逐节对照
- Amplified Bible - For I know the plans and thoughts that I have for you,’ says the Lord, ‘plans for peace and well-being and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
- 新标点和合本 - 耶和华说：我知道我向你们所怀的意念是赐平安的意念，不是降灾祸的意念，要叫你们末后有指望。
- 和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 我知道我向你们所怀的意念是赐平安的意念，不是降灾祸的意念，要叫你们末后有指望。这是耶和华说的。
- 和合本2010（神版-简体） - 我知道我向你们所怀的意念是赐平安的意念，不是降灾祸的意念，要叫你们末后有指望。这是耶和华说的。
- 当代译本 - 因为我知道我为你们安排的计划：是要赐福给你们，而非降祸给你们，使你们的未来充满希望。这是耶和华说的。
- 圣经新译本 - 因我自己知道我为你们所定的计划，是使你们得平安，而不是遭受灾祸的计划；要赐给你们美好的前程和盼望。’这是耶和华的宣告。
- 现代标点和合本 - 耶和华说：我知道我向你们所怀的意念是赐平安的意念，不是降灾祸的意念，要叫你们末后有指望。
- 和合本（拼音版） - 耶和华说：我知道我向你们所怀的意念，是赐平安的意念，不是降灾祸的意念，要叫你们末后有指望。
- New International Version - For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
- New International Reader's Version - I know the plans I have for you,” announces the Lord. “I want you to enjoy success. I do not plan to harm you. I will give you hope for the years to come.
- English Standard Version - For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
- New Living Translation - For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
- Christian Standard Bible - For I know the plans I have for you” — this is the Lord’s declaration — “plans for your well-being, not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
- New American Standard Bible - For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for prosperity and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
- New King James Version - For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
- American Standard Version - For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.
- King James Version - For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
- New English Translation - For I know what I have planned for you,’ says the Lord. ‘I have plans to prosper you, not to harm you. I have plans to give you a future filled with hope.
- World English Bible - For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,” says Yahweh, “thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.
- 新標點和合本 - 耶和華說：我知道我向你們所懷的意念是賜平安的意念，不是降災禍的意念，要叫你們末後有指望。
- 和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 我知道我向你們所懷的意念是賜平安的意念，不是降災禍的意念，要叫你們末後有指望。這是耶和華說的。
- 和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 我知道我向你們所懷的意念是賜平安的意念，不是降災禍的意念，要叫你們末後有指望。這是耶和華說的。
- 當代譯本 - 因為我知道我為你們安排的計劃：是要賜福給你們，而非降禍給你們，使你們的未來充滿希望。這是耶和華說的。
- 聖經新譯本 - 因我自己知道我為你們所定的計劃，是使你們得平安，而不是遭受災禍的計劃；要賜給你們美好的前程和盼望。’這是耶和華的宣告。
- 呂振中譯本 - 因為我知道我向你們懷的意念、永恆主發神諭說、是 賜 福利的意念，不是 降 災禍的意念；是要給你們好的晚景和希望。
- 現代標點和合本 - 耶和華說：我知道我向你們所懷的意念是賜平安的意念，不是降災禍的意念，要叫你們末後有指望。
- 文理和合譯本 - 耶和華曰、我為爾所存之念、我自知之、乃平康之念、非災害之念也、俾爾終有所望、
- 文理委辦譯本 - 耶和華又云、予待爾將若何、予自知之、欲錫平康、不加災害、終有可望。
- 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 主又云、我為爾所懷之意、惟我知之、我意賜爾平康、不加災害、爾曹終有可望、
- Nueva Versión Internacional - Porque yo sé muy bien los planes que tengo para ustedes —afirma el Señor—, planes de bienestar y no de calamidad, a fin de darles un futuro y una esperanza.
- 현대인의 성경 - 너희를 위한 나의 계획은 내가 알고 있다. 그것은 너희에게 재앙을 주려는 것이 아니라 번영을 주고 너희에게 미래와 희망을 주려는 계획이다.
- Новый Русский Перевод - Ведь Я знаю Мои намерения о вас, – возвещает Господь, – намерения принести вам благополучие, а не беду, даровать вам будущее и надежду.
- Восточный перевод - Ведь Я знаю Мои намерения о вас, – возвещает Вечный, – намерения принести вам благополучие, а не беду, даровать вам будущее и надежду.
- Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Ведь Я знаю Мои намерения о вас, – возвещает Вечный, – намерения принести вам благополучие, а не беду, даровать вам будущее и надежду.
- Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Ведь Я знаю Мои намерения о вас, – возвещает Вечный, – намерения принести вам благополучие, а не беду, даровать вам будущее и надежду.
- La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Car moi je connais les projets que j’ai conçus en votre faveur, déclare l’Eternel : ce sont des projets de paix et non de malheur, afin de vous assurer un avenir plein d’espérance.
