Ezekiel 39:25

Because of this, thus says the Lord God: Now I will lead back the captivity of Jacob, and I will take pity upon the entire house of Israel. And I will act with zeal on behalf of my holy name.

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In The King James Version

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name;

In Context

24I have acted toward them in accord with their uncleanness and wickedness, and so I concealed my face from them.

26And they shall bear their shame and all their transgression, by which they betrayed me, though they were living in their own land confidently, dreading no one.

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Cross References

Isaiah 27:12And this shall be: in that day, the Lord will strike, from the channel of the river, even to the torrent of Egypt. And you shall be gathered together, one by one, O sons of Israel.

Jeremiah 3:18In those days, the house of Judah will go to the house of Israel, and they will come from the land of the north, at the same time, to the land that I gave to your fathers.

Jeremiah 29:14And I will be found by you, says the Lord. And I will lead you back from your captivity. And I will gather you from all the nations and all the places, to which I have expelled you, says the Lord. And I will return you from the place to which I sent you into captivity.

Jeremiah 30:10Therefore, O my servant Jacob, you should not be afraid, says the Lord, and you should not be frightened, O Israel. For behold, I will save you from a far away land, and your offspring from the land of their captivity. And Jacob will return and have rest, and he shall flow with every good thing. And there will be no one for him to dread.

Jeremiah 31:1“In that time, says the Lord, I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people.”

Jeremiah 32:37Behold, I will gather them together from all the lands to which I have cast them out in my fury, and in my wrath, and in my great indignation. And I will lead them back to this place, and I will cause them to live in confidence.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 39:24-29

Mercy Promised to Israel. ( b. c. 585.) 23 And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity: because they trespassed against me, therefore hid I my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies: so fell they all by the sword. 24 According to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions have I done unto them, and hid my face from them. 25 Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the… Read the whole commentary →

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