Isaiah 49:8

New Century Version

This is what the Lord says: “At the right time I will hear your prayers. On the day of salvation I will help you. I will protect you, and you will be the sign of my agreement with the people. You will bring back the people to the land and give the land that is now ruined back to its owners.

Cross References

2 Samuel 7:13

He will build a house for me, and I will let his kingdom rule always.

Psalm 2:8

If you ask me, I will give you the nations; all the people on earth will be yours.

Psalm 69:13

But I pray to you, Lord, for favor. God, because of your great love, answer me. You are truly able to save.

Psalm 75:3

The earth with all its people may shake, but I am the one who holds it steady.Selah

Isaiah 26:3

You, Lord, give true peace to those who depend on you, because they trust you.

Isaiah 27:3

“I, the Lord, will care for that vineyard; I will water it at the right time. No one will hurt it, because I will guard it day and night.

Isaiah 41:10

So don’t worry, because I am with you. Don’t be afraid, because I am your God. I will make you strong and will help you; I will support you with my right hand that saves you.

Isaiah 42:1

“Here is my servant, the one I support. He is the one I chose, and I am pleased with him. I have put my Spirit upon him, and he will bring justice to all nations.

Isaiah 42:6

The Lord says, “I, the Lord, called you to do right, and I will hold your hand and protect you. You will be the sign of my agreement with the people, a light to shine for all people.

Isaiah 44:26

I make the messages of my servants come true; I make the advice of my messengers come true. I say to Jerusalem, ‘People will live in you again!’ I say to the towns of Judah, ‘You will be built again!’ I say to Jerusalem’s ruins, ‘I will repair you.’

Isaiah 49:19

“You were destroyed and defeated, and your land was made useless. But now you will have more people than the land can hold, and those people who destroyed you will be far away.

Isaiah 51:16

I will give you the words I want you to say. I will cover you with my hands and protect you. I made the heavens and the earth, and I say to Jerusalem, ‘You are my people.’ ”

Isaiah 51:3

So the Lord will comfort Jerusalem; he will show mercy to those who live in her ruins. He will change her deserts into a garden like Eden; he will make her empty lands like the garden of the Lord. People there will be very happy; they will give thanks and sing songs.

Isaiah 54:3

because you will spread out to the right and to the left. Your children will take over other nations, and they will again live in cities that once were destroyed.

Isaiah 55:6

So you should look for the Lord before it is too late; you should call to him while he is near.

Isaiah 57:13

When you cry out for help, let the gods you have gathered help you. The wind will blow them all away; just a puff of wind will take them away. But the person who depends on me will receive the land and own my holy mountain.”

Isaiah 58:12

Your people will rebuild the old cities that are now in ruins; you will rebuild their foundations. You will be known for repairing the broken places and for rebuilding the roads and houses.

Isaiah 58:5

This kind of special day is not what I want. This is not the way I want people to be sorry for what they have done. I don’t want people just to bow their heads like a plant and wear rough cloth and lie in ashes to show their sadness. This is what you do on your special days when you fast, but do you think this is what the Lord wants?

Isaiah 61:2

He has sent me to announce the time when the Lord will show his kindness and the time when our God will punish evil people. He has sent me to comfort all those who are sad

Isaiah 61:4

They will rebuild the old ruins and restore the places destroyed long ago. They will repair the ruined cities that were destroyed for so long.

Isaiah 65:9

I will leave some of the children of Jacob, and some of the people of Judah will receive my mountain. I will choose the people who will live there; my servants will live there.

Matthew 26:28

This is my blood which is the new agreement that God makes with his people. This blood is poured out for many to forgive their sins.

2 Corinthians 6:2

God says, “At the right time I heard your prayers. On the day of salvation I helped you.” I tell you that the “right time” is now, and the “day of salvation” is now.

Ephesians 1:6

and it brings praise to God because of his wonderful grace. God gave that grace to us freely, in Christ, the One he loves.

Hebrews 12:24

You have come to Jesus, the One who brought the new agreement from God to his people, and you have come to the sprinkled blood that has a better message than the blood of Abel.

Hebrews 5:7

While Jesus lived on earth, he prayed to God and asked God for help. He prayed with loud cries and tears to the One who could save him from death, and his prayer was heard because he trusted God.

Hebrews 8:6

But the priestly work that has been given to Jesus is much greater than the work that was given to the other priests. In the same way, the new agreement that Jesus brought from God to his people is much greater than the old one. And the new agreement is based on promises of better things.