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Bible Verses About Jerusalem
Find Bible verses about jerusalem — curated from 31,000+ verses with emotional and contextual scoring. What Scripture actually says.
What does the Bible say about jerusalem?
The Bible addresses jerusalem with deep compassion and clarity. From the Psalms to the words of Jesus, Scripture meets you in this exact feeling and offers comfort, strength, and direction. Here are the most powerful verses — each chosen because they speak directly to what you're going through.
Most Powerful Verses
Psalms 116:19
“in the courts of Yahweh's house, in the midst of you, Jerusalem. Praise Yah!”
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2 Chronicles 6:6
“but I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.'”
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Isaiah 31:5
“As birds hovering, so Yahweh of Armies will protect Jerusalem. He will protect and deliver it. He will pass over and preserve it."”
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1 Chronicles 23:25
“For David said, "Yahweh, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people; and he dwells in Jerusalem forever.”
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Zechariah 12:2
“"Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of reeling to all the surrounding peoples, and on Judah also will it be in the siege against Jerusalem.”
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Psalms 51:18
“Do well in your good pleasure to Zion. Build the walls of Jerusalem.”
Luke 13:34
“"Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that kills the prophets, and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, like a hen gathers her own brood under her wings, and you ref...”
Zechariah 2:2
“Then I asked, "Where are you going?" He said to me, "To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its breadth and what is its length."”
Ezekiel 5:5
“Thus says the Lord Yahweh: This is Jerusalem; I have set her in the midst of the nations, and countries are around her.”
Psalms 122:6
“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Those who love you will prosper.”
Jeremiah 33:16
“In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely; and this is the name by which she shall be called: Yahweh our righteousness.”
Psalms 137:5
“If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill.”
Isaiah 65:19
“I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people; and there shall be heard in her no more the voice of weeping and the voice of crying.”
Psalms 125:2
“As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so Yahweh surrounds his people from this time forth and forevermore.”
Luke 24:47
“and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.”
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Galatians 4:26 — “But the Jerusalem that is above is free, which is the mother of us all....”
Psalms 132:13 — “For Yahweh has chosen Zion. He has desired it for his habitation....”
Jeremiah 51:50 — “You who have escaped the sword, go, don't stand still; remember Yahweh from afar, and let Jerusalem ...”
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