Isaiah 62:1

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The Lord Takes Delight in Zion“For the sake of Zion I will not be silent; for the sake of Jerusalem I will not be quiet, until her vindication shines brightly and her deliverance burns like a torch.”

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  • Isa 62:6-7 : 6 I post watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they should keep praying all day and all night. You who pray to the LORD, don’t be silent! 7 Don’t allow him to rest until he reestablishes Jerusalem, until he makes Jerusalem the pride of the earth.
  • Prov 4:18 : 18 But the path of the righteous is like the bright morning light, growing brighter and brighter until full day.
  • 1 Pet 2:9 : 9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
  • Isa 32:15-17 : 15 This desolation will continue until new life is poured out on us from heaven. Then the wilderness will become an orchard and the orchard will be considered a forest. 16 Justice will settle down in the wilderness and fairness will live in the orchard. 17 Fairness will produce peace and result in lasting security.
  • Ps 51:18 : 18 Because you favor Zion, do what is good for her! Fortify the walls of Jerusalem!
  • Ps 98:1-3 : 1 A psalm. Sing to the LORD a new song, for he performs amazing deeds! His right hand and his mighty arm accomplish deliverance. 2 The LORD demonstrates his power to deliver; in the sight of the nations he reveals his justice. 3 He remains loyal and faithful to the family of Israel. All the ends of the earth see our God deliver us.
  • Ps 102:13-16 : 13 You will rise up and have compassion on Zion. For it is time to have mercy on her, for the appointed time has come. 14 Indeed, your servants take delight in her stones, and feel compassion for the dust of her ruins. 15 The nations will respect the reputation of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth will respect his splendor, 16 when the LORD rebuilds Zion, and reveals his splendor,
  • Matt 5:16 : 16 In the same way, let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good deeds and give honor to your Father in heaven.
  • Luke 2:30-32 : 30 For my eyes have seen your salvation 31 that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples: 32 a light, for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel.”
  • Phil 2:15-16 : 15 so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without blemish though you live in a crooked and perverse society, in which you shine as lights in the world 16 by holding on to the word of life so that on the day of Christ I will have a reason to boast that I did not run in vain nor labor in vain.
  • Heb 7:25 : 25 So he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
  • Isa 61:10-11 : 10 I will greatly rejoice in the LORD; I will be overjoyed because of my God. For he clothes me in garments of deliverance; he puts on me a robe symbolizing vindication. I look like a bridegroom when he wears a turban as a priest would; I look like a bride when she puts on her jewelry. 11 For just as the ground produces its crops and a garden yields its produce, so the Sovereign LORD will cause deliverance to grow, and give his people reason to praise him in the sight of all the nations.
  • 2 Thess 3:1 : 1 Request for Prayer Finally, pray for us, brothers and sisters, that the Lord’s message may spread quickly and be honored as in fact it was among you,
  • Mic 4:2 : 2 Many nations will come, saying,“Come on! Let’s go up to the LORD’s mountain, to the temple of Jacob’s God, so he can teach us his ways and we can live by his laws.” For instruction will proceed from Zion, the LORD’s message from Jerusalem.
  • Zech 2:12 : 12 The LORD will take possession of Judah as his portion in the holy land and he will choose Jerusalem once again.
  • Ps 122:6-9 : 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! May those who love her prosper! 7 May there be peace inside your defenses, and prosperity inside your fortresses! 8 For the sake of my brothers and my neighbors I will say,“May there be peace in you!” 9 For the sake of the temple of the LORD our God I will pray for you to prosper.
  • Ps 137:6 : 6 May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth, if I do not remember you, and do not give Jerusalem priority over whatever gives me the most joy.
  • Isa 51:5-6 : 5 I am ready to vindicate, I am ready to deliver, I will establish justice among the nations. The coastlands wait patiently for me; they wait in anticipation for the revelation of my power. 6 Look up at the sky! Look at the earth below! For the sky will dissipate like smoke, and the earth will wear out like clothes; its residents will die like gnats. But the deliverance I give is permanent; the vindication I provide will not disappear.
  • Isa 1:26-27 : 26 I will reestablish honest judges as in former times, wise advisers as in earlier days. Then you will be called,‘The Just City, Faithful Town.’” 27 Zion will be freed by justice, and her returnees by righteousness.
  • Isa 51:9 : 9 Wake up! Wake up! Clothe yourself with strength, O arm of the LORD! Wake up as in former times, as in antiquity! Did you not smash the Proud One? Did you not wound the sea monster?
  • Luke 10:2 : 2 He said to them,“The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest.

