Isa 14:32, 29:19, Zep 3:12, Zec 11:7, 11, Mat 11:5, Luk 6:20, Jam 1:9 | ESV | STEP | What will one answer the messengers of the nation ? The Lord has founded Zion , and in her the afflicted of his people find refuge .

Isaiah 14:32

32 What will one answer the messengers of the nation?
^a“The Lord has founded Zion,
and in her the afflicted of his people find refuge.”

Isaiah 29:19

19 ^bThe meek shall obtain fresh joy in the Lord,
and the poor among mankind shall exult in the Holy One of Israel.

Zephaniah 3:12

12 But I will leave in your midst
a people ^chumble and lowly.
^dThey shall seek refuge in the name of the Lord,

Zechariah 11:7

7 ^eSo I became the shepherd of the flock doomed to be slaughtered by the sheep traders. And I took two staffs, one I named ^fFavor, the other I named ^gUnion. ^hAnd I tended the sheep.

Zechariah 11:11

11 So it was annulled on that day, and the sheep traders, who were watching me, knew that it was the word of the Lord.

Matthew 11:5

5 ⁱthe blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers ^{▼▼Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13} are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and ^kthe poor have good news preached to them.

Luke 6:20

The Beatitudes

20 And ^lhe lifted up his eyes on his disciples, ^mand said:

“Blessed are you who are poor, for ⁿyours is the kingdom of God.

James 1:9

9 Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation,