Zion in the Bible
Meaning: monument; raised up; sepulcher
Exact Match
‘Return, O faithless children [of the twelve tribes],’ says the Lord,
‘For I am a master and husband to you,
And I will take you [not as a nation, but individually]—one from a city and two from a [tribal] family—
And I will bring you to Zion.’
“Raise a banner toward Zion [to mark the way for those seeking safety inside Jerusalem’s walls]!
Seek refuge, do not stand [immobile],
For I am bringing evil from the north (the army of Babylon),
And great destruction.
And you, Zion, city doomed to destruction, you accomplish nothing by wearing a beautiful dress, decking yourself out in jewels of gold, and putting on eye shadow! You are making yourself beautiful for nothing. Your lovers spurn you. They want to kill you.
For I heard a cry like a woman in labor,
The anguish as of one giving birth to her first child,
The cry of the Daughter of Zion (Jerusalem), who gasps for breath,
Who stretches out her hands, saying,
“Woe is me [my judgment comes]! I faint [in fear] before the murderers.”
“I will destroy the Daughter of Zion (Jerusalem), the lovely and delicate one [so like a luxurious pasture].
“They seize bow and spear;
They are cruel and inhuman and have no mercy.
Their voice sounds like the roaring sea;
They ride [in formation] on horses,
Arrayed as a man for battle
Against you, O Daughter of Zion (Jerusalem)!”
And they have made little of the wounds of the daughter of Zion, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
Behold, [hear the sound of] the cry of the daughter of my people from the distant land [of Babylon]:
“Is not the Lord in Zion? Is not her King within her?”
[But the Lord answers] “Why have they provoked Me to anger with their carved images and with foreign idols?”
“For a sound of wailing is heard [coming] from Zion:
‘How we are ruined!
We are greatly perplexed and utterly shamed,
Because we have left the land,
Because they have torn down our dwellings.’”
Then I said, "Lord, have you completely rejected the nation of Judah? Do you despise the city of Zion? Why have you struck us with such force that we are beyond recovery? We hope for peace, but nothing good has come of it. We hope for a time of relief from our troubles, but experience terror.
Therefore thus sayeth the LORD: Ask among the Heathen, if any man hath heard such horrible things, as the Daughter of Zion hath done.
Climb up the hill of Lebanon, O thou daughter Zion! Lift up thy voice upon Bashan, cry from all parts: for all thy lovers are destroyed.
"Micah from Moresheth prophesied during the time Hezekiah was king of Judah. He told all the people of Judah, 'The Lord who rules over all says, "Zion will become a plowed field. Jerusalem will become a pile of rubble. The temple mount will become a mere wooded ridge."'
Moreover, the Lord says to the people of Zion, "Your injuries are incurable; your wounds are severe.
Yes, I will restore you to health. I will heal your wounds. I, the Lord, affirm it! For you have been called an outcast, Zion, whom no one cares for."
Yes, a time is coming when watchmen will call out on the mountains of Ephraim, "Come! Let us go to Zion to worship the Lord our God!"'"
They will come and shout for joy on Mount Zion. They will be radiant with joy over the good things the Lord provides, the grain, the fresh wine, the olive oil, the young sheep and calves he has given to them. They will be like a well-watered garden and will not grow faint or weary any more.
They that are able to flee, shall stand under the shadow of Heshbon. For there shall go a fire out of Heshbon, and a flame from Zion, and shall burn up that proud people of Moab, both before and behind.
They will ask the way to Zion; they will turn their faces toward it. They will come and bind themselves to the Lord in a lasting covenant that will never be forgotten.
Listen! Fugitives and refugees are coming from the land of Babylon. They are coming to Zion to declare there how the Lord our God is getting revenge, getting revenge for what they have done to his temple.
The exiles from Judah will say, 'The Lord has brought about a great deliverance for us! Come on, let's go and proclaim in Zion what the Lord our God has done!'
"But I will repay Babylon and all who live in Babylonia for all the wicked things they did in Zion right before the eyes of you Judeans," says the Lord.
The person who lives in Zion says, "May Babylon pay for the violence done to me and to my relatives." Jerusalem says, "May those living in Babylonia pay for the bloodshed of my people."
Thematic Bible
Church » Zion
On the hills of Ephraim call out,
‘Arise, and
To the Lord our God.’”
There we sat down and
When we remembered Zion.
Let the
Because of Your judgments.
Which You have
And this Mount
He has
And come with joyful shouting to Zion,
With everlasting joy upon their heads.
They will
And
And sound an alarm on My holy mountain!
Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble,
For the
Surely it is near,
Jerusalem » The names given to » Zion
I will fill the bow with Ephraim.
And I will stir up your sons, O Zion, against your sons, O
And I will make you like a
Jerusalem » Called » Zion
I will fill the bow with Ephraim.
And I will stir up your sons, O Zion, against your sons, O
And I will make you like a
Your eyes will see Jerusalem, an
Its stakes will never be pulled up,
Nor any of its cords be torn apart.
Count her
Temple » Solomon's » Zion
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
To the house of the God of Jacob;
That He may teach us
And that we may walk in His paths.”
For the
And the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
Which You have
And this Mount
And
Count her
More than all the other dwelling places of Jacob.
The First Temple » Was called » Zion
How blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You. Selah. How blessed is the man whose strength is in You, In whose heart are the highways to Zion! Passing through the valley of Baca they make it a spring; The early rain also covers it with blessings. They go from strength to strength, Every one of them appears before God in Zion.
Zion » Restoration of, promised
I will fill the bow with Ephraim.
And I will stir up your sons, O Zion, against your sons, O
And I will make you like a
Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, your
He is
Even on a
And to those who
He will comfort all her
And her
And her desert like the
Thanksgiving and sound of a melody.
And all those who despised you will bow themselves at the soles of your feet;
And they will call you the
The
And come with joyful shouting to Zion,
And
They will obtain gladness and joy,
And
And the exiles of this host of the sons of Israel, Who are among the Canaanites as far as Zarephath, And the exiles of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad Will possess the cities of the Negev. The deliverers will ascend Mount Zion To judge the mountain of Esau, And the kingdom will be the LORD'S.
Rejoice and exult with all your heart,
O daughter of Jerusalem!
“
Zion » Mount of
“
He will remove ungodliness from Jacob.”
More than all the other dwelling places of Jacob.
Zion » Name of, applied to jerusalem
I will fill the bow with Ephraim.
And I will stir up your sons, O Zion, against your sons, O
And I will make you like a
And the Most High Himself will
And gaze on King Solomon with the
With which his mother has crowned him
On the
And on the day of his gladness of heart.”
Your eyes will see Jerusalem, an
Its stakes will never be pulled up,
Nor any of its cords be torn apart.
“Who among us can live with
Who among us can live with
And I will heal you of your wounds,’ declares the Lord,
‘Because they have called you an
“It is Zion; no one
Let the sons of Zion rejoice in their
More than all the other dwelling places of Jacob.
‘
We are put to great shame,
For we have
Because they have cast down our dwellings.’”
Zion » Called thereafter "the city of david,"
Zion » The ark of the covenant » Placed in
Zion » The ark of the covenant » Removed » Solomon's temple » Mount moriah
Zion » Captured from the jebusites by david
So David lived in the stronghold and called it the city of David And David built all around from the Millo and inward.
Zion » Called the city of God
And all those who despised you will bow themselves at the soles of your feet;
And they will call you the
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