Isaiah 61:4

New English Translation

They will rebuild the perpetual ruins and restore the places that were desolate; they will reestablish the ruined cities, the places that have been desolate since ancient times.

Cross References

Ezra 9:9

Although we are slaves, our God has not abandoned us in our servitude. He has extended kindness to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, in that he has revived us to restore the temple of our God and to raise up its ruins and to give us a protective wall in Judah and Jerusalem.

Psalm 46:8

Come! Witness the exploits of the Lord, who brings devastation to the earth!

Psalm 74:3

Hurry and look at the permanent ruins, and all the damage the enemy has done to the temple!

Isaiah 52:9

In unison give a joyful shout, O ruins of Jerusalem! For the Lord consoles his people; he protects Jerusalem.

Isaiah 58:12

Your perpetual ruins will be rebuilt; you will reestablish the ancient foundations. You will be called, ‘The one who repairs broken walls, the one who makes the streets inhabitable again.’

Micah 7:11

It will be a day for rebuilding your walls; in that day your boundary will be extended.

Zechariah 1:17

Speak up again with the message of the Lord who rules over all: ‘My cities will once more overflow with prosperity, and once more the Lord will comfort Zion and validate his choice of Jerusalem.’”