- リビングバイブル - わたしは、おまえたちのために立てた計画をよく知っている。それは災いではなく祝福を与える計画で、将来と希望を約束する。
- Nova Versão Internacional - Porque sou eu que conheço os planos que tenho para vocês’, diz o Senhor, ‘planos de fazê-los prosperar e não de causar dano, planos de dar a vocês esperança e um futuro.
- Hoffnung für alle - Denn ich allein weiß, was ich mit euch vorhabe: Ich, der Herr, habe Frieden für euch im Sinn und will euch aus dem Leid befreien. Ich gebe euch wieder Zukunft und Hoffnung. Mein Wort gilt!
- Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Vì Ta biết chương trình Ta hoạch định cho các con,” Chúa Hằng Hữu phán. “Đó là chương trình thịnh vượng, không phải là tai họa, các con có một tương lai sáng sủa và một niềm hy vọng.
- พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - องค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้าประกาศว่า “เพราะเรารู้แผนการที่เรามีไว้สำหรับเจ้า เป็นแผนการเพื่อทำให้เจ้ารุ่งเรืองไม่ใช่เพื่อทำร้ายเจ้า เป็นแผนการเพื่อให้ความหวังและอนาคตแก่เจ้า
- พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - เพราะเรารู้สิ่งที่เราวางแผนเพื่อพวกเจ้า’ พระผู้เป็นเจ้าประกาศดังนี้ ‘แผนเพื่อความเจริญ ไม่ใช่ภัยอันตราย เพื่อให้พวกเจ้ามีอนาคตและความหวัง
交叉引用
- Ezekiel 39:1 - “And you, son of man, prophesy against Gog, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I am against you, O Gog, chief prince (ruler) of Meshech and Tubal;
- Ezekiel 39:2 - and I will turn you around and lead you along, and bring you up from the remotest parts of the north, and I will bring you against the mountains of Israel.
- Ezekiel 39:3 - I will strike your bow from your left hand and make your arrows to fall out of your right hand.
- Ezekiel 39:4 - You will fall [dead] on the mountains of Israel, you and all your troops and the nations who are with you. I will give you to every kind of predatory bird and animal of the field as food.
- Ezekiel 39:5 - You will fall in the open field, for I have spoken,” says the Lord God.
- Ezekiel 39:6 - “I will also send fire on Magog and on those who live securely in the coastlands; and they will know [without any doubt] that I am the Lord.
- Ezekiel 39:7 - “I will make My holy name known in the midst of My people Israel, and I will not let them profane My holy name anymore; and the nations will know that I am the Lord, the Holy One of Israel.
- Ezekiel 39:8 - Behold, it is coming and it will be done,” says the Lord God. “That is the day of which I have spoken.
- Ezekiel 39:9 - And [when you, Gog, no longer exist] those who live in the cities of Israel will go out and make fires with the weapons and burn them, both the [large] shields and the bucklers (small shields), the bows and the arrows, the war clubs and the spears; and for seven years they will burn them.
- Ezekiel 39:10 - They will not take any wood from the field or cut down and gather [any] firewood from the forests, because they will make their fires using the weapons. And they will take the spoil from those who despoiled them and seize the plunder of those who plundered them,” says the Lord God.
- Ezekiel 39:11 - “And on that day I will give Gog a place for burial there in Israel, the valley of those who pass through east of the sea, and it will block the way of those who would pass through. So they will bury Gog there with all his hordes, and they will call it the Valley of Hamon-gog (the multitude of Gog).
- Ezekiel 39:12 - For seven months the house of Israel will be burying them in order to cleanse the land.
- Ezekiel 39:13 - Yes, all the people of the land will bury them; and it will be to their renown on the day that I appear in My glory and brilliance,” says the Lord God.
- Ezekiel 39:14 - “They will elect men who will constantly go through the land, [men commissioned] to bury those who were passing through, those bodies that lie unburied on the surface of the ground, in order to cleanse it. At the end of seven months they will do a search.
- Ezekiel 39:15 - As those who pass through the land pass through and anyone sees a human bone, he will set up a marker beside it, until the buriers have buried it in the Valley of Hamon-gog.
- Ezekiel 39:16 - And even the name of the city will be Hamonah. In this manner they shall cleanse the land.” ’
- Ezekiel 39:17 - “As for you, son of man, thus says the Lord God, ‘Say to every kind of bird and to every animal of the field, “Assemble and come, gather from every side to My sacrifice that I am slaughtering for you, as a great sacrificial feast on the mountains of Israel, and you will eat flesh and drink blood.
- Ezekiel 39:18 - You will eat the flesh of mighty men and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, as though they were rams, lambs, goats, and bulls, all of them fatlings of Bashan [east of the Jordan].
- Ezekiel 39:19 - So you will eat fat until you are filled and drink blood till you are drunk, at the sacrificial feast which I have prepared for you.
- Ezekiel 39:20 - You will eat your fill at My table with horses and riders, with mighty men, and with all the men of war,” says the Lord God.
