Bible Verses About Church (2)

Here comes Adonai ELOHIM with power, and his arm will rule for him. Look! His reward is with him, and his recompense is before him.

He is like a shepherd feeding his flock, gathering his lambs with his arm, carrying them against his chest, gently leading the mother sheep."

But now this is what ADONAI says, he who created you, Ya'akov, he who formed you, Isra'el: "Don't be afraid, for I have redeemed you; I am calling you by your name; you are mine.

When you pass through water, I will be with you; when you pass through rivers, they will not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire, you will not be scorched - the flame will not burn you.

For I am ADONAI, your God, the Holy One of Isra'el, your Savior - I have given Egypt as your ransom, Ethiopia and S'va for you.

Because I regard you as valued and honored, and because I love you. For you I will give people, nations in exchange for your life.

Don't be afraid, for I am with you. I will bring your descendants from the east, and I will gather you from the west;

I will say to the north, 'Give them up!' and to the south, 'Don't hold them back! Bring my sons from far away, and my daughters from the ends of the earth,

everyone who bears my name, whom I created for my glory - I formed him, yes, I made him.'"

"But Tziyon says, 'ADONAI has abandoned me, Adonai has forgotten me.'

Can a woman forget her child at the breast, not show pity on the child from her womb? Even if these were to forget, I would not forget you.

I have engraved you on the palms of my hands, your walls are always before me."

Your children are coming quickly, your destroyers and plunderers are leaving and going.

Awake! Awake, Tziyon! Clothe yourself with your strength! Dress in your splendid garments, Yerushalayim, the holy city! For the uncircumcised and the unclean will enter you no more.

Shake off the dust! Arise! Be enthroned, Yerushalayim! Loosen the chains on your neck, captive daughter of Tziyon!

How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, proclaiming shalom, bringing good news of good things, announcing salvation and saying to Tziyon, "Your God is King!"

Listen! Your watchmen are raising their voices, shouting for joy together. For they will see, before their own eyes, ADONAI returning to Tziyon.

Break out into joy! Sing together, you ruins of Yerushalayim! For ADONAI has comforted his people, he has redeemed Yerushalayim!

ADONAI has bared his holy arm in the sight of every nation, and all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.

Leave! Leave! Get out of there! Don't touch anything unclean! Get out from inside it, and be clean, you who carry ADONAI's temple equipment.

You need not leave in haste, you do not have to flee; for ADONAI will go ahead of you, and the God of Isra'el will also be behind you.

"Arise, shine [Yerushalayim], for your light has come, the glory of ADONAI has risen over you.

For although darkness covers the earth and thick darkness the peoples; on you ADONAI will rise; over you will be seen his glory.

Nations will go toward your light and kings toward your shining splendor.

Raise your eyes and look around: they are all assembling and coming to you; your sons are coming from far off, your daughters being carried on their nurses' hips.