The Righteous Branch
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"Woe a to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!" says the LORD.
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Therefore thus says the LORD God of Israel against the shepherds who feed My people: "You have scattered My flock, driven them away, and not attended to them. b Behold, I will attend to you for the evil of your doings," says the LORD.
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"But c I will gather the remnant of My flock out of all countries where I have driven them, and bring them back to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase.
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"I will set up d shepherds over them who will feed them; and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, nor shall they be lacking," says the LORD.
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"Behold, e the days are coming," says the LORD,
"That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness;
A King shall reign and prosper,
f And execute judgment and righteousness in the earth.
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g In His days Judah will be saved,
And Israel h will dwell safely;
Now i this is His name by which He will be called:
THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
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"Therefore, behold, j the days are coming," says the LORD, "that they shall no longer say, 'As the LORD lives who brought up the children of Israel from the land of Egypt,'
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"but, 'As the LORD lives who brought up and led the descendants of the house of Israel from the north country k and from all the countries where I had driven them.' And they shall dwell in their own l land."
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Cross References
Isaiah 56:9 - 12
All you beasts of the field, come to devour, All you beasts in the forest.
Jeremiah 10:21
For the shepherds have become dull-hearted, And have not sought the LORD; Therefore they shall not prosper, And all their flocks shall be scattered.
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Cross References
Exodus 32:34
"Now therefore, go, lead the people to the place of which I have spoken to you. Behold, My Angel shall go before you. Nevertheless, in the day when I visit for punishment, I will visit punishment upon them for their sin."
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Cross References
Isaiah 11:11
It shall come to pass in that day That the Lord shall set His hand again the second time To recover the remnant of His people who are left, From Assyria and Egypt, From Pathros and Cush, From Elam and Shinar, From Hamath and the islands of the sea.
Isaiah 11:12
He will set up a banner for the nations, And will assemble the outcasts of Israel, And gather together the dispersed of Judah From the four corners of the earth.
Isaiah 11:16
There will be a highway for the remnant of His people Who will be left from Assyria, As it was for Israel In the day that he came up from the land of Egypt.
Jeremiah 32:37
Behold, I will gather them out of all countries where I have driven them in My anger, in My fury, and in great wrath; I will bring them back to this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely.
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Cross References
Jeremiah 3:15
And I will give you shepherds according to My heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.
Ezekiel 34:23
I will establish one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them - My servant David. He shall feed them and be their shepherd.
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Cross References
Isaiah 4:2
In that day the Branch of the LORD shall be bea...
Isaiah 11:1
There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of J...
Isaiah 40:10
Behold, the Lord GOD shall come with a strong h...
Isaiah 40:11
He will feed His flock like a shepherd; He will...
Jeremiah 33:14
Behold, the days are coming,' says the LORD, 't...
Daniel 9:24
Seventy weeks are determined For your people an...
Zechariah 6:12
Then speak to him, saying, 'Thus says the LORD ...
Matthew 1:1
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the ...
Matthew 1:6
And Jesse begot David the king. David the king ...
Luke 3:31
The son of Melea, the son of Menan, the son of ...
John 1:45
Philip found Nathanael and said to him, "We hav...
John 7:42
"Has not the Scripture said that the Christ com...
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Cross References
Psalms 72:2
He will judge Your people with righteousness, And Your poor with justice.
Isaiah 9:7
Of the increase of His government and peace There will be no end, Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, To order it and establish it with judgment and justice From that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
Isaiah 32:1
Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, And princes will rule with justice.
Isaiah 32:18
My people will dwell in a peaceful habitation, In secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places.
Daniel 9:24
Seventy weeks are determined For your people and for your holy city, To finish the transgression, To make an end of sins, To make reconciliation for iniquity, To bring in everlasting righteousness, To seal up vision and prophecy, And to anoint the Most Holy.
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:28
Then Israel shall dwell in safety, The fountain of Jacob alone, In a land of grain and new wine; His heavens shall also drop dew.
Jeremiah 30:10
Therefore do not fear, O My servant Jacob,' says the LORD, 'Nor be dismayed, O Israel; For behold, I will save you from afar, And your seed from the land of their captivity. Jacob shall return, have rest and be quiet, And no one shall make him afraid.
Zechariah 14:11
The people shall dwell in it; And no longer shall there be utter destruction, But Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.
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Cross References
Jeremiah 32:37
Behold, I will gather them out of all countries where I have driven them in My anger, in My fury, and in great wrath; I will bring them back to this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely.
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Cross References
Isaiah 45:24
He shall say, 'Surely in the LORD I have righteousness and strength. To Him men shall come, And all shall be ashamed Who are incensed against Him.
Jeremiah 33:16
In those days Judah will be saved, And Jerusalem will dwell safely. And this is the name by which she will be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Daniel 9:24
Seventy weeks are determined For your people and for your holy city, To finish the transgression, To make an end of sins, To make reconciliation for iniquity, To bring in everlasting righteousness, To seal up vision and prophecy, And to anoint the Most Holy.
Romans 3:22
Even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe. For there is no difference.
1 Corinthians 1:30
But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God - and righteousness and sanctification and redemption -
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Cross References
Isaiah 43:18
Do not remember the former things, Nor consider the things of old.
Isaiah 43:19
Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness And rivers in the desert.
Jeremiah 16:14
"Therefore behold, the days are coming," says the LORD, "that it shall no more be said, 'The LORD lives who brought up the children of Israel from the land of Egypt,'
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Cross References
Isaiah 43:5
Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your descendants from the east, And gather you from the west.
Isaiah 43:6
I will say to the north, 'Give them up!' And to the south, 'Do not keep them back!' Bring My sons from afar, And My daughters from the ends of the earth -
Ezekiel 34:13
And I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land; I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, in the valleys and in all the inhabited places of the country.
Amos 9:14
I will bring back the captives of My people Israel; They shall build the waste cities and inhabit them; They shall plant vineyards and drink wine from them; They shall also make gardens and eat fruit from them.
Amos 9:15
I will plant them in their land, And no longer shall they be pulled up From the land I have given them," Says the LORD your God.
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Cross References
Genesis 12:7
Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, "To your descendants I will give this land." And there he built an altar to the LORD, who had appeared to him.
Jeremiah 16:14
"Therefore behold, the days are coming," says the LORD, "that it shall no more be said, 'The LORD lives who brought up the children of Israel from the land of Egypt,'
Jeremiah 16:15
But, 'The LORD lives who brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north and from all the lands where He had driven them.' For I will bring them back into their land which I gave to their fathers.
Jeremiah 31:8
Behold, I will bring them from the north country, And gather them from the ends of the earth, Among them the blind and the lame, The woman with child And the one who labors with child, together; A great throng shall return there.
New King James Version (NKJV) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.