98 Verses about the Promise of Restoration

Who is a God like You, who forgives iniquity And passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance? He does not hold fast to His anger forever Because He delights in lovingkindness. He will again have compassion on us; He will subdue our iniquities. And You will cast all their sins Into the depths of the sea.

¶Seek Yahweh while He may be found; Call upon Him while He is near. Let the wicked forsake his way And the unrighteous man his thoughts; And let him return to Yahweh, And He will have compassion on him, And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon.

‘For there will be peace for the seed: the vine will yield its fruit, the land will yield its produce, and the heavens will give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to inherit all these things.

¶“The afflicted and needy are seeking water, but there is none, And their tongue is parched with thirst; I, Yahweh, will answer them Myself, As the God of Israel I will not forsake them. “I will open rivers on the bare heights And springs in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water And the dry land fountains of water.

then Yahweh your God will return you from captivity and return His compassion on you, and He will gather you again from all the peoples where Yahweh your God has scattered you.

the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who say, “Give thanks to Yahweh of hosts, For Yahweh is good, For His lovingkindness endures forever”; and of those who bring a thank offering into the house of Yahweh. For I will return the fortunes of the land as they were at first,’ says Yahweh.

Commit your way to Yahweh, Trust in Him, and He will do it.

Even to your old age I will be the same, And even to your graying years I will bear you! I have done it, and I will carry you; And I will bear you, and I will rescue you.

Therefore, strengthen the hands that are weak and the knees that are feeble, and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint, but rather be healed.

Heal me, O Yahweh, and I will be healed; Save me and I will be saved, For You are my praise.

And He said, “If you will earnestly listen to the voice of Yahweh your God, and do what is right in His sight, and give ear to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have put on the Egyptians; for I, Yahweh, am your healer.”

¶Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me.

Therefore thus says Lord Yahweh, “Now I will return the fortunes of Jacob and have compassion on the whole house of Israel; and I will be jealous for My holy name.

“For a brief moment I forsook you, But with great compassion I will gather you.

¶I will heal their turning away from Me; I will love them freely, For My anger has turned away from them.

Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day.

To grant those who mourn in Zion, Giving them a headdress instead of ashes, The oil of rejoicing instead of mourning, The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, The planting of Yahweh, that He may show forth His beautiful glory.

And the prayer offered in faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him.

The wilderness and the desert will be delighted, And the Arabah will rejoice and flourish; Like the crocus And the ransomed of Yahweh will return And come with joyful shouting to Zion, With everlasting gladness upon their heads. They will attain delight and gladness, And sorrow and sighing will flee away. It will flourish profusely And rejoice with rejoicing and shout of joy. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, The majesty of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of Yahweh, The majesty of our God.

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose.

Shout for joy, O heavens! And rejoice, O earth! Break forth into joyful shouting, O mountains! For Yahweh has comforted His people And will have compassion on His afflicted.

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.

For behold, days are coming,’ declares Yahweh, ‘when I will return the fortunes of My people Israel and Judah.’ Yahweh says, ‘I will also cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.’ ”

He gives power to the weary, And to him who lacks vigor He increases might.

¶“In that day,” declares Yahweh, “I will assemble the lame And gather the banished, Even those upon whom I have brought calamity. “I will make the lame a remnant And the outcasts a mighty nation, And Yahweh will reign over them in Mount Zion From now on and forever.

For I will set My eyes on them for good, and I will return them to this land; and I will build them up and not pull them down, and I will plant them and not uproot them.

Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.

This is my comfort in my affliction, That Your word has revived me.

‘Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’

Thus says Yahweh, “In an acceptable time I have answered You, And in a day of salvation I have helped You; And I will guard You and give You for a covenant of the people, To establish the land, to make them inherit the desolate inheritance;

“As for God, His way is blameless; The word of Yahweh is tried; He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

And He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” And He *said, “Write, for these words are faithful and true.”

God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you.

¶“For behold, I am creating a new heavens and a new earth; And the former things will not be remembered or come upon the heart.

Blessed are those who hunger now, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are those who cry now, for you shall laugh.

“Comfort, O comfort My people,” says your God.

¶Lord Yahweh has given Me the tongue of disciples, That I may know how to sustain the weary one with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning; He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovery of sight to the blind, To set free those who are oppressed,

You, who have shown me many troubles and evils, Will revive me again, And will bring me up again from the depths of the earth.

The Spirit of Lord Yahweh is upon me Because Yahweh has anointed me To bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim release to captives And freedom to prisoners,

For thus says Yahweh, ‘Just as I brought all this great evil on this people, so I am going to bring on them all the good that I am promising them.

“Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.

Break forth, shout joyfully together, You waste places of Jerusalem; For Yahweh has comforted His people; He has redeemed Jerusalem.

¶Cast your burden upon Yahweh and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.

The lovingkindnesses of Yahweh indeed never cease, For His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.

Thus says Yahweh, “Restrain your voice from weeping And your eyes from tears, For your work will be rewarded,” declares Yahweh, “And they will return from the land of the enemy.

