Homecoming is not just about returning to a physical place, but also a spiritual reunion with God. The Bible beautifully illustrates moments of coming home, both in this life and in the eternal sense. Let’s explore verses that speak to the joy and restoration that come with finding our way back to where we truly belong—with God.
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Bible Verses About Homecoming
Isaiah 40:11 – God gathers His people like a shepherd gathers his lambs
“He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young.” – Isaiah 40:11
Jeremiah 24:6 – God will bring His people back to their land
“My eyes will watch over them for their good, and I will bring them back to this land. I will build them up and not tear them down; I will plant them and not uproot them.” – Jeremiah 24:6
Ezekiel 34:13 – God will gather His scattered people and bring them home
“I will bring them out from the nations and gather them from the countries, and I will bring them into their own land. I will pasture them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines and in all the settlements in the land.” – Ezekiel 34:13
Zephaniah 3:20 – God promises to bring His people home and restore their fortunes
“At that time I will gather you; at that time I will bring you home. I will give you honor and praise among all the peoples of the earth when I restore your fortunes before your very eyes,” says the Lord.” – Zephaniah 3:20
Zechariah 10:8-9 – God will whistle for His people and bring them back to their land
“I will signal for them and gather them in. Surely I will redeem them; they will be as numerous as before. Though I scatter them among the peoples, yet in distant lands they will remember me. They and their children will survive, and they will return.” – Zechariah 10:8-9
Jeremiah 29:14 – God will bring His people back from captivity
“I will be found by you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back from captivity. I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile.” – Jeremiah 29:14
Joel 2:25-26 – God will restore what was lost and bring His people back
“I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten— the great locust and the young locust, the other locusts and the locust swarm— my great army that I sent among you. You will have plenty to eat, until you are full, and you will praise the name of the Lord your God, who has worked wonders for you; never again will my people be shamed.” – Joel 2:25-26
Hosea 2:14-15 – God will lead His people into the wilderness to speak tenderly to them
“Therefore I am now going to allure her; I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her. There I will give her back her vineyards, and will make the Valley of Achor a door of hope. There she will respond as in the days of her youth, as in the day she came up out of Egypt.” – Hosea 2:14-15
Isaiah 35:10 – God’s redeemed will enter Zion with singing and everlasting joy
“and those the Lord has rescued will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.” – Isaiah 35:10
Jeremiah 31:8-9 – God will gather His people from the ends of the earth and lead them home
“See, I will bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the ends of the earth. Among them will be the blind and the lame, expectant mothers and women in labor; a great throng will return. They will come with weeping; they will pray as I bring them back. I will lead them beside streams of water on a level path where they will not stumble,” – Jeremiah 31:8-9
Isaiah 43:5-6 – God will bring His people back from the east and the west
“Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your children from the east and gather you from the west. I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back.’ Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the ends of the earth—” – Isaiah 43:5-6
Isaiah 11:11-12 – God will raise a banner and gather His exiles from the four corners of the earth
“In that day the Lord will reach out his hand a second time to reclaim the surviving remnant of his people from Assyria, from Lower Egypt, from Upper Egypt, from Cush, from Elam, from Babylonia, from Hamath and from the islands of the Mediterranean. He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; he will assemble the scattered people of Judah from the four quarters of the earth.” – Isaiah 11:11-12
Psalms 107:3 – God gathers His scattered people from the east, west, north, and south
“and gathered from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.” – Psalms 107:3
Isaiah 49:12 – God will bring His people back from afar
“See, they will come from afar— some from the north, some from the west, some from the region of Aswan.” – Isaiah 49:12
Amos 9:14-15 – God will plant His people in their land and restore what was lost
“I will bring back my exiled people Israel; they will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit. I will plant Israel in their own land, never again to be uprooted from the land I have given them,” says the Lord your God.” – Amos 9:14-15
Deuteronomy 30:3-4 – God will gather His people and bring them back from captivity
“then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes and have compassion on you and gather you again from all the nations where he scattered you. Even if you have been banished to the most distant land under the heavens, from there the Lord your God will gather you and bring you back.” – Deuteronomy 30:3-4
Isaiah 62:10 – Prepare the way for the people to come home
“Pass through, pass through the gates! Prepare the way for the people. Build up, build up the highway! Remove the stones. Raise a banner for the nations.” – Isaiah 62:10
Zechariah 9:9 – Rejoice, daughter Zion! See, your king is coming to you!
“Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.” – Zechariah 9:9
Proverbs 11:30 – The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life
“The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who is wise saves lives.” – Proverbs 11:30
Ruth 1:16 – Where you go, I will go; and where you stay, I will stay
“But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God.” – Ruth 1:16
John 14:3 – Jesus goes to prepare a place for His people
“And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.” – John 14:3
Hebrews 11:16 – God has prepared a city for His people
“Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.” – Hebrews 11:16
Matthew 6:20 – Store up treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy
“But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.” – Matthew 6:20
Isaiah 14:1 – The Lord will have compassion on His people and choose Israel once again
“The Lord will have compassion on Jacob; once again he will choose Israel and will settle them in their own land. Foreigners will join them and unite with the descendants of Jacob.” – Isaiah 14:1
Psalm 126:1 – When the Lord brought back the captives, it seemed like a dream
“When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dreamed.” – Psalms 126:1
Hebrews 13:14 – We do not have a lasting city here; we are looking for the city that is to come
“For here we do not have an enduring city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.” – Hebrews 13:14
Exodus 19:4 – God carried His people on eagle’s wings and brought them to Himself
“‘You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself.” – Exodus 19:4
Matthew 24:31 – God will send His angels to gather His elect from the four winds
“And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.” – Matthew 24:31
Acts 1:11 – Jesus will come back in the same way as He ascended into heaven
““Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.” – Acts 1:11
1 Thessalonians 4:17 – We will meet the Lord in the air and be with Him forever
“After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.” – 1 Thessalonians 4:17
Isaiah 51:11 – Everlasting joy will crown the Redeemed, and sorrow and sighing will flee away
“Those the Lord has rescued will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.” – Isaiah 51:11
Psalm 42:1 – As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs for you, O God
“As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God.” – Psalm 42:1
Isaiah 55:12 – The redeemed will go out with joy and be led forth in peace
“You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.” – Isaiah 55:12
1 Peter 1:4-5 – An inheritance that can never perish, spoil, or fade, kept in heaven for you
“and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.” – 1 Peter 1:4-5
Psalm 23:6 – Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life
“Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.” – Psalm 23:6
John 14:2-3 – In my Father’s house are many rooms; I go to prepare a place for you
“In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.” – John 14:2-3
Revelation 21:4 – God will wipe away every tear and there will be no more death, mourning, or crying
“He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” – Revelation 21:4
Isaiah 40:31 – Those who wait upon the Lord will renew their strength and soar on wings like eagles
“but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” – Isaiah 40:31
2 Corinthians 5:1 – We have an eternal house in heaven, not made with hands
“For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.” – 2 Corinthians 5:1
Matthew 5:12 – Great is your reward in heaven
“Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.” – Matthew 5:12
1 Kings 8:30 – There is no God like you in heaven above or on earth below
“Listen to the supplication of your servant and of your people Israel when they pray toward this place. Hear from heaven, your dwelling place, and when you hear, forgive.” – 1 Kings 8:30
Colossians 3:2 – Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things
“Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.” – Colossians 3:2
Psalm 27:4 – One thing I ask from the LORD, this only do I seek
“One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple.” – Psalm 27:4
2 Timothy 4:8 – There is a crown of righteousness laid up for me in heaven
“Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.” – 2 Timothy 4:8
Matthew 18:10 – The angels in heaven always see the face of the Father in heaven
“See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.” – Matthew 18:10
Revelation 22:5 – There will be no more night; they will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun
“There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever.” – Revelation 22:5