Ezekiel 39:28
Then shall they know that I am the Lord their God, which caused them to be led into captivity among the heathen: but I have gathered them unto their own land, and have left none of them any more there.
Cross-reference
Ezekiel 39:23 explains the cause of exile (iniquity) that verse 28 reverses with regathering; together they show the full cycle of judgment and restoration.
Ezekiel 39:22 states the same knowledge of God after Gog's defeat, fulfilling the declaration here.
Ezekiel 34:30 affirms that they will know God as their God, matching the knowledge promised here.
Ezekiel 36:28 completes the promise with the covenant formula: 'you will be my people, and I will be your God' – the goal of the gathering.
Ezekiel 36:24 directly states the gathering from the nations and return to the land – the exact promise echoed here.
Ezekiel 34:27 adds security and agricultural blessing after rescue, with the same 'know that I am the Lord' refrain – a fuller picture of restoration.
Ezekiel 12:15 uses the same 'know that I am the Lord' formula for the scattering phase, complementing the gathering in 39:28.
Ezekiel 37:6 uses resurrection imagery for restoration, concluding with the same knowledge of God – here the gathering is pictured as new life.
Ezekiel 36:23 shifts focus to the nations knowing God through Israel's restoration, broadening the scope of the revelation.
Ezekiel 28:24 also promises the removal of hostile neighbors and the knowledge that God is Lord, reinforcing the restoration outcome.
Ezekiel 22:16 also ends with 'know that I am the Lord' but in a judgment context of defilement, not restoration.
Deuteronomy 30:4 emphasizes gathering from the farthest places, matching Ezekiel 39:28's promise that none will remain among the nations.
Nehemiah 1:8-10 recalls the same Deuteronomy promise, praying for the gathering that Ezekiel 39:28 announces as accomplished.
Deuteronomy 30:3 promises restoration and gathering from exile, which Ezekiel 39:28 later declares as fulfilled under the covenant.
Jeremiah 32:38 shows the covenant result of restoration: 'They shall be My people, and I will be their God.'
Jeremiah 31:17 adds hope: children shall return to their own border, reinforcing the restoration theme.
Jeremiah 30:3 explicitly promises to bring back both Israel and Judah from captivity to possess their land again.
Jeremiah 23:8 uses the same formula—'the Lord who brought up the house of Israel from the north country'—to promise return.
Jeremiah 23:3 repeats God gathering the remnant from all countries and bringing them back to their folds.
Jeremiah 16:15 directly echoes bringing Israel back from all lands where He drove them—the same restoration promise.
Psalm 147:2 praises God for gathering the outcasts of Israel, directly paralleling Ezekiel 39:28's promise of assembly from exile.
Joel 3:1 explicitly speaks of restoring the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem, the same act of divine gathering described here.
Zephaniah 3:20 promises gathering, bringing home, and restoring fortunes – a nearly identical prophecy of God reversing the exile.
Isaiah 27:12 prophesies gathering Israel 'one by one', similar to Ezekiel 39:28's total assembly from the nations.
Joel 2:27 promises that Israel will know God's presence among them and never be shamed, paralleling the restored relationship after exile.
Amos 9:9 describes God sifting Israel among nations but preserving them; Ezekiel 39:28 promises the end of that scattering.
Hosea 2:23 speaks of God claiming them as His people and their response, echoing the covenant relationship.