I will count Egypt and Babylon among those who know me--
also Philistia and Tyre, and even distant Ethiopia.
They have all become citizens of Jerusalem!
Regarding Jerusalem it will be said,
"Everyone enjoys the rights of citizenship there."
And the Most High will personally bless this city.
I will count Egypt and Babylon among those who know me--also Philistia and Tyre, and even distant Ethiopia.
Isaiah 19:19-20 In that day there will be an altar to the LORD in the heart of Egypt, and there will be a monument to the LORD at its border. It will be a sign and a witness that the LORD of Heaven's Armies is worshiped in the land of Egypt. When the people cry to the LORD for help against those who oppress them, he will send them a savior who will rescue them. (see verses 16-25)
Psalm 68:31
Let Egypt come with gifts of precious metals;
let Ethiopia bring tribute to God. (see verses 28-32)
Zechariah 9:7b
Then the surviving Philistines will worship our God
and become like a clan in Judah.
The Philistines of Ekron will join my people,
as the ancient Jebusites once did. (see verses 1-8)
Isaiah 18:7
At that time the LORD of Heaven's Armies will receive gifts
from this land divided by rivers (Ethiopia),
from this tall, smooth-skinned people,
who are feared far and wide for their conquests and destruction.
They will bring gifts to Jerusalem,
where the LORD of Heaven's Armies dwells. (see all chapter 18)
They have all become citizens of Jerusalem! Regarding Jerusalem it will be said, "Everyone enjoys the rights of citizenship there." And the Most High will personally bless this city.
Micah 4:2
People from many nations will come and say,
"Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD,
to the house of Jacob's God.
There he will teach us his ways,
and we will walk in his paths."
For the LORD's teaching will go out from Zion;
his word will go out from Jerusalem. (see verses 1-5)
Zechariah 2:10-11 The LORD says, "Shout and rejoice, O beautiful Jerusalem, for I am coming to live among you. Many nations will join themselves to the LORD on that day, and they, too, will be my people. I will live among you, and you will know that the LORD of Heaven's Armies sent me to you." (see all chapter 2)
Zechariah 8:20-22 "This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: People from nations and cities around the world will travel to Jerusalem. The people of one city will say to the people of another, 'Come with us to Jerusalem to ask the LORD to bless us. Let's worship the LORD of Heaven's Armies. I'm determined to go.' Many peoples and powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to seek the LORD of Heaven's Armies and to ask for his blessing." (see all chapter 8)
Zechariah 14:16-17 In the end, the enemies of Jerusalem who survive the plague will go up to Jerusalem each year to worship the King, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, and to celebrate the Festival of Shelters. Any nation in the world that refuses to come to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, will have no rain. (see all chapter 14)
(parentheses are mine)
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