Bible Verses About Hope of Israel: 12

"You who are the hope of Israel, its Savior in times of distress, why are you like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays only a night?"

— Jeremiah 14:8 (NIV)

People who search bible verses about Hope of Israel want Scripture on Jeremiah's title for the Lord as miqweh yiśrāʾēl — Israel's hope and Savior in distress — not only the broader Hope virtue inventory. This page is a numbered list of twelve passages with the NIV text and a short note on each. Related lists: Bible verses about hope, Bible verses about Jesus, Bible verses about salvation, Bible verses about faith, Bible verses about God's love, Bible verses about covenant, Bible verses about redemption, and Bible verse of the day. Hope of Israel here means the Lord named as Israel's hope — distinct from Hope-as-virtue surveys alone.

Word study (lead theme). In Hebrew, "hope" here is מִקְוֶה miqweh (Strong's H4723; Bible Hub H4723) — hope, expectation, or gathering-place of water. "Israel" is יִשְׂרָאֵל yiśrāʾēl (H3478; Bible Hub H3478). Jeremiah 14:8 and 17:13 join them as "Hope of Israel." This list tracks that title, not every hope verse alone.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 14 presses that God is Israel's hope and Savior in times of trouble — yet the people treat him as a stranger (Bible Hub MHC Jeremiah 14; Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 14). (Hope lives on that page; this list centers miqweh yiśrāʾēl.)

12 Bible verses about Hope of Israel

1. Jeremiah 14:8. "You who are the hope of Israel, its Savior in times of distress, why are you like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays only a night?" Hope of Israel — Savior in times of distress. See Bible verses about hope.

2. Jeremiah 17:13. "Lord, you are the hope of Israel; all who forsake you will be put to shame. Those who turn away from you will be written in the dust because they have forsaken the Lord, the spring of living water." Lord, you are the hope of Israel. See Bible verses about salvation.

3. Jeremiah 50:7. "Whoever found them devoured them; their enemies said, 'We are not guilty, for they sinned against the Lord, their verdant pasture, the Lord, the hope of their ancestors.'" The Lord, the hope of their ancestors. See Bible verses about covenant.

4. Acts 28:20. "For this reason I have asked to see you and talk with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain." Hope of Israel — Paul's chain. See Bible verses about Jesus.

5. Acts 26:6-7. "And now it is because of my hope in what God has promised our ancestors that I am on trial today. This is the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to see fulfilled as they earnestly serve God day and night." Hope in what God promised our ancestors. See Bible verses about faith.

6. Acts 23:6. "Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, 'My brothers, I am a Pharisee, descended from Pharisees. I stand on trial because of the hope of the resurrection of the dead!'" Hope of the resurrection of the dead. See Bible verses about hope.

7. 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." Waiting for the consolation of Israel. See Bible verses about Jesus.

8. Luke 24:21. "but we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. And what is more, it is the third day since all this took place." We had hoped — redeem Israel. See Bible verses about redemption.

9. Psalm 130:7. "Israel, put your hope in the Lord, for with the Lord is unfailing love and with him is full redemption." Israel, put your hope in the Lord. See Bible verses about God's love.

10. Psalm 131:3. "Israel, put your hope in the Lord both now and forevermore." Put your hope in the Lord — now and forevermore. See Bible verses about faith.

11. Isaiah 46:13. "I am bringing my righteousness near, it is not far away; and my salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to Zion, my splendor to Israel." Salvation to Zion — splendor to Israel. See Bible verses about salvation.

12. Joel 3:16. "The Lord will roar from Zion and thunder from Jerusalem; the earth and the heavens will tremble. But the Lord will be a refuge for his people, a stronghold for the people of Israel." Refuge for his people — stronghold for Israel. See Bible verses about protection.

How to use these verses

Pick one verse when you need the Hope of Israel — not twelve as a grind. If you need Jeremiah's title, start at Jeremiah 14:8 or Jeremiah 17:13. If you need Paul's chain for that hope, open Acts 28:20. If you need Israel's call to hope in the Lord, open Psalm 130:7. For the broader Hope virtue survey, open Bible verses about hope. For a daily verse, open Bible verse of the day.

Questions people ask

What is a good Bible verse about Hope of Israel?

Jeremiah 14:8 (hope of Israel, its Savior), Jeremiah 17:13 (Lord, you are the hope of Israel), and Acts 28:20 (because of the hope of Israel) are clear starting places.

How do Bible verses about Hope of Israel differ from Hope alone?

Hope covers the virtue more broadly across Romans and the Psalms. This page centers Jeremiah's miqweh yiśrāʾēl title and Paul's "hope of Israel" — then cross-links the Hope companion. See Bible verses about hope.

What does miqweh yiśrāʾēl mean?

Hebrew miqweh (H4723) means hope or expectation; yiśrāʾēl (H3478) is Israel. Together they name the Lord as Israel's hope in Jeremiah 14:8 and 17:13.

Is the Hope of Israel the same as the consolation of Israel?

Closely related. Simeon waited for the consolation of Israel (Luke 2:25); Jeremiah names the Lord Hope of Israel. Christian reading sees both fulfilled in Christ. See Bible verses about Jesus.

How can I remember these verses?

Read Jeremiah 14:8, then Acts 28:20. Thank God that Israel's hope is a living Savior. For faith beside that hope, open Bible verses about faith. For salvation, open Bible verses about salvation.

Sources

• Blue Letter Bible lexicons: H4723, H3478 (links above).
• Bible Hub Hebrew: H4723, H3478.
• Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary: Jeremiah 14 (links above).
• Scripture quotations NIV.