Jeremiah 33:11
33:11 Once again there will be sounds
of joy and gladness and the glad celebrations of brides and grooms.
Once again people will bring their thank offerings to the temple of the
Lord and will say, “Give thanks to the
Lord who rules over all. For the
Lord is good and his unfailing love lasts forever.”
For I, the
Lord, affirm
that I will restore the land to what it was
in days of old.’
Jeremiah 33:26
33:26 Just as surely as I have done this, so surely will I never reject the descendants of Jacob. Nor will I ever refuse to choose one of my servant David’s descendants to rule over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Indeed,
I will restore them
and show mercy to them.”
Jeremiah 23:3
23:3 Then I myself will regather those of my people
who are still alive from all the countries where I have driven them. I will bring them back to their homeland.
They will greatly increase in number.
Jeremiah 29:14
29:14 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.’
Jeremiah 30:3
30:3 For I, the
Lord, affirm
that the time will come when I will reverse the plight
of my people, Israel and Judah,’ says the
Lord. ‘I will bring them back to the land I gave their ancestors
and they will take possession of it once again.’”
Jeremiah 32:44
32:44 Fields will again be bought with silver, and deeds of purchase signed, sealed, and witnessed. This will happen in the territory of Benjamin, the villages surrounding Jerusalem, the towns in Judah, the southern hill country, the western foothills, and southern Judah.
For I will restore them to their land.
I, the
Lord, affirm it!’”
Psalms 14:7
14:7 I wish the deliverance of Israel would come from Zion!
When the Lord restores the well-being of his people,
may Jacob rejoice,
may Israel be happy!
Psalms 85:1
Psalm 85
For the music director; written by the Korahites, a psalm.
85:1 O Lord, you showed favor to your land;
you restored the well-being of Jacob.
Psalms 126:1
Psalm 126
A song of ascents.
126:1 When the Lord restored the well-being of Zion,
we thought we were dreaming.
Psalms 126:4
126:4 O Lord, restore our well-being,
just as the streams in the arid south are replenished.
Isaiah 11:12-16
11:12 He will lift a signal flag for the nations;
he will gather Israel’s dispersed people
and assemble Judah’s scattered people
from the four corners of the earth.
11:13 Ephraim’s jealousy will end,
and Judah’s hostility will be eliminated.
Ephraim will no longer be jealous of Judah,
and Judah will no longer be hostile toward Ephraim.
11:14 They will swoop down on the Philistine hills to the west;
together they will loot the people of the east.
They will take over Edom and Moab,
and the Ammonites will be their subjects.
11:15 The Lord will divide the gulf of the Egyptian Sea;
he will wave his hand over the Euphrates River and send a strong wind,
he will turn it into seven dried-up streams,
and enable them to walk across in their sandals.
11:16 There will be a highway leading out of Assyria
for the remnant of his people,
just as there was for Israel,
when they went up from the land of Egypt.
Zephaniah 3:20
3:20 At that time I will lead you –
at the time I gather you together.
Be sure of this! I will make all the nations of the earth respect and admire you
when you see me restore you,” says the Lord.