Zechariah 2:4
2:4 and said to him, “Hurry, speak to this young man
as follows: ‘Jerusalem will no longer be enclosed by walls
because of the multitude of people and animals there.
Zechariah 8:4
8:4 Moreover, the
Lord who rules over all says, ‘Old men and women will once more live in the plazas of Jerusalem, each one leaning on a cane because of advanced age.
Zechariah 8:8
8:8 And I will bring them to settle within Jerusalem. They will be my people, and I will be their God,
in truth and righteousness.’
Isaiah 26:1
Judah Will Celebrate
26:1 At that time this song will be sung in the land of Judah:
“We have a strong city!
The Lord’s deliverance, like walls and a rampart, makes it secure.
Isaiah 66:22
66:22 “For just as the new heavens and the new earth I am about to make will remain standing before me,” says the
Lord, “so your descendants and your name will remain.
Jeremiah 23:5-6
23:5 “I, the Lord, promise that a new time will certainly come
when I will raise up for them a righteous branch, a descendant of David.
He will rule over them with wisdom and understanding
and will do what is just and right in the land.
23:6 Under his rule Judah will enjoy safety
and Israel will live in security.
This is the name he will go by:
‘The Lord has provided us with justice.’
Jeremiah 33:15-16
33:15 In those days and at that time I will raise up for them a righteous descendant
of David.
“‘He will do what is just and right in the land.
33:16 Under his rule Judah will enjoy safety and Jerusalem will live in security. At that time Jerusalem will be called “The Lord has provided us with justice.”
Ezekiel 34:22-29
34:22 I will save my sheep; they will no longer be prey. I will judge between one sheep and another.
34:23 I will set one shepherd over them, and he will feed them – namely, my servant David. He will feed them and will be their shepherd.
34:24 I, the Lord, will be their God, and my servant David will be prince among them; I, the Lord, have spoken!
34:25 “‘I will make a covenant of peace with them and will rid the land of wild beasts, so that they can live securely in the wilderness and even sleep in the woods.
34:26 I will turn them and the regions around my hill into a blessing. I will make showers come down in their season; they will be showers that bring blessing.
34:27 The trees of the field will yield their fruit and the earth will yield its crops. They will live securely on their land; they will know that I am the Lord, when I break the bars of their yoke and rescue them from the hand of those who enslaved them.
34:28 They will no longer be prey for the nations and the wild beasts will not devour them. They will live securely and no one will make them afraid.
34:29 I will prepare for them a healthy planting. They will no longer be victims of famine in the land and will no longer bear the insults of the nations.