Thematic Bible


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Shout for joy, O sky! Rejoice, O earth! Let the mountains give a joyful shout! For the Lord consoles his people and shows compassion to the oppressed. Verse ConceptsGod, Compassion OfAfflicted SaintsEarth, God's GloryJoy, And Human ExperienceSingingSongsAfflictions, Consolation DuringComfort, Of GodGod Has ComfortedMothers DeathFinding Comfort In God

Be happy for Jerusalem and rejoice with her, all you who love her! Share in her great joy, all you who have mourned over her! Verse ConceptsLoving God's Things

Shout for joy, O sky, for the Lord intervenes; shout out, you subterranean regions of the earth. O mountains, give a joyful shout; you too, O forest and all your trees! For the Lord protects Jacob; he reveals his splendor through Israel. Verse ConceptsGlory, Revelation OfForestsEarth, God's GloryGod's Glory In IsraelShoutingSingingSongs

Listen, your watchmen shout; in unison they shout for joy, for they see with their very own eyes the Lord's return to Zion. Verse ConceptsEyes, Figurative UseWatchman

But you are not to be called 'Rabbi,' for you have one Teacher and you are all brothers. Verse ConceptsTeachersNames And Titles For The ChristianBrotherhood









Listen, your watchmen shout; in unison they shout for joy, for they see with their very own eyes the Lord's return to Zion. Verse ConceptsEyes, Figurative UseWatchman

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Now may the God of endurance and comfort give you unity with one another in accordance with Christ Jesus, so that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.


Nevertheless, let us live up to the standard that we have already attained. Be imitators of me, brothers and sisters, and watch carefully those who are living this way, just as you have us as an example.

Listen, your watchmen shout; in unison they shout for joy, for they see with their very own eyes the Lord's return to Zion. Verse ConceptsEyes, Figurative UseWatchman

I post watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they should keep praying all day and all night. You who pray to the Lord, don't be silent! Verse ConceptsWorship Day And NightSleeplessnessWatchmanAnticipation

Listen, your watchmen shout; in unison they shout for joy, for they see with their very own eyes the Lord's return to Zion. Verse ConceptsEyes, Figurative UseWatchman


In the meantime Absalom fled. When the servant who was the watchman looked up, he saw many people coming from the west on a road beside the hill. Verse ConceptsFugitivesWatchmanWest

Now David was sitting between the inner and outer gates, and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate at the wall. When he looked, he saw a man running by himself. So the watchman called out and informed the king. The king said, "If he is by himself, he brings good news." The runner came ever closer.

I said to them, "The gates of Jerusalem must not be opened in the early morning, until those who are standing guard close the doors and lock them. Position residents of Jerusalem as guards, some at their guard stations and some near their homes." Verse ConceptsGatesHeatWatchfulness, Of BelieversThe Act Of OpeningOpening The TempleHot Weather

I will bend Judah as my bow; I will load the bow with Ephraim, my arrow! I will stir up your sons, Zion, against yours, Greece, and I will make you, Zion, like a warrior's sword. Verse ConceptsBow And Arrows, Symbol Of Strengthenemies, of Israel and JudahArchers, Likened To God



Certainly the Lord will console Zion; he will console all her ruins. He will make her wilderness like Eden, her desert like the Garden of the Lord. Happiness and joy will be restored to her, thanksgiving and the sound of music. Verse ConceptsGarden Of Eden, TheHorticultureJoy, Of IsraelLand, Spiritual Aspects OfRuinsThanksgivingAfflictions, Consolation DuringArchaeologyEdenWaste Places RestoredBlessing In The WildernessThose Singing PraiseGod Will ComfortFree Of ChargeGardensPeace And ComfortzionFinding Comfort In God

The children of your oppressors will come bowing to you; all who treated you with disrespect will bow down at your feet. They will call you, 'The City of the Lord, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.' Verse ConceptsNames For JerusalemHumbling The ProudoppressionzionAll Enemies Under God's Feet

"Sing out and be happy, Zion my daughter! For look, I have come; I will settle in your midst," says the Lord. Verse ConceptsGoalsFellowship, With GodGod Living With Us

I commission you as my spokesman; I cover you with the palm of my hand, to establish the sky and to found the earth, to say to Zion, 'You are my people.'" Verse Conceptsdefence, divineCovering The MouthRevelation, In OtShadowsShadow Of GodSpeaking The Word God GivesOld Testament Claims InspirationRevelation Through Direct Communicationclosure

Those whom the Lord has ransomed will return; they will enter Zion with a happy shout. Unending joy will crown them, happiness and joy will overwhelm them; grief and suffering will disappear. Verse ConceptsSighingecstasyGod, The EternalHeadsWhat Heaven Will Be LikeJoy, Of IsraelHeaven,  Redeemed CommunityRansomUnhappinessHeaven, Worshiping GodEternal BlessingPromise of returnThe Redeemed Of The LordYou Will Rejoice In SalvationJoyclosure

Wake up! Wake up! Clothe yourself with strength, O Zion! Put on your beautiful clothes, O Jerusalem, holy city! For uncircumcised and unclean pagans will no longer invade you. Shake off the dirt! Get up, captive Jerusalem! Take off the iron chains around your neck, O captive daughter Zion!

How delightful it is to see approaching over the mountains the feet of a messenger who announces peace, a messenger who brings good news, who announces deliverance, who says to Zion, "Your God reigns!" Listen, your watchmen shout; in unison they shout for joy, for they see with their very own eyes the Lord's return to Zion.

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But on Mount Zion there will be a remnant of those who escape, and it will be a holy place once again. The descendants of Jacob will conquer those who had conquered them. The descendants of Jacob will be a fire, and the descendants of Joseph a flame. The descendants of Esau will be like stubble. They will burn them up and devour them. There will not be a single survivor of the descendants of Esau!" Indeed, the Lord has spoken it. The people of the Negev will take possession of Esau's mountain, and the people of the Shephelah will take possession of the land of the Philistines. They will also take possession of the territory of Ephraim and the territory of Samaria, and the people of Benjamin will take possession of Gilead. read more.
The exiles of this fortress of the people of Israel will take possession of what belongs to the people of Canaan, as far as Zarephath, and the exiles of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad will take possession of the towns of the Negev. Those who have been delivered will go up on Mount Zion in order to rule over Esau's mountain. Then the Lord will reign as King!

Shout for joy, Daughter Zion! Shout out, Israel! Be happy and boast with all your heart, Daughter Jerusalem! Verse ConceptsdaughtersJoy, Of IsraelShoutingRejoicingShouting For JoyRejoicing In God's Workszion

On that day they will say to Jerusalem, "Don't be afraid, Zion! Your hands must not be paralyzed from panic! Verse ConceptsNo Strength To Cope

Turning to me, the messenger then said, "Cry out that the Lord who rules over all says, 'I am very much moved for Jerusalem and for Zion. Verse ConceptsGod, Zeal Of

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.'" Verse Conceptselection, privileges ofReinstatementAfflictions, Consolation DuringPlenty Through GodGod Will ComfortPeace And ComfortImmigrantsSpreading The GospelWealth And Prosperityjerusalemzion

"Escape, Zion, you who live among the Babylonians!" Verse ConceptsdaughtersReturn From BabylonEscaping From Peoplezion

"The Lord who rules over all says, 'I am very much concerned for Zion; indeed, I am so concerned for her that my rage will fall on those who hurt her.' The Lord says, 'I have returned to Zion and will live within Jerusalem. Now Jerusalem will be called "truthful city," "mountain of the Lord who rules over all," "holy mountain."'