sihon, the king of the Amorites. His faithful love continues forever.
- Psalm 136:20 - He killed Og, the king of Bashan. His faithful love continues forever.
- Psalm 136:21 - He gave their land as a gift. His faithful love continues forever.
- Psalm 136:22 - He gave it as a gift to his servant Israel. His faithful love continues forever.
- Psalm 136:23 - Give thanks to the God who remembered us when things were going badly. His faithful love continues forever.
- Psalm 136:24 - He set us free from our enemies. His faithful love continues forever.
- Luke 1:54 - He has helped the people of Israel, who serve him. He has always remembered to be kind
- Jeremiah 50:33 - The Lord who rules over all says, “The people of Israel are being treated badly. So are the people of Judah. Those who have captured them are holding them. They refuse to let them go.
- Jeremiah 51:34 - The people of Jerusalem say, “Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, has destroyed us. He has thrown us into a panic. He has emptied us out like a jar. Like a snake he has swallowed us up. He has filled his stomach with our rich food. Then he has spit us out of his mouth.”
- Jeremiah 51:35 - The people continue, “May the people of Babylon pay for the harmful things they have done to us. May those who live in Babylon pay for spilling the blood of our people.” That’s what the people who live in Zion say.
- Jeremiah 51:36 - So the Lord says, “I will stand up for you. I will pay the Babylonians back for what they did to you. I will dry up their water supply. I will make their springs run dry.
- Jeremiah 51:37 - Babylon will have all its buildings knocked down. It will be a home for wild dogs. No one will live there. People will be shocked at it. They will make fun of it.
- Isaiah 66:20 - And they will bring back all the people of Israel from all those nations. They will bring them to my holy mountain in Jerusalem. My people will ride on horses, mules and camels. They will come in chariots and wagons,” says the Lord. “Those messengers will bring my people as an offering to me. They will bring them to my temple, just as the Israelites bring their grain offerings in bowls that are ‘clean.’
- Isaiah 19:24 - At that time Egypt, Assyria and Israel will be a blessing to the whole earth.
- Isaiah 19:25 - The Lord who rules over all will bless those three nations. He will say, “Let the Egyptians be blessed. They are my people. Let the Assyrians be blessed. My hands created them. And let the Israelites be blessed. They are my very own people.”
- Isaiah 44:21 - The Lord says, “Family of Jacob, remember these things. People of Israel, you are my servant. I have made you. You are my servant. Israel, I will not forget you.
- Isaiah 44:22 - I will sweep your sins away as if they were a cloud. I will blow them away as if they were the morning mist. Return to me. Then I will set you free.”
- Jeremiah 51:4 - They will fall down dead in Babylon. They will receive deadly wounds in its streets.
- Jeremiah 51:5 - The land of Israel and Judah is full of guilt. Its people have sinned against me. But I have not deserted them. I am their God. I am the Lord who rules over all. I am the Holy One of Israel.
- Jeremiah 51:6 - “People of Judah, run away from Babylon! Run for your lives! Do not be destroyed because of the sins of its people. It is time for me to pay them back. I will punish them for what they have done.
- Isaiah 49:7 - The Lord sets his people free. He is the Holy One of Israel. He speaks to his servant, who is looked down on and hated by the nations. He speaks to the servant of rulers. He says to him, “Kings will see you and stand up to honor you. Princes will see you and bow down to show you their respect. I am the Lord. I am faithful. I am the Holy One of Israel. I have chosen you.”
- Jeremiah 30:18 - The Lord says, “I will bless Jacob’s people with great success again. I will show tender love to Israel. Jerusalem will be rebuilt where it was destroyed. The palace will stand in its proper place.
- Jeremiah 30:19 - From those places the songs of people giving thanks will be heard. The sound of great joy will come from there. I will cause there to be more of my people. There will not be fewer of them. I will bring them honor. People will have respect for them.
- Jeremiah 30:20 - Things will be as they used to be for Jacob’s people. I will make their community firm and secure. I will punish everyone who treats them badly.
- Jeremiah 30:21 - Their leader will be one of their own people. Their ruler will rise up from among them. I will bring him near. And he will come close to me. He will commit himself to serve me,” announces the Lord.
- Jeremiah 30:22 - “So you will be my people. And I will be your God.”
