And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.
Parallel translations
- WEB Yahweh will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and will again choose Jerusalem.
- BSB And the LORD will take possession of Judah as His portion in the Holy Land, and He will once again choose Jerusalem.
- NKJV And the Lord will take possession of Judah as His inheritance in the Holy Land, and will again choose Jerusalem.
- NASB And the Lord will possess Judah as His portion in the holy land, and will again choose Jerusalem.
- NLT The land of Judah will be the Lord’s special possession in the holy land, and he will once again choose Jerusalem to be his own city.
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Yahweh will take Judah as His portion in the holy land and choose Jerusalem again. God reaffirms His special claim on His people.
Overview
God's 'inheriting' Judah expresses the covenant truth that His people are His treasured possession. The renewed choosing of Jerusalem confirms unbroken faithfulness. Even as the nations are welcomed in, God's particular love for His covenant people endures, a love secured permanently in Christ for all who are His.
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- Zech 1:17Cry yet, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad; and the LORD shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.
- Deut 32:9For the LORD’s portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.
- Jer 10:16The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The LORD of hosts is his name.
- Ps 33:12Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
- Isa 41:9Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.
- Ps 135:4For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.
- Jer 51:19The portion of Jacob is not like them; for he is the former of all things: and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: the LORD of hosts is his name.
- Ps 82:8Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.
- Exod 19:5–6Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:
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