- Jerusalem:
- We learn from Josephus, that Jerusalem actually overflowed with inhabitants, and gradually extended itself beyond its walls, and that Herod Agrippa fortified the new part, called Bezetha. "Cryª° yet,¹ saying,ª° Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts;ª My citiesª through prosperityª¹ shall yet¹ be spread abroad;ª° and the LORDª shall yet¹ comfortª°¹ Zion,ª and shall yet¹ chooseª° Jerusalem.ª" {Zch 1:17} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts;ª There shall yet¹ old menª and old womenª dwellª° in the streetsª of Jerusalem,ª and every manª with his staffª in his handª for veryª¹ age.ª ... And the streetsª of the cityª shall be fullª° of boysª and girlsª playingª° in the streetsª thereof." {Zch 8:4-5} + "In that¹ dayª will I makeª°¹ the governorsª of Judahª like an hearthª of fireª among the wood,ª and like a torchª of fireª in a sheaf;ª and they shall devourª°¹ all¹ the peopleª round about,ª on¹ the right handª and on¹ the left:ª and Jerusalemª shall be inhabitedª° again¹ in her own place,¹ [even] in Jerusalem.ª" {Zch 12:6} + "All¹ the landª shall be turnedª° as a plainª from Gebaª¹ to Rimmonª southª of Jerusalem:ª and it shall be lifted up,ª° and inhabitedª° in her place,¹ from Benjamin'sª gateª¹ unto¹ the placeª of the firstª gate,ª unto¹ the cornerª gate,ª and [from] the towerª of Hananeelª unto¹ the king'sª winepresses.ª ... And [men] shall dwellª° in it, and there shall be¹ no¹ more¹ utter destruction;ª but Jerusalemª shall be safelyª inhabited.ª°" {Zch 14:10-11} + "Lookª° upon Zion,ª the cityª of our solemnities:ª thine eyesª shall seeª° Jerusalemª a quietª habitation,ª a tabernacleª [that] shall not¹ be taken down;ª° not¹ one of the stakesª thereof shall everª be removed,ª° neither¹ shall any¹ of the cordsª thereof be broken.ª°" {Isa 33:20} + "That confirmethª° the wordª of his servant,ª and performethª° the counselª of his messengers;ª that saithª° to Jerusalem,ª Thou shalt be inhabited;ª° and to the citiesª of Judah,ª Ye shall be built,ª° and I will raise upª° the decayed placesª thereof:" {Isa 44:26} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª Behold,¹ I will bring againª° the captivityª of Jacob'sª tents,ª and have mercyª° on his dwellingplaces;ª and the cityª shall be buildedª° upon¹ her own heap,ª and the palaceª shall remainª° after¹ the mannerª thereof. ... And out of¹ them shall proceedª° thanksgivingª and the voiceª of them that make merry:ª° and I will multiplyª° them, and they shall not¹ be few;ª° I will also glorifyª° them, and they shall not¹ be small.ª°" {Jer 30:18-19} + "And there shall dwellª° in Judahª itself, and in all¹ the citiesª thereof together,ª husbandmen,ª and they [that] go forthª° with flocks.ª" {Jer 31:24} + "Behold,¹ the daysª come,ª° saithª° the LORD,ª that I will sowª°¹ the houseª of Israelª and the houseª of Judahª with the seedª of man,ª and with the seedª of beast.ª" {Jer 31:27} + "Behold,¹ the daysª come,ª° saithª° the LORD,ª that the cityª shall be builtª° to the LORDª from the towerª¹ of Hananeelª unto the gateª of the corner.ª ... And the whole¹ valleyª of the dead bodies,ª and of the ashes,ª and all¹ the fieldsª²° unto¹ the brookª of Kidron,ª unto¹ the cornerª of the horseª gateª toward the east,ª [shall be] holyª unto the LORD;ª it shall not¹ be plucked up,ª° nor¹ thrown downª° any more¹ for ever.ª" {Jer 31:38-40} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª Again¹ there shall be heardª° in this¹ place,ª which¹ ye¹ sayª° [shall be] desolateª without¹¹ manª and without¹¹ beast,ª [even] in the citiesª of Judah,ª and in the streetsª of Jerusalem,ª that are desolate,ª° without¹¹ man,ª and without¹¹ inhabitant,ª° and without¹¹ beast,ª ... In the citiesª of the mountains,ª in the citiesª of the vale,ª and in the citiesª of the south,ª and in the landª of Benjamin,ª and in the places aboutª Jerusalem,ª and in the citiesª of Judah,ª shall the flocksª pass¹ again²°¹ under¹ the handsª of him that tellethª° [them], saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 33:10-13} + "And I will multiplyª° menª upon¹ you, all¹ the houseª of Israel,ª [even] all¹ of it: and the citiesª shall be inhabited,ª° and the wastesª shall be builded:ª° ... And I will multiplyª° upon¹ you manª and beast;ª and they shall increaseª° and bring fruit:ª° and I will settleª° you after your old estates,ª and will do better²°¹ [unto you] than at your beginnings:ª¹ and ye shall knowª° that¹ I¹ [am] the LORD.ª" {Ezk 36:10-11} + "[In] the dayª that thy wallsª are to be built,ª° [in] that¹ dayª shall the decreeª be far removed.ª°" {Mic 7:11}
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