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.

“Then I will pay back to you in full for the years That the swarming locust has consumed, The creeping locust, the stripping locust, and the gnawing locust, My great military force which I sent among you.

Return to the stronghold, O prisoners who have the hope; This very day I am declaring that I will return double to you.

For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares Yahweh, ‘plans for peace and not for calamity, to give you a future and a hope.

Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy.

And Yahweh restored the fortunes of Job when he prayed for his friends, and Yahweh increased all that Job had twofold.

Yet those who hope in Yahweh Will gain new power; They will mount up with wings like eagles; They will run and not get tired; They will walk and not become weary.

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.

O God, restore us And cause Your face to shine upon us, that we would be saved.

For I satisfy the weary soul and fill up every soul who wastes away.”

“Come, let us return to Yahweh. For He has torn us, but He will heal us; He has struck us, but He will bandage us.

“Arise, shine, for your light has come, And the glory of Yahweh has risen upon you.

“Those from among you will rebuild the ancient waste places; You will raise up the foundations of past generation upon generation; And you will be called the repairer of the breach, The restorer of the paths for one to inhabit.

He is the One who heals the brokenhearted And who binds up their wounds,

‘For I will restore you to health, And I will heal you of your wounds,’ declares Yahweh, ‘Because they have called you a banished one, saying: “It is Zion; no one is seeking her.” ’

Instead of your shame you will have a double portion, And instead of dishonor they will shout for joy over their portion. Therefore they will possess a double portion in their land; Everlasting gladness will be theirs.

Restore to me the joy of Your salvation And sustain me with a willing spirit.

and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their evil ways, then I will listen from heaven, I will forgive their sin, and I will heal their land.

“I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will lead him and pay him and his mourners in full with comfort,

And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore, strengthen, confirm, and ground you.

He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake.

Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.

Behold, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal them; and I will reveal to them an abundance of peace and truth.

“Do not remember the former things, Nor carefully consider things of the past. “Behold, I will do something new; Now it will spring forth; Will you not know it? I will even make a roadway in the wilderness, Rivers in the wasteland.

Who satisfies your years with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle.

“For behold, in those days and at that time, When I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,

Thus says Lord Yahweh to these bones, ‘Behold, I will cause breath to enter you that you may come to life.

“Again I will build you, and you will be rebuilt, O virgin of Israel! Again you will take up your tambourines And go forth to the dances of those celebrating.

casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.

Creating the praise of the lips. Peace, peace to him who is far and to him who is near,” Says Yahweh, “and I will heal him.”

Will You not Yourself return to revive us, That Your people may be glad in You?

¶Do not fear, O land, rejoice and be glad, For Yahweh has done great things.

“With weeping they will come, And by supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk by streams of waters, On a straight path in which they will not stumble; For I am a father to Israel, And Ephraim is My firstborn.”

“I have wiped out your transgressions like a thick cloud And your sins like a cloud. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.”

Cause us to return to You, O Yahweh, that we may be returned; Renew our days as of old,

“For you will go out with gladness And be led forth with peace; The mountains and the hills will break forth into shouts of joy before you, And all the trees of the field will clap their hands.

“I will search for the lost, bring back the scattered, bind up the broken, and strengthen the sick; but the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will shepherd them with judgment.

And the light of the moon will be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times brighter, like the light of seven days, on the day Yahweh binds up the fracture of His people and heals the bruise He has inflicted.

He sent His word and healed them, And provided them escape from their destructions.

“Yahweh your God is in your midst, A mighty one who will save. He will be joyful over you with gladness; He will be quiet in His love; He will rejoice over you with joyful singing.

“For the mountains may be removed and the hills may shake, But My lovingkindness will not be removed from you, And My covenant of peace will not be shaken,” Says Yahweh who has compassion on you.

“Behold, I am Yahweh, the God of all flesh; is anything too difficult for Me?”

“Also I will restore the captivity of My people Israel, And they will rebuild the desolated cities and live in them; They will also plant vineyards and drink their wine And make gardens and eat their fruit.

‘Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will make you mighty, surely I will help you; Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’

You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have loosed my sackcloth and girded me with gladness,

“Then the virgin will be glad in the dance, And the young men and the old, together, For I will turn their mourning into joy And will comfort them and give them gladness for their sorrow.

Indeed, Yahweh will comfort Zion; He will comfort all her waste places. And her wilderness He will make like Eden, And her desert like the garden of Yahweh; Joy and gladness will be found in her, Thanksgiving and sound of a melody.

You, who have shown me many troubles and evils, Will revive me again, And will bring me up again from the depths of the earth. May You increase my greatness And turn to comfort me.

“I will make the house of Judah mighty, And I will save the house of Joseph, And I will cause them to return, Because I have had compassion on them; And they will be as though I had not rejected them, For I am Yahweh their God, and I will answer them.

“Return, O faithless sons; I will heal your faithlessness.” “Behold, we come to You, For You are Yahweh our God.