- Luke 2:32 - It is a light to be given to the Gentiles. It will be the glory of your people Israel.”
- Isaiah 27:6 - In days to come, Jacob’s people will put down roots like a vine. Israel will bud and bloom. They will fill the whole world with fruit.
- Deuteronomy 30:3 - When all that happens, the Lord your God will bless you with great success again. He will be very kind to you. He’ll bring you back from all the nations where he scattered you.
- Deuteronomy 30:4 - Suppose you have been forced to go away to the farthest land on earth. The Lord your God will bring you back even from there.
- Deuteronomy 30:5 - He will bring you to the land that belonged to your people of long ago. You will take it over. He’ll make you better off than your people were. He’ll cause there to be more of you than there were of them.
- Ezekiel 36:24 - “ ‘ “I will take you out of the nations. I will gather you together from all the countries. I will bring you back into your own land.
- Ezekiel 36:25 - I will sprinkle pure water on you. Then you will be ‘clean.’ I will make you completely pure and ‘clean.’ I will take all the statues of your gods away from you.
- Ezekiel 36:26 - I will give you new hearts. I will give you a new spirit that is faithful to me. I will remove your stubborn hearts from you. I will give you hearts that obey me.
- Ezekiel 36:27 - I will put my Spirit in you. I will make you want to obey my rules. I want you to be careful to keep my laws.
- Ezekiel 36:28 - Then you will live in the land I gave your people of long ago. You will be my people. And I will be your God.
- Esther 8:17 - They celebrated and enjoyed good food. They were glad and full of joy. That was true everywhere the king’s order came. It was true in every territory and every city. Many people from other nations announced that they had become Jews. That’s because they were so afraid of the Jews.
- Nehemiah 1:8 - “Remember what you told him. You said, ‘If you people are not faithful, I will scatter you among the nations.
- Nehemiah 1:9 - But if you return to me, I will bring you back. If you obey my commands, I will gather you together again. I will bring you back from the farthest places on earth. I will bring you to the special place where I have chosen to put my Name.’
- Psalm 143:12 - Because your love is faithful, put an end to my enemies. Destroy all of them, because I serve you.
- Psalm 98:3 - He has shown his faithful love to the people of Israel. People from one end of the earth to the other have seen that our God has saved us.
- Jeremiah 24:6 - My eyes will watch over them. I will be good to them. And I will bring them back to this land. I will build them up. I will not tear them down. I will plant them. I will not pull them up by the roots.
- Jeremiah 24:7 - I will change their hearts. Then they will know that I am the Lord. They will be my people. And I will be their God. They will return to me with all their heart.
- Isaiah 49:13 - Shout for joy, you heavens! Be glad, you earth! Burst into song, you mountains! The Lord will comfort his people. He will show his tender love to those who are suffering.
- Isaiah 49:16 - I have written your name on the palms of my hands. Your walls are never out of my sight.
- Isaiah 49:17 - Your people will hurry back. Those who destroyed you so completely will leave you.
- Isaiah 49:18 - Look up. Look all around you. All your people are getting together to come back to you. You can be sure that I live,” announces the Lord. “And you can be just as sure that your people will be like decorations you will wear. Like a bride, you will wear them proudly.
- Isaiah 49:19 - “Zion, you were destroyed. Your land was left empty. It was turned into a dry and empty desert. But now you will be too small to hold all your people. And those who destroyed you will be far away.
- Isaiah 49:20 - The children born during your time of sorrow will speak to you. They will say, ‘This city is too small for us. Give us more space to live in.’
- Isaiah 49:21 - Then you will say to yourself, ‘Whose children are these? I lost my children. And I couldn’t have any more. My children were taken far away from me. And no one wanted them. Who brought these children up? I was left all alone. So where have these children come from?’ ”
- Isaiah 49:22 - The Lord and King continues, “I will call out to the nations. I will give a signal to them. They will bring back your sons in their arms. They will carry your daughters on their hips.
- Isaiah 49:23 - Their kings will become like fathers to you. Their queens will be like mothers who nurse you. They will bow down to you with their faces toward the ground. They will kiss the dust at your feet to show you their respect. Then you will know that I am the Lord. Those who put their hope in me will not be ashamed.”
- Isaiah 44:1 - “Family of Jacob, listen to me. You are my servant. People of Israel, I have chosen you.
