And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south.
Parallel translations
- WEB And gathered out of the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
- BSB and gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and 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
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- Ps 106:47Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the heathen, to give thanks unto thy holy name, and to triumph in thy praise.
- Isa 43:5–6Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;
- Jer 29:14And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the LORD; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.
- Rev 5:9And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
- Deut 30:3That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee.
- Jer 31:10Hear the word of the LORD, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock.
- Ezek 39:27When I have brought them again from the people, and gathered them out of their enemies’ lands, and am sanctified in them in the sight of many nations;
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 11:11–16And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
- Isa 49:12Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.
- Ezek 20:34And I will bring you out from the people, and will gather you out of the countries wherein ye are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out.
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