Isaiah 14:1
But the Lord will be merciful to the descendants of Jacob. Once again he will choose Israel and he will bring them back to live once more in their own land. Foreigners will come and join them there, and they will unite with the descendants of Jacob.
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Leviticus 26:42then I will fulfill the agreement I made with Jacob, Isaac, and Abraham, and I will not forget my promise about the land.
Deuteronomy 30:3He will bring you back home, gathering you from all the nations where he scattered you.
Ruth 1:16But Ruth replied, “Please don't keep on telling me to leave you and go back. Where you go, I will go. Where you live, I will live. Your people will be my people. Your God will be my God.
Esther 8:17In every province and in every city, wherever the king's order and decree had reached, the Jews were joyful and happy—they feasted and celebrated. Many people became Jews, because they had become afraid of them.
Psalms 102:13You will take action and have pity on Jerusalem, for it's time to be kind to the city, the time has come.
Psalms 136:10To him who struck down the firstborn in Egypt. For his trustworthy love lasts forever.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 14:1
In this chapter, I. More weight is added to the burden of Babylon, enough to sink it like a mill-stone; I. It is Israel's cause that is to be pleaded in this quarrel with Babylon, ver. 1-3 . 2. The king of Babylon, for the time being, shall be remarkably brought down and triumphed over, ver. 4-20 . 3. The whole race of the Babylonians shall be cut off and extirpated, ver. 21-23 . II. A confirmation of the prophecy of the destruction of Babylon, which was a thing at a distance, is here given in the prophecy of the… Read the whole commentary →