"And he said,ª° It is a light thingª° that thou shouldest be¹¹ my servantª to raise upª°¹ the tribesª of Jacob,ª and to restoreª° the preservedª°°² of Israel:ª I will also giveª° thee for a lightª to the Gentiles,ª that thou mayest be¹ my salvationª unto¹ the endª of the earth.ª ... Thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª In an acceptableª timeª have I heardª° thee, and in a dayª of salvationª have I helpedª° thee: and I will preserveª° thee, and giveª° thee for a covenantª of the people,ª to establishª° the earth,ª to cause to inheritª° the desolateª° heritages;ª" {Isa 49:6-8} + "And [they that shall be] of¹ thee shall buildª° the oldª waste places:ª thou shalt raise upª° the foundationsª of many² generations;ª and thou shalt be called,ª° The repairerª° of the breach,ª The restorerª° of pathsª to dwell¹ in.²°" {Isa 58:12} + "And I will sanctifyª°¹ my greatª name,ª which was profanedª° among the heathen,ª which¹ ye have profanedª° in the midstª of them; and the heathenª shall knowª° that¹ I¹ [am] the LORD,ª saithª° the Lordª GOD,ª when I shall be sanctifiedª° in you before their eyes.ª ... A newª heartª also will I giveª° you, and a newª spiritª will I putª° withinª you: and I will take awayª°¹ the stonyª heartª out of your flesh,ª¹ and I will giveª° you an heartª of flesh.ª" {Ezk 36:23-26} + "Thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª In the dayª that I shall have cleansedª° you from all¹¹ your iniquitiesª I will also cause [you] to dwellª°¹ in the cities,ª and the wastesª shall be builded.ª° ... Then the heathenª that¹ are leftª° round aboutª you shall knowª° that¹ I¹ the LORDª buildª° the ruinedª° [places, and] plantª° that that was desolate:ª° I¹ the LORDª have spokenª° [it], and I will doª° [it]." {Ezk 36:33-36} + "And I will bring againª°¹ the captivityª of my peopleª of Israel,ª and they shall buildª° the wasteª° cities,ª and inhabitª° [them]; and they shall plantª° vineyards,ª and drinkª°¹ the wineª thereof; they shall also makeª° gardens,ª and eatª°¹ the fruitª of them. ... And I will plantª° them upon¹ their land,ª and they shall no¹ more¹ be pulled upª° out of¹¹ their landª which¹ I have givenª° them, saithª° the LORDª thy God.ª" {Ams 9:14-15} |
