"Do not fear,for I am with you; I will bringyour offspringfrom the east,And gatheryou from the west.
Saveus, O LORDour God,And gatherus from among the nations,To givethanksto Your holynameAnd gloryin Your praise.
And gatheredfrom the lands,From the eastand from the west,From the northand from the south.
Do not fear,for I am with you; Do not anxiously lookabout you, for I am your God.I will strengthenyou, surelyI will helpyou, SurelyI will upholdyou with My righteousrighthand.'
"Do not fear,you wormJacob,you menof Israel;I will helpyou," declaresthe LORD,"and your Redeemeris the HolyOneof Israel.
"But you, Israel,My servant,JacobwhomI have chosen,Descendantof AbrahamMy friend,
You whomI have takenfrom the endsof the earth,And calledfrom its remotestpartsAnd saidto you, 'You are My servant,I have chosenyou and not rejectedyou.
But now,thussaysthe LORD,your Creator,O Jacob,And He who formedyou, O Israel,"Do not fear,for I have redeemedyou; I have calledyou by name;you are Mine!
"Whenyou passthrough the waters,I will be with you; And through the rivers,they will not overflowyou. Whenyou walkthroughthe fire,you will not be scorched,Norwill the flameburnyou.
Thussaysthe LORDwho madeyou And formedyou from the womb,who will helpyou, 'Do not fear,O JacobMy servant;And you Jeshurunwhom I have chosen.
"Behold,thesewill comefrom afar;And lo,these[will come] from the northand from the west,And thesefrom the landof Sinim."
"Liftup your eyesand lookaround;Allof them gathertogether, they cometo you. As I live,"declaresthe LORD,"You will surelyputon allof them as jewelsand bindthem on as a bride.
"For you will spreadabroadto the rightand to the left.And your descendantswill possessnationsAnd will resettlethe desolatecities.
"For a briefmomentI forsookyou, But with greatcompassionI will gatheryou.
Then their offspringwill be knownamong the nations,And their descendantsin the midstof the peoples.Allwho seethem will recognizethem Becausethey are the offspring[whom] the LORDhas blessed.
"Devisea plan,but it will be thwarted;Statea proposal,but it will not stand,For Godis with us."
"Thereforebehold,[the] daysare coming,"declaresthe LORD,"when they will nolongersay,'As the LORDlives,whobroughtup the sonsof Israelfrom the landof Egypt,'
but, 'As the LORDlives,whobroughtup and ledback the descendantsof the householdof Israelfrom [the] northlandand from allthe countrieswhereI had driventhem.' Then they will liveon their own soil."
I will be foundby you,' declaresthe LORD,and I will restoreyour fortunesand will gatheryou from allthe nationsand from allthe placeswhereI have drivenyou,' declaresthe LORD,and I will bringyou backto the placefrom whereI sentyou into exile.'
"In thosedaysthe houseof Judahwill walkwith the houseof Israel,and they will cometogetherfrom the landof the northto the landthat I gaveyour fathersas an inheritance.
Do not be afraidof the kingof Babylon,whomyou are [now] fearing;do not be afraidof him,' declaresthe LORD,for I am with you to saveyou and deliveryou from his hand.
"Now sothat your heartdoes not growfaint,And you are not afraidat the reportthat [will be] heardin the land--For the reportwill comeone year,And afterthat another reportin another year,And violence[will be] in the landWith ruleragainstruler--
behold,I am going to arousethem from the placewhereyou have soldthem, and returnyour recompenseon your head.
"I will surelyassembleallof you, Jacob,I will surelygatherthe remnantof Israel.I will putthem togetherlike sheepin the fold;Like a flockin the midstof its pastureThey will be noisywith men.
"Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,'Behold,I am going to saveMy peoplefrom the landof the eastand from the landof the west;
"And they will comefrom eastand westand from northand south,and will recline[at the table] in the kingdomof God.
"I haveothersheep,whichare not of thisfold;I mustbringthem also,and they will hearMy voice;and they will becomeoneflock[with] oneshepherd.
then the LORDyour Godwill restoreyou from captivity,and havecompassionon you, and will gatheryou againfrom allthe peopleswherethe LORDyour Godhas scatteredyou.
