Jeremiah 30:18

The Lord Will Restore Israel and Judah

30:18 The Lord says,

“I will restore the ruined houses of the descendants of Jacob.

I will show compassion on their ruined homes. ¹ 

Every city will be rebuilt on its former ruins. ² 

Every fortified dwelling will occupy its traditional site. ³ 

Nehemiah 2:17-20

2:17 Then I said to them, “You see the problem that we have: Jerusalem is desolate and its gates are burned. Come on! Let’s rebuild the wall of Jerusalem so that this reproach will not continue.” 2:18 Then I related to them how the good hand of my God was on me and what ⁴  the king had said to me. Then they replied, “Let’s begin rebuilding right away!” ⁵  So they readied themselves ⁶  for this good project. 2:19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard all this, ⁷  they derided us and expressed contempt toward us. They said, “What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?” 2:20 I responded to them by saying, “The God of heaven will prosper us. We his servants will start the rebuilding. ⁸  But you have no just or ancient right in Jerusalem.” ⁹ 

Nehemiah 12:30-40

12:30 When the priests and Levites had purified themselves, they purified the people, the gates, and the wall.

12:31 I brought the leaders of Judah up on top of the wall, and I appointed two large choirs to give thanks. One was to proceed ¹⁰  on the top of the wall southward toward the Dung Gate. 12:32 Going after them were Hoshaiah, half the leaders of Judah, 12:33 Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam, 12:34 Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, Jeremiah, 12:35 some of the priests ¹¹  with trumpets, Zechariah son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph, 12:36 and his colleagues – Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani – with musical instruments of ¹²  David the man of God. (Ezra the scribe led them.) ¹³  12:37 They went over the Fountain Gate and continued directly up the steps of the City of David on the ascent to the wall. They passed the house of David and continued on to the Water Gate toward the east.

12:38 The second choir was proceeding ¹⁴  in the opposite direction. I followed them, along with half the people, on top of the wall, past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall, 12:39 over the Ephraim Gate, the Jeshanah Gate, ¹⁵  the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, to the Sheep Gate. They stopped ¹⁶  at the Gate of the Guard.

12:40 Then the two choirs that gave thanks took their stations ¹⁷  in the temple of God. I did also, along with half the officials with me,

Isaiah 44:28

44:28 who commissions ¹⁸  Cyrus, the one I appointed as shepherd ¹⁹ 

to carry out all my wishes ²⁰ 

and to decree concerning Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’

and concerning the temple, ‘It will be reconstructed.’” ²¹ 

Ezekiel 48:30-35

48:30 “These are the exits of the city: On the north side, one and one-half miles ²²  by measure, 48:31 the gates of the city ²³  will be named for the tribes of Israel; there will be three gates to the north: one gate for Reuben, one gate for Judah, and one gate for Levi. 48:32 On the east side, one and one-half miles in length, there will be three gates: one gate for Joseph, one gate for Benjamin, and one gate for Dan. 48:33 On the south side, one and one-half miles by measure, there will be three gates: one gate for Simeon, one gate for Issachar, and one gate for Zebulun. 48:34 On the west side, one and one-half miles in length, there will be three gates: one gate for Gad, one gate for Asher, and one gate for Naphtali. 48:35 The circumference of the city will be six miles. ²⁴  The name of the city from that day forward will be: ‘The Lord Is There.’” ²⁵ 

Daniel 9:25

9:25 So know and understand:

From the issuing of the command ²⁶  to restore and rebuild

Jerusalem ²⁷  until an anointed one, a prince arrives, ²⁸ 

there will be a period of seven weeks ²⁹  and sixty-two weeks.

It will again be built, ³⁰  with plaza and moat,

but in distressful times.

[30:18]  ¹ tn Heb “I will restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob and will have compassion on his habitations.” For the meaning of the idiom “restore the fortunes of” see the translator’s note on 29:14. The “tents of Jacob” refers to their homes or houses (see BDB 14 s.v. אֹהֶל 2 and compare usage in Judg 19:9; Mal 2:12). The word “ruined” has been supplied in the translation to show more clearly the idea of restoration of their houses on their former sites in conformity to the concepts in the latter half of the verse.