- Ezekiel 39:21 - “And I will bring [and manifest] My glory among the nations; and all the nations will see My judgment and justice [in the punishment] which I have executed and My hand which I have laid on them.
- Ezekiel 39:22 - So the house of Israel will know [with absolute confidence] that I am the Lord their God from that day forward.
- Ezekiel 39:23 - And the nations will know [without any doubt] that the house of Israel went into exile for their great sin, because they acted treacherously against Me; and I hid My face (favor, blessing) from them. So I gave them into the hand of their enemies, and they all fell [into captivity or were killed] by [the power of] the sword.
- Ezekiel 39:24 - I dealt with them in accordance with their uncleanness and their transgressions, and I hid My face from them.” ’ ”
- Ezekiel 39:25 - Therefore thus says the Lord God, “Now I will restore the fortunes of Jacob (Israel) and have mercy on the whole house of Israel; and I will be jealous for My holy name [demanding what is rightfully and uniquely mine].
- Ezekiel 39:26 - They will forget their disgrace and all their treachery (unfaithfulness) which they perpetuated against Me, when they live securely in their own land and there is no one who makes them afraid.
- Ezekiel 39:27 - When I bring them back from the nations and gather them out of their enemies’ lands, then I shall show Myself holy [and My justice and holiness will be vindicated] through them in the sight of many nations.
- Ezekiel 39:28 - Then they will know [without any doubt] that I am the Lord their God because I made them go into exile among the nations, and then gathered them to their own land. I will leave none of them there [among the nations] any longer.
- Ezekiel 39:29 - I will not hide My face from them any longer, because I will have poured out My Spirit on the house of Israel,” says the Lord God.
- Revelation 14:8 - Then another angel, a second one, followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, she who has made all nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality [corrupting them with idolatry].”
- Revelation 14:9 - Then another angel, a third one, followed them, saying with a loud voice, “Whoever worships the beast and his image and receives the mark [of the beast] on his forehead or on his hand,
- Revelation 14:10 - he too will [have to] drink of the wine of the wrath of God, mixed undiluted into the cup of His anger; and he will be tormented with fire and brimstone (flaming sulfur) in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb (Christ).
- Revelation 14:11 - And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day and night—those who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.”
- Revelation 14:12 - Here is [encouragement for] the steadfast endurance of the saints (God’s people), those who habitually keep God’s commandments and their faith in Jesus.
- Revelation 14:13 - Then I heard [the distinct words of] a voice from heaven, saying, “Write, ‘ Blessed (happy, prosperous, to be admired) are the dead who die in the Lord from now on!’ ” “Yes, [blessed indeed],” says the Spirit, “so that they may rest and have relief from their labors, for their deeds do follow them.”
- Revelation 14:14 - Again I looked, and this is what I saw: a white cloud, and sitting on the cloud was One like the Son of Man, with a crown of gold on His head and a sharp sickle [of swift judgment] in His hand.
- Zechariah 14:20 - In that day there will be written on the little bells on the horses, “ HOLY TO THE LORD.” And the cooking pots in the Lord’s house will be [holy to the Lord] like the bowls before the altar.
- Zechariah 14:21 - Every cooking pot in [all the houses in] Jerusalem and in Judah will be holy to the Lord of hosts, and all who sacrifice will come and take them and boil [their sacrifices] in them. And in that day there will no longer be a Canaanite [that is, any godless or spiritually unclean person, whether Jew or Gentile] in the house of the Lord of hosts.
- Zechariah 1:6 - But did not My words (warnings) and My statutes, which I commanded My servants the prophets, overtake your fathers? Then they repented and said, ‘As the Lord of hosts planned to do to us [in discipline and punishment], in accordance with our ways and our deeds, so has He dealt with us.’ ” ’ ”
- 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.
- Micah 5:4 - And He shall stand and shepherd and guide His flock In the strength of the Lord, In the majesty of the name of the Lord His God; And they shall dwell [secure in undisturbed peace], Because at that time He shall be great [extending His authority] [Even] to the ends of the earth.
- Micah 5:5 - This One [the Messiah] shall be our peace. When the Assyrian invades our land And tramples on our citadels and in our palaces, Then shall we raise against him Seven shepherds and eight princes [an overpowering force] among men.
- Micah 5:6 - They shall devastate the land of Assyria with the sword and The land of Nimrod within her [own] gates. And He (the Messiah) shall rescue us from the Assyrian (all enemy nations) When he attacks our land And when he tramples our territory.
- Micah 5:7 - Then the remnant of Jacob Shall be among many peoples Like dew from the Lord, Like showers on the grass [a source of blessing] Which [come suddenly and] do not wait for man Nor delay for the sons of men.
- Amos 9:8 - Behold, the eyes of the Lord God are on the sinful [northern] kingdom [of Israel’s ten tribes] And I shall destroy it from the face of the earth; But I shall not totally destroy the house of Jacob [that is, the entire nation of Israel],” Says the Lord.
