In that day, saith the LORD, will I assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicted;
Parallel translations
- WEB “In that day,” says Yahweh, “I will assemble that which is lame, and I will gather that which is driven away, and that which I have afflicted;
- BSB “On that day,” declares the LORD, “I will gather the lame; I will assemble the outcast, even those whom I have afflicted.
- NKJV “In that day,” says the Lord, “I will assemble the lame, I will gather the outcast And those whom I have afflicted;
- NASB ¶“On that day,” declares the Lord, “I will assemble those who limp And gather the scattered, Those whom I have afflicted.
- NLT “In that coming day,” says the Lord, “I will gather together those who are lame, those who have been exiles, and those whom I have filled with grief.
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In that day God will gather the lame, the outcast, and the afflicted. It promises that He will restore the broken and scattered.
Overview
The LORD pledges to assemble those most damaged by judgment, the 'lame' and 'driven away,' even those He Himself had afflicted. This tender promise shows that God's discipline aims at restoration, not destruction. It reveals a Shepherd-God who seeks the weak and gathers the wounded to Himself.
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- Zeph 3:19Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.
- Ezek 34:12–17As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.
- Isa 56:8The Lord GOD, which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith, Yet will I gather others to him, beside those that are gathered unto him.
- Isa 35:3–6Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
- Mic 2:12I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as the flock in the midst of their fold: they shall make great noise by reason of the multitude of men.
- John 10:16And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
- Ps 147:2The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
- Ezek 37:21–22And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land:
- Jer 3:18In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers.
- Jer 31:8Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall return thither.
- Ezek 39:25–29Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name;
- Luke 19:10For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
- Ezek 36:24For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land.
- Heb 12:12–13Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;
- Ps 38:17For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me.
- Jer 30:17–18For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD; because they called thee an Outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.
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