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  • Isa 62:6-7
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    6I post watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they should keep praying all day and all night. You who pray to the LORD, don’t be silent!

    7Don’t allow him to rest until he reestablishes Jerusalem, until he makes Jerusalem the pride of the earth.

  • Isa 62:2
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    2Nations will see your vindication, and all kings your splendor. You will be called by a new name that the LORD himself will give you.

  • Isa 46:13
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    13I am bringing my deliverance near, it is not far away; I am bringing my salvation near, it does not wait. I will save Zion; I will adorn Israel with my splendor.”

  • Isa 60:1-3
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    1Zion’s Future Splendor“Arise! Shine! For your light arrives! The splendor of the LORD shines on you!

    2For, look, darkness covers the earth and deep darkness covers the nations, but the LORD shines on you; his splendor appears over you.

    3Nations come to your light, kings to your bright light.

  • 2 Kgs 19:31
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    31For a remnant will leave Jerusalem; survivors will come out of Mount Zion. The zeal of LORD of Heaven’s Armies will accomplish this.

  • Isa 62:11-12
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    11Look, the LORD announces to the entire earth:“Say to Daughter Zion,‘Look, your deliverer comes! Look, his reward is with him and his reward goes before him!’”

    12They will be called,“The Holy People, the Ones Protected by the LORD.” You will be called,“Sought After, City Not Abandoned.”

  • Isa 60:15
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    15You were once abandoned and despised, with no one passing through, but I will make you a permanent source of pride and joy to coming generations.

  • Ps 132:4
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    4I will not allow my eyes to sleep, or my eyelids to slumber,

  • Isa 37:32
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    32“For a remnant will leave Jerusalem; survivors will come out of Mount Zion. The zeal of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies will accomplish this.

  • Isa 33:20
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    20Look at Zion, the city where we hold religious festivals! You will see Jerusalem, a peaceful settlement, a tent that stays put; its stakes will never be pulled up; none of its ropes will snap in two.

  • Isa 52:7-9
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    7How delightful it is to see approaching over the mountains the feet of a messenger who announces peace, a messenger who brings good news, who announces deliverance, who says to Zion,“Your God reigns!”

    8Listen, your watchmen shout; in unison they shout for joy, for they see with their very own eyes the LORD’s return to Zion.

    9In unison give a joyful shout, O ruins of Jerusalem! For the LORD consoles his people; he protects Jerusalem.

  • Zech 2:5
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    5But I(the LORD says) will be a wall of fire surrounding Jerusalem and the source of glory in her midst.’”

  • Zech 8:2-3
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    2“The LORD of Heaven’s Armies says,‘I am very much concerned for Zion; indeed, I am so concerned for her that my rage will fall on those who hurt her.’

    3The LORD says,‘I have returned to Zion and will live within Jerusalem. Now Jerusalem will be called“truthful city,”“mountain of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,”“holy mountain.”’

  • Zeph 3:16
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    16On that day they will say to Jerusalem,“Don’t be afraid, Zion! Your hands must not be paralyzed from panic!

  • Isa 60:18-19
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    18Sounds of violence will no longer be heard in your land, or the sounds of destruction and devastation within your borders. You will name your walls,‘Deliverance,’ and your gates,‘Praise.’

    19The sun will no longer supply light for you by day, nor will the moon’s brightness shine on you; the LORD will be your permanent source of light– the splendor of your God will shine upon you.

  • Isa 1:26-27
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    26I will reestablish honest judges as in former times, wise advisers as in earlier days. Then you will be called,‘The Just City, Faithful Town.’”

    27Zion will be freed by justice, and her returnees by righteousness.