- Amos 9:9 - “For behold, I am commanding, And I shall shake and sift the house of Israel among all nations [and cause it to tremble] Like grain is shaken in a sieve [removing the chaff], But not a kernel [of the faithful remnant] shall fall to the ground and be lost [from My sight].
- Amos 9:10 - All the sinners among My people will die by the sword, Those who say [defiantly], ‘The disaster will not overtake or confront us.’
- Amos 9:11 - “In that day I shall raise up and restore the fallen tabernacle (booth) of David, And wall up its breaches [in the city walls]; I will also raise up and restore its ruins And rebuild it as it was in the days of old,
- Amos 9:12 - That they may possess the remnant of Edom (ancient enemies) And all the nations that are called by My name,” Says the Lord who does this.
- Amos 9:13 - “Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “When the plowman shall overtake the one who gathers the harvest, And the one who treads the grapes [shall overtake] him who sows the seed [for the harvest continues until planting time]; When the mountains will drip sweet wine And all the hills shall melt [that is, everything that was once barren will overflow with streams of blessing].
- 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.
- Amos 9:15 - I will also plant them on their land, And they shall never again be uprooted from their land Which I have given them,” Says the Lord your God.
- Hosea 3:5 - Afterward the sons of Israel will return [in deep repentance] and seek the Lord their God and [seek from the line of] David their king [the King of kings—the Messiah]; and they will come trembling to the Lord and to His goodness and blessing in the last days.
- Zechariah 8:14 - “For thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘Just as I planned to do harm to you when your fathers provoked Me to wrath,’ says the Lord of hosts, ‘and I did not relent,
- Zechariah 8:15 - so I have again planned in these days to do good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. Do not fear!
- Micah 7:14 - Shepherd and rule Your people with Your scepter [of blessing], The flock of Your inheritance and Your possession Which dwells alone [separate and secure from attack] in the forest, In the midst of a garden land. Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead As in the days of old [the days of Moses and Elijah].
- Micah 7:15 - “As in the days when you came out from the land of Egypt, I shall show you marvelous and miraculous things.”
- Micah 7:16 - The [pagan] nations shall see [God’s omnipotence in delivering Israel] and be ashamed Of all their might [which cannot be compared to His]. They shall put their hand on their mouth [in silent astonishment]; Their ears shall be deaf.
- Micah 7:17 - They shall lick the dust like a serpent; Like crawling things of the earth They shall come trembling out of their fortresses and hiding places. They shall turn and come with fear and dread to the Lord our God And they shall be afraid and stand in awe before You [O Lord].
- Micah 7:18 - Who is a God like You, who forgives wickedness And passes over the rebellious acts of the remnant of His possession? He does not retain His anger forever, Because He [constantly] delights in mercy and lovingkindness.
- Micah 7:19 - He shall again have compassion on us; He will subdue and tread underfoot our wickedness [destroying sin’s power]. Yes, You will cast all our sins Into the depths of the sea.
- Micah 7:20 - You shall give truth to Jacob And lovingkindness and mercy to Abraham, As You have sworn to our forefathers From the days of old.
- Zechariah 9:9 - Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O Daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King (Messianic King) is coming to you; He is righteous and endowed with salvation, Humble and unassuming [in submission to the will of the Father] and riding on a donkey, Upon a colt, the foal of a donkey.
- Zechariah 9:10 - I will cut off the [war] chariot from Ephraim And the [war] horse from Jerusalem, And the bow of war will be cut off. And He will speak [words of] peace to the nations, And His dominion shall be from sea to sea [absolutely endless], And from the River [Euphrates] to the ends of the earth.
- Zechariah 9:11 - As for you also, because of the blood of My covenant with you [My chosen people, the covenant that was sealed with blood] I have freed your prisoners from the waterless pit.
- Zechariah 9:12 - Return to the stronghold [of security and prosperity], O prisoners who have the hope; Even today I am declaring that I will restore double [your former prosperity] to you [as firstborn among nations].
- Zechariah 9:13 - For I will bend Judah as My bow, I will fit the bow with Ephraim [as My arrow]. And I will stir up your sons, O Zion, against your sons, O Greece, And will make you [Israel] like the sword of a warrior.
- Zechariah 9:14 - Then the Lord will be seen [hovering] over them [protecting His people], And His arrow will go forth like lightning; And the Lord God will blow the trumpet And will march in the windstorms of the south.
- Zechariah 9:15 - The Lord of hosts shall defend and protect them; And they will devour [the enemy] and trample down the slingstones [that have missed their mark], And they will drink [of victory] and be boisterous as with wine; And they shall be filled like sacrificial bowls [used to catch the blood], Drenched like the corners of the [sacrificial] altar.
- Zechariah 9:16 - And the Lord their God shall save them on that day As the flock of His people; For they are like the [precious] jewels of a crown, Displayed and glittering in His land.