[30:18]  ² sn Heb “on its tel.” A tel is a site where successive layers of occupation are built upon one another after the destruction or decay of the former city. The original site was not abandoned because it had been chosen for strategic purposes, such as proximity to water or ease of defense. Many modern archaeological sites have the designation “Tel” as a component of their name because of this practice.

[30:18]  ³ tn Heb “according to its custom [or plan].” Cf. BDB 1049 s.v. מִשְׁפָּט 6.d and compare usage in 1 Sam 27:11.

[2:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “the words of the king which he had spoken to me.”

[2:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “Arise! Let us rebuild!”

[2:18]  ⁶ tn Heb “strengthened their hands.”

[2:19]  ⁷ tn The Hebrew text does not include the words “all this,” but they have been added in the translation for clarity.

[2:20]  ⁸ tn Heb “will arise and build.” The idiom “arise and…” means to begin the action described by the second verb.

[2:20]  ⁹ tn Heb “portion or right or remembrance.” The expression is probably a hendiatris: The first two nouns retain their full nominal function, while the third noun functions adjectivally (“right or remembrance” = “ancient right”).

[12:31]  ¹⁰ tc The translation reads וְהָאַחַת הֹלֶכֶת (vÿha’akhat holekhet, “and one was proceeding”) rather than the MT reading וְתַהֲלֻכֹת (vÿtahalukhot, “and processions”).

[12:35]  ¹¹ tn Heb “some of the sons of the priests.”

[12:36]  ¹² tn Or “prescribed by” (NIV, NLT); TEV “of the kind played by.” The precise relationship of these musical instruments to David is not clear.

[12:36]  ¹³ tn Heb “was before them.”

[12:38]  ¹⁴ tc The translation reads הוֹלֶכֶת (holekhet, “was proceeding”) rather than the MT הַהוֹלֶכֶת (haholekhet, “the one proceeding”). The MT probably reflects dittography – accidental writing of ה (hey) twice instead of once.

[12:39]  ¹⁵ tn Or “the Old Gate” (so KJV, NASB, NCV, NRSV).

[12:39]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “they stood.”

[12:40]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “stood.”

[44:28]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “says to.” It is possible that the sentence is not completed, as the description of Cyrus and his God-given role is developed in the rest of the verse. 45:1 picks up where 44:28a leaves off with the Lord’s actual words to Cyrus finally being quoted in 45:2.

[44:28]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “my shepherd.” The shepherd motif is sometimes applied, as here, to a royal figure who is responsible for the well-being of the people whom he rules.

[44:28]  ²⁰ tn Heb “that he might bring to completion all my desire.”

[44:28]  ²¹ tn Heb “and [concerning the] temple, you will be founded.” The preposition -לְ (lÿ) is understood by ellipsis at the beginning of the second line. The verb תִּוָּסֵד (tivvased, “you will be founded”) is second masculine singular and is probably addressed to the personified temple (הֵיכָל [hekhal, “temple”] is masculine).

[48:30]  ²² tn Heb “four thousand five hundred cubits” (i.e., 2.36 kilometers); the phrase occurs again in vv. 32-34.

[48:31]  ²³ sn See Rev 21:12-14.

[48:35]  ²⁴ tn Heb “eighteen thousand cubits” (i.e., 9.45 kilometers).

[48:35]  ²⁵ sn See Rev 21:12-21.

[9:25]  ²⁶ tn Or “decree” (NASB, NIV); or “word” (NAB, NRSV).

[9:25]  ²⁷ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[9:25]  ²⁸ tn The word “arrives” is added in the translation for clarification.

[9:25]  ²⁹ tn Heb “sevens” (also later in this line and in v. 26).

[9:25]  ³⁰ tn Heb “it will return and be built.” The expression is a verbal hendiadys.