Quotes About Community

Come, O house of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the LORD.

the mighty man and the warrior, the judge and the prophet, the soothsayer and the elder,

A man will seize his brother within his fatherís house: “You have a cloak—you be our leader! Take charge of this heap of rubble.”

On that day he will cry aloud: “I am not a healer. I have no food or clothing in my house. Do not make me leader of the people!”

Why do you crush My people and grind the faces of the poor?” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.

Whoever remains in Zion and whoever is left in Jerusalem will be called holy—all in Jerusalem who are recorded among the living—

“And now, O dwellers of Jerusalem and men of Judah, I exhort you to judge between Me and My vineyard.

Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field until no place is left and you live alone in the land.

Lambs will graze as in their own pastures, and strangers will feed in the ruins of the wealthy.

On that day a man will raise a young cow and two sheep,

You have enlarged the nation and increased its joy. The people rejoice before You as they rejoice at harvest time, as men rejoice in dividing the plunder.

Madmenah flees; the people of Gebim take refuge.

and on that day you will say: “Give praise to the LORD; proclaim His name! Make His works known among the peoples; declare that His name is exalted.

Cry out and sing, O citizen of Zion, for great among you is the Holy One of Israel.”

Bring water for the thirsty, O dwellers of Tema; meet the refugees with food.

You counted the houses of Jerusalem and tore them down to strengthen the wall.

people and priest alike, servant and master, maid and mistress, buyer and seller, lender and borrower, creditor and debtor.

On this mountain the LORD of Hosts will prepare a banquet for all the peoples, a feast of aged wine, of choice meat, of finely aged wine.

Open the gates so a righteous nation may enter—one that remains faithful.

Feet trample it down—the feet of the oppressed, the steps of the poor.

In that day: “Sing about a fruitful vineyard.

Then my people will dwell in a peaceful place, in safe and secure places of rest.

Blessed are those who sow beside abundant waters, who let the ox and donkey range freely.

Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts. Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a peaceful pasture, a tent that does not wander; its tent pegs will not be pulled up, nor will any of its cords be broken.