- Zechariah 9:17 - For how great is God’s goodness and how great is His beauty! And how great [He will make Israel’s] goodliness and [Israel’s] beauty! Grain and new wine will make the young men and virgins flourish.
- Jeremiah 30:18 - “Thus says the Lord, ‘Behold (hear this), I will restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob And have mercy on his dwelling places; The city will be rebuilt on its [old, mound-like] ruin, And the palace will stand on its rightful place.
- Jeremiah 30:19 - From them (city, palace) will come [songs of] thanksgiving And the voices of those who dance and celebrate. And I will multiply them and they will not be diminished [in number]; I will also honor them and they will not be insignificant.
- Jeremiah 30:20 - Their children too will be as in former times, And their congregation will be established before Me; And I will punish all their oppressors.
- Jeremiah 30:21 - Their prince will be one of them, And their ruler will come forward from among them. I will bring him near and he shall approach Me, For who is he who would have the boldness and would dare [on his own initiative] to risk his life to approach Me?’ says the Lord.
- Jeremiah 30:22 - ‘Then you shall be My people, And I will be your God.’ ”
- Zechariah 12:5 - Then the clans of Judah will say in their hearts, ‘The inhabitants of Jerusalem are our strength in the Lord of hosts, their God.’
- Zechariah 12:6 - “In that day I will make the clans of Judah like a firepot in a woodpile, and like a flaming torch among sheaves [of grain]. They will devour all the surrounding peoples on the right hand and on the left; and the people of Jerusalem will again live [securely] in their own place, in Jerusalem.
- Zechariah 12:7 - The Lord shall save the tents of Judah first, so that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem will not be magnified above Judah.
- Zechariah 12:8 - In that day the Lord will defend the people of Jerusalem, and the one who is impaired among them in that day [of persecution] will become [strong and noble] like David; and the house of David will be like God, like the Angel of the Lord [who is] before them.
- Zechariah 12:9 - And in that day I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
- Zechariah 12:10 - “I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace (unmerited favor) and supplication. And they will look at Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him as one who weeps bitterly over a firstborn.
- Zephaniah 3:14 - Shout for joy, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Israel! Rejoice, be in high spirits and glory with all your heart, O Daughter of Jerusalem [in that day]!
- Zephaniah 3:15 - The Lord has taken away the judgments against you; He has cleared away your enemies. The King of Israel, even the Lord [Himself], is in your midst; You will no longer fear disaster.
- Zephaniah 3:16 - In that day it will be said to Jerusalem: “Do not be afraid, O Zion; Do not let your hands fall limp.
- Zephaniah 3:17 - The Lord your God is in your midst, A Warrior who saves. He will rejoice over you with joy; He will be quiet in His love [making no mention of your past sins], He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.
- Zephaniah 3:18 - I will gather those [Israelites in captivity] who grieve about the appointed feasts— They came from you, [O Zion]; On whom the reproach [of exile] is a burden.
- Zephaniah 3:19 - Behold, at that time I am going to deal With all your oppressors; I will save the lame And gather the scattered, And I will turn their shame into praise and renown In every land [where they have suffered].
- 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.
- Hosea 2:14 - “Therefore, behold, I will allure Israel And bring her into the wilderness, And I will speak tenderly to her [to reconcile her to Me].
- Hosea 2:15 - Then I will give her her vineyards from there, And make the Valley of Achor a door of hope and expectation [anticipating the time when I will restore My favor on her]. And she will sing there and respond as in the days of her youth As in the day when she came up from the land of Egypt.
- Hosea 2:16 - It shall come about in that day,” says the Lord, “That you will call Me Ishi (my husband) And will no longer call Me Baali (my Baal).
- Hosea 2:17 - For I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth, So that they will no longer be mentioned or remembered by their names.
- Hosea 2:18 - And in that day I will make a covenant for Israel With the animals of the open country And with the birds of the heavens And with the creeping things of the ground. And I will abolish the bow and the sword and [banish] war from the land And will make them lie down in safety.
- Hosea 2:19 - And I will betroth you (Israel) to Me forever; Yes, I will betroth you to Me in righteousness and in justice, In lovingkindness and loyalty, and in compassion.
- Hosea 2:20 - I will betroth you to Me in stability and in faithfulness. Then you will know (recognize, appreciate) the Lord [and respond with loving faithfulness].
- Hosea 2:21 - “It will come about in that day that I will respond,” says the Lord. “I will respond to the heavens [which ask for rain to pour on the earth], and they will respond to the earth [which begs for the rain],
- Hosea 2:22 - And the earth shall respond to the grain and the new wine and the oil [which beg it to bring them forth], And they will respond to Jezreel [My Israel, who will now be restored].
