and gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south.
Parallel translations
- WEB And gathered out of the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
- KJV And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south.
- NKJV And gathered out of the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south.
- NASB And gathered from the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south.
- NLT For he has gathered the exiles from many lands, from east and west, from north and south.
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Quick answer
God gathered his redeemed from every direction, from east, west, north, and south.
Overview
This describes the LORD regathering his scattered people from the lands of exile back to himself. The sweep of all four directions emphasizes the completeness and universality of his saving work. It foreshadows the gospel ingathering, as Jesus speaks of people coming from east and west to sit at the table in God's kingdom, drawn from every nation.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 13
- Ps 106:47Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from the nations, that we may give thanks to Your holy name, that we may glory in Your praise.
- Isa 43:5–6Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east and gather you from the west.
- Jer 29:14I will be found by you, declares the LORD, and I will restore you from captivity and gather you from all the nations and places to which I have banished you, declares the LORD. I will restore you to the place from which I sent you into exile.”
- Rev 5:9And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.
- Deut 30:3then He will restore you from captivity and have compassion on you and gather you from all the nations to which the LORD your God has scattered you.
- Jer 31:10Hear, O nations, the word of the LORD, and proclaim it in distant coastlands: “The One who scattered Israel will gather them and keep them as a shepherd keeps his flock.
- Ezek 39:27When I bring them back from the peoples and gather them out of the lands of their enemies, I will show My holiness in them in the sight of many nations.
- Ezek 36:24For I will take you from among the nations and gather you out of all the countries, and I will bring you back into your own land.
- Jer 31:8Behold, I will bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth, including the blind and the lame, expectant mothers and women in labor. They will return as a great assembly!
- Isa 56:8Thus declares the Lord GOD, who gathers the dispersed of Israel: “I will gather to them still others besides those already gathered.”
- Isa 11:11–16On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
- Isa 49:12Behold, they will come from far away, from the north and from the west, and from the land of Aswan.”
- Ezek 20:34With a strong hand, an outstretched arm, and outpoured wrath I will bring you out from the peoples and gather you from the lands to which you have been scattered.
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