  • Isa 42:14
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    14“I have been inactive for a long time; I kept quiet and held back. Like a woman in labor I groan; I pant and gasp.

  • Isa 49:6
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    6he says,“Is it too insignificant a task for you to be my servant, to reestablish the tribes of Jacob, and restore the remnant of Israel? I will make you a light to the nations, so you can bring my deliverance to the remote regions of the earth.”

  • 2 Kgs 19:34
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    34I will shield this city and rescue it for the sake of my reputation and because of my promise to David my servant.’”

  • Isa 45:13
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    13It is me– I stir him up and commission him; I will make all his ways level. He will rebuild my city; he will send my exiled people home, but not for a price or a bribe,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.

  • Zeph 1:12
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    12At that time I will search through Jerusalem with lamps. I will punish the people who are entrenched in their sin, those who think to themselves,‘The LORD neither rewards nor punishes.’

  • Zech 1:14
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    14Turning to me, the messenger then said,“Cry out that the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says,‘I am very much moved for Jerusalem and for Zion.

  • Isa 41:27
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    27I first decreed to Zion,‘Look, here’s what will happen!’ I sent a herald to Jerusalem.

  • Isa 30:19
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    19For people will live in Zion; in Jerusalem you will weep no more. When he hears your cry of despair, he will indeed show you mercy; when he hears it, he will respond to you.

  • Joel 3:16
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    16The LORD roars from Zion; from Jerusalem his voice bellows out. The heavens and the earth shake. But the LORD is a refuge for his people; he is a stronghold for the citizens of Israel.

  • Mic 4:7
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    7I will transform the lame into the nucleus of a new nation, and those far off into a mighty nation. The LORD will reign over them on Mount Zion, from that day forward and forevermore.”

  • Zech 12:6
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    6On that day I will make the leaders of Judah like an igniter among sticks and a burning torch among sheaves, and they will burn up all the surrounding nations right and left. Then the people of Jerusalem will settle once more in their place, the city of Jerusalem.

  • Isa 42:6
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    6“I, the LORD, officially commission you; I take hold of your hand. I protect you and make you a covenant mediator for people, and a light to the nations,

  • Zeph 3:8
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    8Therefore you must wait patiently for me,” says the LORD,“for the day when I attack and take plunder. I have decided to gather nations together and assemble kingdoms, so I can pour out my fury on them– all my raging anger. For the whole earth will be consumed by my fiery anger.

  • Zeph 3:14
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    14Shout for joy, Daughter Zion! Shout out, Israel! Be happy and boast with all your heart, Daughter Jerusalem!

  • Isa 31:9
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    9They will surrender their stronghold because of fear; their officers will be afraid of the LORD’s battle flag.” This is what the LORD says– the one whose fire is in Zion, whose firepot is in Jerusalem.

  • Ps 102:16
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    16when the LORD rebuilds Zion, and reveals his splendor,

  • Isa 52:1
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    1Wake up! Wake up! Clothe yourself with strength, O Zion! Put on your beautiful clothes, O Jerusalem, holy city! For uncircumcised and unclean pagans will no longer invade you.

  • Isa 37:35
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    35I will shield this city and rescue it for the sake of my reputation and because of my promise to David my servant.”’”

  • Isa 48:9
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    9For the sake of my reputation I hold back my anger; for the sake of my prestige I restrain myself from destroying you.

  • Isa 51:4-5
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    4Pay attention to me, my people! Listen to me, my people! For I will issue a decree, I will make my justice a light to the nations.

    5I am ready to vindicate, I am ready to deliver, I will establish justice among the nations. The coastlands wait patiently for me; they wait in anticipation for the revelation of my power.

  • Mic 7:9
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    9I must endure the LORD’s fury, for I have sinned against him. But then he will defend my cause, and accomplish justice on my behalf. He will lead me out into the light; I will witness his deliverance.

  • Zech 2:10
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    10“Sing out and be happy, Zion my daughter! For look, I have come; I will settle in your midst,” says the LORD.

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    4He will not grow dim or be crushed before establishing justice on the earth; the coastlands will wait in anticipation for his decrees.”

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