Bible Verses About Consolation of Israel: 12

"Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him."

— Luke 2:25 (NIV)

People who search bible verses about the consolation of Israel want Scripture on Simeon's hope — the consolation of Israel in Luke 2:25 — not only the broader comfort inventory, the Comforter person, or the Messiah title list alone. This page is a numbered list of twelve passages with the NIV text and a short note on each. Related lists: Bible verses about comfort, Bible verses about the Comforter, Bible verses about hope, Bible verses about the Messiah, Bible verses about Jesus, Bible verses about the Redeemer, Bible verses about peace, and Bible verse of the day. Consolation of Israel here means the longed-for comfort and restoration tied to Messiah's coming — distinct from comfort-as-emotion lists or Comforter-as-Spirit lists alone.

Word study (lead theme). In Greek, "consolation" is παράκλησις paráklēsis (Strong's G3874; Bible Hub G3874) — comfort, encouragement, exhortation. Luke 2:25 names what Simeon waited for: the consolation of Israel. The Hebrew comfort root נָחַם nacham (Strong's H5162; Bible Hub H5162) stands behind Isaiah's "Comfort, comfort my people" background. This list tracks that Messianic consolation hope, not the whole comfort or Comforter inventory.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 2 treats Simeon's waiting for the consolation of Israel (Bible Hub MHC Luke 2; Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on Luke 2). Isaiah 40 opens with comfort for God's people (Bible Hub MHC Isaiah 40; Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on Isaiah 40). (Comfort and Comforter lists live on those pages; this list centers Consolation of Israel.)

12 Bible verses about the consolation of Israel

Luke 2:25. "Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him." The consolation of Israel — Simeon's Messianic hope named. See Bible verses about the Messiah.
Luke 2:26. "It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord's Messiah." He would see the Lord's Messiah — consolation arrives as a Person. See Bible verses about Jesus.
Luke 2:29-30. "Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you may now dismiss your servant in peace. For my eyes have seen your salvation." Seen your salvation — consolation fulfilled in the child. See Bible verses about salvation.
Luke 2:32. "a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel." Light for the Gentiles and glory for Israel — consolation wider than one nation. See Bible verses about light of the world.
Isaiah 40:1-2. "Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her hard service has been completed, that her sin has been paid for, that she has received from the Lord's hand double for all her sins." Comfort, comfort — the prophetic background Simeon waited under. See Bible verses about comfort.
Isaiah 40:9. "You who bring good news to Zion, go up on a high mountain. You who bring good news to Jerusalem, lift up your voice with a shout, lift it up, do not be afraid; say to the towns of Judah, 'Here is your God!'" Here is your God — consolation announced to Zion's towns. See Bible verses about hope.
Isaiah 51:3. "The Lord will surely comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; he will make her deserts like Eden, her wastelands like the garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the sound of singing." Comfort Zion — ruined places made like Eden. See Bible verses about peace.
Isaiah 52:9. "Burst into songs of joy together, you ruins of Jerusalem, for the Lord has comforted his people, he has redeemed Jerusalem." Comforted and redeemed — consolation and redemption together. See Bible verses about the Redeemer.
Luke 2:38. "Coming up to them at that very moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem." Looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem — Anna waits beside Simeon's consolation. See Bible verses about the Redeemer.
Isaiah 57:18. "I have seen their ways, but I will heal them; I will guide them and restore comfort to Israel's mourners," Restore comfort to Israel's mourners — consolation for the people, not only a private mood. See Bible verses about comfort.
Jeremiah 31:13. "Then young women will dance and be glad, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into gladness; I will give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow." Comfort and joy instead of sorrow — restoration hope. See Bible verses about hope.
Zechariah 1:17. "Proclaim further: This is what the Lord Almighty says: 'My towns will again overflow with prosperity, and the Lord will again comfort Zion and choose Jerusalem.'" Again comfort Zion — consolation renewed. See Bible verses about the Messiah.

How to use these verses

Pick one verse when you need the consolation of Israel — not twelve as a grind. If you need Simeon's named hope, start with Luke 2:25. If you need the prophetic comfort background, open Isaiah 40:1-2. If you need consolation fulfilled in the child, open Luke 2:29-30. For comfort as a theme, open Bible verses about comfort. For the Comforter, open Bible verses about the Comforter. For the Servant anointed to comfort mourners, open Bible verses about the Suffering Servant. For a daily verse, open Bible verse of the day.

Questions people ask

What is a good Bible verse about the consolation of Israel?

Luke 2:25 (waiting for the consolation of Israel), Luke 2:29-30 (seen your salvation), and Isaiah 40:1-2 (Comfort, comfort my people) are clear starting places.

How do Bible verses about the consolation of Israel differ from comfort or Comforter alone?

Comfort pages often center personal consolation in suffering; Comforter pages center the Holy Spirit as paráklētos. This page centers Luke 2:25's paráklēsis — Israel's Messianic consolation hope — then cross-links those companions. See Bible verses about comfort and Bible verses about the Comforter.

What does consolation of Israel mean in Luke 2:25?

Simeon waited for God's promised comfort and restoration for Israel, fulfilled when he saw the Lord's Messiah. Greek paráklēsis names that hoped-for consolation. See Bible verses about the Messiah.

Is the consolation of Israel the same as the Messiah?

The consolation arrives as Messiah — Luke 2:26 ties Simeon's wait to seeing the Lord's Messiah — but the phrase itself names the hope and comfort Israel longed for. Use this page for the consolation phrase; use Bible verses about the Messiah for Messiah titles more broadly.

Sources

NIV text for the twelve verses above.
Strong's G3874 (paráklēsis); H5162 (nacham): Blue Letter Bible and Bible Hub lexicon pages linked in the word study.
Matthew Henry Concise: Luke 2; Isaiah 40 (Bible Hub MHC and Blue Letter Bible Comm links above).