- Leviticus 26:40 - “ ‘But suppose you admit that both you and your people who lived before you have sinned. You admit the evil and dishonest things you have done against me. And you admit you have become my enemy.
- Leviticus 26:41 - What you did made me become your enemy. I let your enemies take you into their land. But suppose you stop being stubborn. You stop being proud. And you pay for your sin.
- Leviticus 26:42 - Then I will remember my covenant with Jacob. I will remember my covenant with Isaac. I will remember my covenant with Abraham. I will remember what I said to them about the land.
- Leviticus 26:43 - You will leave the land. It will enjoy its sabbaths while it lies deserted because you are not there. You will pay for your sins because you said no to my laws. You turned away from my rules.
- Leviticus 26:44 - But even after all that, I will not say no to you or turn away from you. I will not destroy you completely in the land of your enemies. I will not break my covenant with you. I am the Lord your God.
- Leviticus 26:45 - Because of you, I will remember the covenant I made with the people of Israel who lived before you. I brought them out of Egypt to be their God. The nations saw me do it. I am the Lord.’ ”
- Acts 15:14 - Simon Peter has explained to us what God has now done. He has chosen some of the Gentiles to be among his very own people.
- Acts 15:15 - The prophets’ words agree with that. They say,
- Acts 15:16 - “ ‘After this I will return and set up again David’s fallen tent. I will rebuild what was destroyed. I will make it what it used to be.
- Acts 15:17 - Then everyone else can look to the Lord. This includes all the Gentiles who belong to me, says the Lord. The Lord is the one who does these things.’ ( Amos 9:11 , 12 )
- Jeremiah 50:4 - “The days are coming,” announces the Lord. “At that time the people of Israel and Judah will gather together. They will come in tears to me. I am the Lord their God.
- Jeremiah 50:5 - They will ask how to get to Zion. Then they will turn their faces toward it. They will come and join themselves to me. They will enter into the covenant I make with them. It will last forever. It will never be forgotten.
- Jeremiah 50:6 - “My people have been like lost sheep. Their shepherds have led them astray. They have caused them to wander in the mountains. They have wandered over mountains and hills. They have forgotten that I am their true resting place.
- Deuteronomy 4:29 - Perhaps while you are there, you will seek the Lord your God. You will find him if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul.
- Deuteronomy 4:30 - All the things I’ve told you about might happen to you. And you will be in trouble. But later you will return to the Lord your God. You will obey him.
- Deuteronomy 4:31 - The Lord your God is tender and loving. He won’t leave you or destroy you. He won’t forget the covenant he made with your people of long ago. He gave his word when he made it.
- Malachi 1:11 - My name will be great among the nations. They will worship me from where the sun rises in the east to where it sets in the west. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be brought to me. That’s because my name will be great among the nations,” says the Lord.
- Ruth 1:14 - When they heard that, they broke down and wept again. Then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye. But Ruth held on to her.
- Ruth 1:15 - “Look,” said Naomi. “Your sister-in-law is going back to her people and her gods. Go back with her.”
- Ruth 1:16 - But Ruth replied, “Don’t try to make me leave you and go back. Where you go I’ll go. Where you stay I’ll stay. Your people will be my people. Your God will be my God.
- Ruth 1:17 - Where you die I’ll die. And there my body will be buried. I won’t let even death separate you from me. If I do, may the Lord punish me greatly.”
- Ruth 1:18 - Naomi realized that Ruth had made up her mind to go with her. So she stopped trying to make her go back.
- Zechariah 2:11 - ‘At that time many nations will join themselves to me. And they will become my people. I will live among you,’ says the Lord. Then you will know that the Lord who rules over all has sent me to you.
- Zechariah 2:12 - He will receive Judah as his share in the holy land. And he will choose Jerusalem again.
- Isaiah 56:6 - “Suppose outsiders want to follow me and serve me. They want to love me and worship me. They keep the Sabbath day and do not misuse it. And they are faithful in keeping my covenant.
- Isaiah 56:7 - Then I will bring them to my holy mountain of Zion. I will give them joy in my house. They can pray there. I will accept their burnt offerings and sacrifices on my altar. My house will be called a house where people from all nations can pray.”
- Isaiah 56:8 - The Lord and King will gather those who were taken away from their homes in Israel. He announces, “I will gather them to myself. And I will gather others to join them.”
- Jeremiah 31:8 - I will bring them from the land of the north. I will gather them from one end of the earth to the other. Even those who are blind and those who can’t walk will be among them. Pregnant women and women having their babies will be among them also. Many of them will return.
- Jeremiah 31:9 - Their eyes will be filled with tears as they come. They will pray as I bring them back. I will lead them beside streams of water. I will lead them on a level path where they will not trip or fall. I am Israel’s father. And Ephraim is my oldest son.
- Jeremiah 31:10 - “Listen to my message, you nations. Announce it on shores far away. Say, ‘He who scattered Israel will gather them. He will watch over his flock like a shepherd.’
- Jeremiah 31:11 - I will set the people of Jacob free. I will save them from those who are stronger than they are.
- Jeremiah 31:12 - They will come and shout for joy on Mount Zion. They will be joyful because of everything I give them. I give them grain, olive oil and fresh wine. I give them the young animals in their flocks and herds. Israel will be like a garden that has plenty of water. And they will not be sad anymore.
- Jeremiah 32:37 - “You can be sure that I will gather my people again. I will send them away when my burning anger blazes out against them. But I will bring them back to this place. And I will let them live in safety.
- Jeremiah 32:38 - They will be my people. And I will be their God.
- Jeremiah 32:39 - I will give them a single purpose in life. Then, they will always have respect for me. Then all will go well for them. And it will also go well for their children after them.
- Jeremiah 32:40 - I will make a covenant with them that will last forever. I promise that I will never stop doing good to them. I will cause them to respect me. Then they will never turn away from me again.
- Jeremiah 32:41 - I will take pleasure in doing good things for them. I will certainly plant them in this land. I will do these things with all my heart and soul.”
- Jeremiah 12:15 - But after I pull up those nations, I will give my tender love to them again. I will bring all of them back to their own lands. I will take all of them back to their own countries.
- Jeremiah 12:16 - Suppose those nations learn to follow the practices of my people. And they make their promises in my name. When they promise, they say, ‘You can be sure that the Lord is alive.’ They do this just as they once taught my people to make promises in Baal’s name. Then I will give them a place among my people.
- Zechariah 8:22 - Large numbers of people and nations will come to Jerusalem. They will look to me. They will ask me to bless them.”
- Zechariah 8:23 - He continued, “At that time many people of all nations and languages will take hold of one Jew. They will grab hold of the hem of his robe. And they will say, ‘We want to go to Jerusalem with you. We’ve heard that God is with you.’ ”
- Isaiah 54:7 - “For a brief moment I left you. But because I love you so much, I will bring you back.
- Isaiah 54:8 - For a moment I turned my face away from you. I was very angry with you. But I will show you my loving concern. My faithful love will continue forever,” says the Lord. He is the one who set you free.
- Ephesians 2:12 - Before you believed in Christ, you were separated from him. You were not considered to be citizens of Israel. You were not included in what the covenants promised. You were without hope and without God in the world.
- Ephesians 2:13 - At one time you were far away from God. But now you belong to Christ Jesus. He spilled his blood for you. This has brought you near to God.
- Ephesians 2:14 - Christ himself is our peace. He has made Jews and Gentiles into one group of people. He has destroyed the hatred that was like a wall between us.
- Ephesians 2:15 - Through his body on the cross, Christ set aside the law with all its commands and rules. He planned to create one new people out of Jews and Gentiles. He wanted to make peace between them.
- Ephesians 2:16 - He planned to bring both Jews and Gentiles back to God as one body. He planned to do this through the cross. On that cross, Christ put to death their hatred toward one another.
- Ephesians 2:17 - He came and preached peace to you who were far away. He also preached peace to those who were near.
- Ephesians 2:18 - Through Christ we both come to the Father by the power of one Holy Spirit.
- Ephesians 2:19 - So you are no longer outsiders and strangers. You are citizens together with God’s people. You are also members of God’s family.
- Zechariah 1:17 - “ ‘He says, “My towns will be filled with good things once more. I will comfort Zion. And I will choose Jerusalem again.” ’ ”
- Psalm 102:13 - You will rise up and show deep concern for Zion. The time has come for you to help Zion.