- Hosea 2:23 - I will sow her for Myself in the land. I will also have mercy on her who had not obtained mercy; And I will say to those who were not My people, ‘You are My people,’ And they will say, ‘You are my God!’ ”
- Isaiah 40:1 - “Comfort, O comfort My people,” says your God.
- Isaiah 40:2 - “Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, And call out to her, that her time of compulsory service in warfare is finished, That her wickedness has been taken away [since her punishment is sufficient], That she has received from the Lord’s hand Double [punishment] for all her sins.”
- Isaiah 40:3 - A voice of one is calling out, “Clear the way for the Lord in the wilderness [remove the obstacles]; Make straight and smooth in the desert a highway for our God.
- Isaiah 40:4 - Every valley shall be raised, And every mountain and hill be made low; And let the rough ground become a plain, And the rugged places a broad valley.
- Isaiah 40:5 - And the glory and majesty and splendor of the Lord will be revealed, And all humanity shall see it together; For the mouth of the Lord has spoken it.”
- Isaiah 40:6 - A voice says, “Call out [prophesy].” Then he answered, “What shall I call out?” [The voice answered:] All humanity is [as frail as] grass, and all that makes it attractive [its charm, its loveliness] is [momentary] like the flower of the field.
- Isaiah 40:7 - The grass withers, the flower fades, When the breath of the Lord blows upon it; Most certainly [all] the people are [like] grass.
- Isaiah 40:8 - The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.
- Isaiah 40:9 - O Zion, herald of good news, Get up on a high mountain. O Jerusalem, herald of good news, Lift up your voice with strength, Lift it up, do not fear; Say to the cities of Judah, “Here is your God!”
- Isaiah 40:10 - Listen carefully, the Lord God will come with might, And His arm will rule for Him. Most certainly His reward is with Him, And His restitution accompanies Him.
- Isaiah 40:11 - He will protect His flock like a shepherd, He will gather the lambs in His arm, He will carry them in His bosom; He will gently and carefully lead those nursing their young.
- Isaiah 40:12 - Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, And marked off the heavens with a span [of the hand], And calculated the dust of the earth with a measure, And weighed the mountains in a balance And the hills in a pair of scales?
- Isaiah 40:13 - Who has directed the Spirit of the Lord, Or has taught Him as His counselor?
- Isaiah 40:14 - With whom did He consult and who enlightened Him? Who taught Him the path of justice and taught Him knowledge And informed Him of the way of understanding?
- Isaiah 40:15 - In fact, the nations are like a drop from a bucket, And are regarded as a speck of dust on the scales; Now look, He lifts up the islands like fine dust.
- Isaiah 40:16 - And [the forests of] Lebanon cannot supply sufficient fuel to start a fire, Nor are its wild beasts enough for a burnt offering [worthy of the Lord].
- Isaiah 40:17 - All the nations are as nothing before Him, They are regarded by Him as less than nothing and meaningless.
- Isaiah 40:18 - To whom then will you liken God? Or with what likeness will you compare Him?
- Isaiah 40:19 - As for the cast image (idol), a metalworker casts it, A goldsmith overlays it with gold And a silversmith casts its silver chains.
- Isaiah 40:20 - He who is too impoverished for such an offering [to give to his god] Chooses a tree that will not rot; He seeks out for himself a skillful craftsman To [carve and] set up an idol that will not totter.
- Isaiah 40:21 - Do you [who worship idols] not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been told to you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth [the omnipotence of God and the stupidity of bowing to idols]?
- Isaiah 40:22 - It is He who sits above the circle of the earth, And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; [It is He] who stretches out the heavens like a veil And spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.
- Isaiah 40:23 - It is He who reduces dignitaries to nothing, Who makes the judges (rulers) of the earth meaningless (useless).
- Isaiah 40:24 - Scarcely have they been planted, Scarcely have they been sown, Scarcely has their stock taken root in the earth, But He merely blows on them, and they wither, And a strong wind carries them away like stubble.
- Isaiah 40:25 - “To whom then will you compare Me That I would be his equal?” says the Holy One.
- Isaiah 40:26 - Lift up your eyes on high And see who has created these heavenly bodies, The One who brings out their host by number, He calls them all by name; Because of the greatness of His might and the strength of His power, Not one is missing.
- Isaiah 40:27 - Why, O Jacob, do you say, and declare, O Israel, “My way is hidden from the Lord, And the justice due me escapes the notice of my God”?
- Isaiah 40:28 - Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth Does not become tired or grow weary; There is no searching of His understanding.
- Isaiah 40:29 - He gives strength to the weary, And to him who has no might He increases power.
- Isaiah 40:30 - Even youths grow weary and tired, And vigorous young men stumble badly,
- Isaiah 40:31 - But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him] Will gain new strength and renew their power; They will lift up their wings [and rise up close to God] like eagles [rising toward the sun]; They will run and not become weary, They will walk and not grow tired.
- Hosea 14:2 - Take the words [confessing your guilt] with you and return to the Lord. Say to Him, “Take away all our wickedness; Accept what is good and receive us graciously, So that we may present the fruit of our lips (gratitude).
