For God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah, that they may dwell there and possess it.
Parallel translations
- WEB For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah. They shall settle there, and own it.
- KJV For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession.
- NKJV For God will save Zion And build the cities of Judah, That they may dwell there and possess it.
- NASB For God will save Zion and build the cities of Judah, So that they may live there and possess it.
- NLT For God will save Jerusalem and rebuild the towns of Judah. His people will live there and settle in their own land.
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Quick answer
God will save Zion and rebuild Judah's cities so his people may settle and possess them. It promises restoration and secure dwelling for God's people.
Overview
David looks beyond present distress to God's certain salvation of Zion and the restoration of Judah's cities. God's deliverance is not only personal but extends to his whole covenant community and their inheritance. This promise of a restored dwelling place ultimately points to the heavenly Zion and the new creation secured for God's people in Christ.
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Cross-references · 12
- Isa 44:26who confirms the message of His servant and fulfills the counsel of His messengers, who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be inhabited,’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They will be rebuilt, and I will restore their ruins,’
- Ps 51:18In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem.
- Isa 46:13I am bringing My righteousness near; it is not far away, and My salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to Zion and adorn Israel with My splendor.
- Ps 48:11–13Mount Zion is glad, the daughters of Judah rejoice, on account of Your judgments.
- Obad 1:17But on Mount Zion there will be deliverance, and it will be holy, and the house of Jacob will reclaim their possession.
- Ps 102:16For the LORD will rebuild Zion; He has appeared in His glory.
- Rev 14:1Then I looked and saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him 144,000 who had His name and His Father’s name written on their foreheads.
- Ezek 36:35–36Then they will say, ‘This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden. The cities that were once ruined, desolate, and destroyed are now fortified and inhabited.’
- Isa 14:32What answer will be given to the envoys of that nation? “The LORD has founded Zion, where His afflicted people will find refuge.”
- Jer 33:10–11This is what the LORD says: In this place you say is a wasteland without man or beast, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem that are deserted—inhabited by neither man nor beast—there will be heard again
- Ps 147:12–13Exalt the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion!
- Ps 102:13You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor—the appointed time has come.
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