The Lord's Covenant of Peace
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e "I will make a covenant of peace with them, and f cause wild beasts to cease from the land; and they g will dwell safely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods.
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"I will make them and the places all around h My hill i a blessing; and I will j cause showers to come down in their season; there shall be k showers of blessing.
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"Then l the trees of the field shall yield their fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase. They shall be safe in their land; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I have m broken the bands of their yoke and delivered them from the hand of those who n enslaved them.
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"And they shall no longer be a prey for the nations, nor shall beasts of the land devour them; but o they shall dwell safely, and no one shall make them afraid.
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"I will raise up for them a p garden of renown, and they shall q no longer be consumed with hunger in the land, r nor bear the shame of the Gentiles anymore.
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"Thus they shall know that s I, the LORD their God, am with them, and they, the house of Israel, are t My people," says the Lord GOD.' "
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"You are My u flock, the flock of My pasture; you are men, and I am your God," says the Lord GOD.
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Ezekiel 37:26
Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them, and it shall be an everlasting covenant with them; I will establish them and multiply them, and I will set My sanctuary in their midst forevermore.
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Leviticus 26:6
I will give peace in the land, and you shall lie down, and none will make you afraid; I will rid the land of evil beasts, and the sword will not go through your land.
Job 5:22
You shall laugh at destruction and famine, And you shall not be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
Job 5:23
For you shall have a covenant with the stones of the field, And the beasts of the field shall be at peace with you.
Isaiah 11:6 - 9
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, The leopard shall lie down with the young goat, The calf and the young lion and the fatling together; And a little child shall lead them.
Hosea 2:18
In that day I will make a covenant for them With the beasts of the field, With the birds of the air, And with the creeping things of the ground. Bow and sword of battle I will shatter from the earth, To make them lie down safely.
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Jeremiah 23:6
In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel will dwell safely; Now this is His name by which He will be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
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Isaiah 56:7
Even them I will bring to My holy mountain, And make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices Will be accepted on My altar; For My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations.
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Genesis 12:2
I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing.
Isaiah 19:24
In that day Israel will be one of three with Egypt and Assyria - a blessing in the midst of the land.
Zechariah 8:13
And it shall come to pass That just as you were a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, So I will save you, and you shall be a blessing. Do not fear, Let your hands be strong.
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Leviticus 26:4
Then I will give you rain in its season, the land shall yield its produce, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.
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Psalms 68:9
You, O God, sent a plentiful rain, Whereby You confirmed Your inheritance, When it was weary.
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Leviticus 26:4
Then I will give you rain in its season, the land shall yield its produce, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.
Psalms 85:12
Yes, the LORD will give what is good; And our land will yield its increase.
Isaiah 4:2
In that day the Branch of the LORD shall be beautiful and glorious; And the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and appealing For those of Israel who have escaped.
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Leviticus 26:13
I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that you should not be their slaves; I have broken the bands of your yoke and made you walk upright.
Isaiah 52:2
Shake yourself from the dust, arise; Sit down, O Jerusalem! Loose yourself from the bonds of your neck, O captive daughter of Zion!
Isaiah 52:3
For thus says the LORD: "You have sold yourselves for nothing, And you shall be redeemed without money.
Jeremiah 2:20
For of old I have broken your yoke and burst your bonds; And you said, 'I will not transgress,' When on every high hill and under every green tree You lay down, playing the harlot.
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Jeremiah 25:14
'(For many nations and great kings shall be served by them also; and I will repay them according to their deeds and according to the works of their own hands.)'"
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Jeremiah 30:10
Therefore do not fear, O My servant Jacob,' says the LORD, 'Nor be dismayed, O Israel; For behold, I will save you from afar, And your seed from the land of their captivity. Jacob shall return, have rest and be quiet, And no one shall make him afraid.
Ezekiel 39:26
After they have borne their shame, and all their unfaithfulness in which they were unfaithful to Me, when they dwelt safely in their own land and no one made them afraid.
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Isaiah 11:1
There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots.
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Ezekiel 36:29
I will deliver you from all your uncleannesses. I will call for the grain and multiply it, and bring no famine upon you.
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Ezekiel 36:3
Therefore prophesy, and say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Because they made you desolate and swallowed you up on every side, so that you became the possession of the rest of the nations, and you are taken up by the lips of talkers and slandered by the people" -
Ezekiel 36:6
"Therefore prophesy concerning the land of Israel, and say to the mountains, the hills, the rivers, and the valleys, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, I have spoken in My jealousy and My fury, because you have borne the shame of the nations."
Ezekiel 36:15
"Nor will I let you hear the taunts of the nations anymore, nor bear the reproach of the peoples anymore, nor shall you cause your nation to stumble anymore," says the Lord GOD.'"
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Ezekiel 34:24
And I, the LORD, will be their God, and My servant David a prince among them; I, the LORD, have spoken.
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Psalms 46:7
The LORD of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah
Psalms 46:11
The LORD of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah
Ezekiel 14:11
"that the house of Israel may no longer stray from Me, nor be profaned anymore with all their transgressions, but that they may be My people and I may be their God," says the Lord GOD.'"
Ezekiel 36:28
Then you shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; you shall be My people, and I will be your God.
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Psalms 100:3
Know that the LORD, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
Jeremiah 23:1
Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!" says the LORD.
John 10:11
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.
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