- Hosea 14:3 - Assyria will not save us; We will not ride on horses [relying on military might], Nor will we say again to [the idols who are] the work of our hands, ‘You are our gods.’ For in You [O Lord] the orphan finds love and compassion and mercy.”
- Hosea 14:4 - I will heal their apostasy and faithlessness; I will love them freely, For My anger has turned away from Israel.
- Hosea 14:5 - I shall be like the dew to Israel; He will blossom like the lily, And he will take root like the cedars of Lebanon.
- Hosea 14:6 - His shoots will sprout, And his beauty will be like the olive tree And his fragrance like the cedars of Lebanon.
- Hosea 14:7 - Those who live in his shadow Will again raise grain, And they will blossom like the vine. His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon.
- Hosea 14:8 - O Ephraim, what more have I to do with idols? It is I who have answered and will care for you and watch over you. I am like a luxuriant cypress tree; With Me your fruit is found [which is to nourish you].
- Hosea 14:9 - Whoever is [spiritually] wise, let him understand these things; Whoever is [spiritually] discerning and understanding, let him know them. For the ways of the Lord are right, And the righteous will walk in them, But transgressors will stumble and fall in them.
- Joel 2:28 - “It shall come about after this That I shall pour out My Spirit on all mankind; And your sons and your daughters will prophesy, Your old men will dream dreams, Your young men will see visions.
- Joel 2:29 - Even on the male and female servants I will pour out My Spirit in those days.
- Joel 2:30 - I will show signs and wonders [displaying My power] in the heavens and on the earth, Blood and fire and columns of smoke.
- Joel 2:31 - The sun will be turned into darkness And the moon into blood Before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes.
- Joel 2:32 - And it shall come about that whoever calls on the name of the Lord Will be saved [from the coming judgment] For on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem There will be those who escape, As the Lord has said, Even among the remnant [of survivors] whom the Lord calls.
- Jeremiah 31:1 - “At that time,” says the Lord, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be My people.”
- Jeremiah 31:2 - Thus says the Lord, “The people who survived the sword Found grace in the wilderness [of exile]— Israel (the Northern Kingdom), when it went to find its rest.”
- Jeremiah 31:3 - The Lord appeared to me ( Israel) from ages past, saying, “I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you and continued My faithfulness to you.
- Jeremiah 31:4 - Again I will build you and you will be rebuilt, O Virgin Israel! You will again be adorned with your tambourines and timbrels And go out to the dances of those who celebrate.
- Jeremiah 31:5 - Again you will plant vineyards On the mountains of Samaria; The planters will plant And enjoy the [abundant] fruit [in peace].
- Jeremiah 31:6 - For there will be a day when the watchmen On the hills of Ephraim cry out, ‘Arise, and let us go up to Zion, To the Lord our God.’ ”
- Jeremiah 31:7 - For thus says the Lord, “Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob, And shout for the first and foremost of the nations [the chosen people, Israel]; Proclaim, give praise and say, ‘O Lord save Your people, The remnant of Israel!’
- 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.
- Jeremiah 31:15 - Thus says the Lord, “A voice is heard in Ramah, Lamentation (songs of mourning) and bitter weeping. Rachel (Israel) is weeping for her children; She refuses to be comforted for her children, Because they are gone.”
- Jeremiah 31:16 - Thus says the Lord, “Restrain your voice from weeping And your eyes from tears, For your work will be rewarded,” says the Lord; “And your children will return from the enemy’s land.
- Jeremiah 31:17 - There is [confident] hope for your future,” says the Lord; “Your children will come back to their own country.
- Jeremiah 31:18 - I have surely heard Ephraim (Israel) moaning and grieving, ‘You have chastised me, and I was chastised, Like a bull unaccustomed to the yoke or an untrained calf; Bring me back that I may be restored, For You are the Lord my God.
- Jeremiah 31:19 - After I turned away [from You], I repented; After I was instructed, I struck my thigh [in remorse]; I was ashamed and even humiliated Because I carried the disgrace of my youth [as a nation].’
- Jeremiah 31:20 - Is Ephraim My dear son? Is he a darling and beloved child? For as often as I have spoken against him, I certainly still remember him. Therefore My affection is renewed and My heart longs for him; I will surely have mercy on him,” says the Lord.
- Jeremiah 31:21 - “Place for yourself road signs [toward Canaan], Make for yourself guideposts; Turn your thought and attention to the highway, To the way by which you went [into exile]. Retrace your steps, O virgin of Israel, Return to these your cities.
- Jeremiah 31:22 - How long will you hesitate [to return], O you faithless and renegade daughter? For the Lord has created a new thing in the land [of Israel]: A woman will encompass (tenderly love) a man.”
