The Remnant of Israel Will Return
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And it shall come to pass in that day
That the remnant of Israel,
And such as have escaped of the house of Jacob,
v Will never again depend on him who defeated them,
But will depend on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.
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The remnant will return, the remnant of Jacob,
To the w Mighty God.
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x For though your people, O Israel, be as the sand of the sea,
y A remnant of them will return;
The destruction decreed shall overflow with righteousness.
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z For the Lord GOD of hosts
Will make a determined end
In the midst of all the land.
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Therefore thus says the Lord GOD of hosts: "O My people, who dwell in Zion, a do not be afraid of the Assyrian. He shall strike you with a rod and lift up his staff against you, in the manner of b Egypt.
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"For yet a very little while c and the indignation will cease, as will My anger in their destruction."
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And the LORD of hosts will stir up d a scourge for him like the slaughter of e Midian at the rock of Oreb; f as His rod was on the sea, so will He lift it up in the manner of Egypt.
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It shall come to pass in that day
That his burden will be taken away from your shoulder,
And his yoke from your neck,
And the yoke will be destroyed because of g the anointing oil.
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He has come to Aiath,
He has passed Migron;
At Michmash he has attended to his equipment.
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They have gone along h the ridge,
They have taken up lodging at Geba.
Ramah is afraid,
i Gibeah of Saul has fled.
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Lift up your voice,
O daughter j of Gallim!
Cause it to be heard as far as k Laish -
O poor Anathoth!
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l Madmenah has fled,
The inhabitants of Gebim seek refuge.
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As yet he will remain m at Nob that day;
He will n shake his fist at the mount of o the daughter of Zion,
The hill of Jerusalem.
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Behold, the Lord,
The LORD of hosts,
Will lop off the bough with terror;
p Those of high stature will be hewn down,
And the haughty will be humbled.
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He will cut down the thickets of the forest with iron,
And Lebanon will fall by the Mighty One.
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Cross References
2 Kings 16:7
So Ahaz sent messengers to TiglathPile'ser king of Assyria, saying, "I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me from the hand of the king of Syria and from the hand of the king of Israel, who rise up against me.
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Isaiah 9:6
For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
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Romans 9:27
Isaiah also cries out concerning Israel: "Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, The remnant will be saved.
Romans 9:28
For He will finish the work and cut it short in righteousness, Because the LORD will make a short work upon the earth.
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Isaiah 6:13
But yet a tenth will be in it, And will return and be for consuming, As a terebinth tree or as an oak, Whose stump remains when it is cut down. So the holy seed shall be its stump.
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Isaiah 28:22
Now therefore, do not be mockers, Lest your bonds be made strong; For I have heard from the Lord GOD of hosts, A destruction determined even upon the whole earth.
Daniel 9:27
Then he shall confirm a covenant with many for one week; But in the middle of the week He shall bring an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall be one who makes desolate, Even until the consummation, which is determined, Is poured out on the desolate.
Romans 9:28
For He will finish the work and cut it short in righteousness, Because the LORD will make a short work upon the earth.
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Isaiah 7:4
And say to him: 'Take heed, and be quiet; do not fear or be fainthearted for these two stubs of smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin and Syria, and the son of Remaliah.
Isaiah 12:2
Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; 'For YAH, the LORD, is my strength and song; He also has become my salvation.'
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Exodus 14:1
Now the LORD spoke to Moses, saying:
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Isaiah 10:5
Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger And the staff in whose hand is My indignation.
Isaiah 26:20
Come, my people, enter your chambers, And shut your doors behind you; Hide yourself, as it were, for a little moment, Until the indignation is past.
Daniel 11:36
Then the king shall do according to his own will: he shall exalt and magnify himself above every god, shall speak blasphemies against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the wrath has been accomplished; for what has been determined shall be done.
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2 Kings 19:35
And it came to pass on a certain night that the angel of the LORD went out, and killed in the camp of the Assyrians one hundred and eighty-five thousand; and when people arose early in the morning, there were the corpses - all dead.
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Judges 7:25
And they captured two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb. They killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb, and Zeeb they killed at the winepress of Zeeb. They pursued Midian and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side of the Jordan.
Isaiah 9:4
For You have broken the yoke of his burden And the staff of his shoulder, The rod of his oppressor, As in the day of Midian.
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Exodus 14:26
Then the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand over the sea, that the waters may come back upon the Egyptians, on their chariots, and on their horsemen.
Exodus 14:27
And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and when the morning appeared, the sea returned to its full depth, while the Egyptians were fleeing into it. So the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.
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Psalms 105:15
Saying, "Do not touch My anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm.
1 John 2:20
But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things.
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1 Samuel 13:23
And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash.
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1 Samuel 11:4
So the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and told the news in the hearing of the people. And all the people lifted up their voices and wept.
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1 Samuel 25:44
But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Palti the son of Laish, who was from Gallim.
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Judges 18:7
So the five men departed and went to Laish. They saw the people who were there, how they dwelt safely, in the manner of the Sidonians, quiet and secure. There were no rulers in the land who might put them to shame for anything. They were far from the Sidonians, and they had no ties with anyone.
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Joshua 15:31
Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah.
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1 Samuel 21:1
Now David came to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest. And Ahimelech was afraid when he met David, and said to him, "Why are you alone, and no one is with you?
Nehemiah 11:32
In Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah.
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Isaiah 13:2
Lift up a banner on the high mountain, Raise your voice to them; Wave your hand, that they may enter the gates of the nobles.
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Isaiah 37:22
This is the word which the LORD has spoken concerning him: "The virgin, the daughter of Zion, Has despised you, laughed you to scorn; The daughter of Jerusalem Has shaken her head behind your back!
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Isaiah 37:24
By your servants you have reproached the Lord, And said, 'By the multitude of my chariots I have come up to the height of the mountains, To the limits of Lebanon; I will cut down its tall cedars And its choice cypress trees; I will enter its farthest height, To its fruitful forest.
Isaiah 37:36 - 38
Then the angel of the LORD went out, and killed in the camp of the Assyrians one hundred and eighty-five thousand; and when people arose early in the morning, there were the corpses - all dead.
Ezekiel 31:3
Indeed Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon, With fine branches that shaded the forest, And of high stature; And its top was among the thick boughs.
Amos 2:9
Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, Whose height was like the height of the cedars, And he was as strong as the oaks; Yet I destroyed his fruit above And his roots beneath.
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