- Jeremiah 31:23 - Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, “Once more they will speak these words in the land of Judah (the Southern Kingdom) and in her cities when I restore their fortunes and release them from exile, ‘The Lord bless you, O habitation of justice and righteousness, O holy mountain!’
- Jeremiah 31:24 - And [the people of] Judah and all its cities will live there together—the farmer and they who wander about with flocks.
- Jeremiah 31:25 - For I [fully] satisfy the weary soul, and I replenish every languishing and sorrowful person.”
- Jeremiah 31:26 - At this I (Jeremiah) awoke and looked, and my [trancelike] sleep was sweet [in the assurance it gave] to me.
- Jeremiah 31:27 - “Behold (listen carefully), the days are coming,” says the Lord, “when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and with the seed of beast.
- Jeremiah 31:28 - It will be that as I have watched over them to uproot and to break down, to overthrow, destroy, and afflict with disaster, so I will watch over them to build and to plant [with good],” says the Lord.
- Jeremiah 31:29 - “In those days they will not say again, ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, And the children’s teeth are set on edge.’
- Jeremiah 31:30 - But everyone will die [only] for his own wickedness; every man who eats sour grapes—his [own] teeth shall be set on edge.
- Jeremiah 31:31 - “Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel (the Northern Kingdom) and with the house of Judah (the Southern Kingdom),
- Jeremiah 31:32 - not like the covenant which I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, although I was a husband to them,” says the Lord.
- Jeremiah 31:33 - “But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” says the Lord, “I will put My law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they will be My people.
- Jeremiah 3:12 - Go and proclaim these words toward the north [where the ten tribes have been taken as captives] and say, ‘Return, faithless Israel,’ says the Lord; ‘I will not look on you in anger. For I am gracious and merciful,’ says the Lord; ‘I will not be angry forever.
- Jeremiah 3:13 - Only understand fully and acknowledge your wickedness and guilt, That you have rebelled (transgressed) against the Lord your God And have scattered your favors among strangers under every green tree, And you have not obeyed My voice,’ says the Lord.
- Jeremiah 3:14 - ‘Return, O faithless children [of the twelve tribes],’ says the Lord, ‘For I am a master and husband to you, And I will take you [not as a nation, but individually]—one from a city and two from a [tribal] family— And I will bring you to Zion.’
- Jeremiah 3:15 - “Then [in the final time] I will give you [spiritual] shepherds after My own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and [true] understanding.
- Jeremiah 3:16 - It will be in those days when you have [repented and] multiplied and increased in the land,” says the Lord, “they will no longer say, ‘The ark of the covenant of the Lord.’ It will not come to mind, nor will they [seriously] remember it, nor will they miss it, nor will it be made again [for instead of the ark, which symbolized My presence, I will be present].
- Jeremiah 3:17 - At that time they will call Jerusalem ‘The Throne of the Lord,’ and all the nations will be gathered to it, to Jerusalem, for the name (renown) of the Lord; and they will not walk anymore after the stubbornness of their [own] evil heart.
- Jeremiah 3:18 - In those days the house of Judah will walk with the house of Israel, and they will come together from the land of the north to the land that I gave your fathers as an inheritance.
- Jeremiah 3:19 - “Then I said, ‘How [gloriously and honorably] I would set you among My children And give you a pleasant land—a wonderful heritage, The most beautiful inheritance of the nations!’ And I said, ‘You shall call Me, My Father And not turn away from following Me.’
- 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.
- Isaiah 46:10 - Declaring the end and the result from the beginning, And from ancient times the things which have not [yet] been done, Saying, ‘My purpose will be established, And I will do all that pleases Me and fulfills My purpose,’
- Isaiah 46:11 - Calling a bird of prey from the east, From a far country, the man (Cyrus) of My purpose. Truly I have spoken; truly I will bring it to pass. I have planned it, be assured I will do it.
- Lamentations 3:26 - It is good that one waits quietly For the salvation of the Lord.
- Job 23:13 - But He is unique and unchangeable, and who can turn Him? And what His soul desires, that He does.
- Psalms 40:5 - Many, O Lord my God, are the wonderful works which You have done, And Your thoughts toward us; There is none to compare with You. If I would declare and speak of your wonders, They would be too many to count.
- 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 33:11 - The counsel of the Lord stands forever, The thoughts and plans of His heart through all generations.
- Isaiah 55:8 - “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” declares the Lord.
- Isaiah 55:9 - “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways And My thoughts higher than your thoughts.
- Isaiah 55:10 - For as the rain and snow come down from heaven, And do not return there without watering the earth, Making it bear and sprout, And providing seed to the sower and bread to the eater,
- Isaiah 55:11 - So will My word be which goes out of My mouth; It will not return to Me void (useless, without result), Without accomplishing what I desire, And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.
- Isaiah 55:12 - For you will go out [from exile] with joy And be led forth [by the Lord Himself] with peace; The mountains and the hills will break forth into shouts of joy before you, And all the trees of the field will clap their hands.