"Then I Myselfwill gatherthe remnantof My flockout of allthe countrieswhereI have driventhem and bringthem backto their pasture,and they will be fruitfuland multiply.
"Behold,I will gatherthem out of allthe landsto whichI have driventhem in My anger,in My wrathand in greatindignation;and I will bringthem backto thisplaceand make them dwellin safety.
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.'
For behold,daysare coming,'declaresthe LORD,when I will restorethe fortunesof My peopleIsraeland Judah.'The LORDsays,I will also bringthem backto the landthat I gaveto their forefathersand they shall possessit.'"
"Thereforesay,'Thussaysthe LordGOD,"I will gatheryou from the peoplesand assembleyou out of the countriesamong whichyou have been scattered,and I will giveyou the landof Israel."'
"Behold,I am bringingthem from the northcountry,And I will gatherthem from the remotepartsof the earth,Among them the blindand the lame,The womanwith childand she who is in laborwith child, together;A greatcompany,they will returnhere.
Saveus, O LORDour God,And gatherus from among the nations,To givethanksto Your holynameAnd gloryin Your praise.
"For I will takeyou from the nations,gatheryou from allthe landsand bringyou into your own land.
Thussaysthe LordGOD,"ThisalsoI will let the houseof IsraelaskMe to dofor them: I will increasetheir menlike a flock.
It [will be] a daywhen they will cometo you From Assyriaand the citiesof Egypt,From Egypteven to the Euphrates,Even from seato seaand mountainto mountain.
"And deathwill be chosenratherthanlifeby allthe remnantthat remainsof thisevilfamily,that remainsin allthe placesto whichI have driventhem," declaresthe LORDof hosts.
Fearnot, O JacobMy servant,'declaresthe LORD,'And do not be dismayed,O Israel;For behold,I will saveyou from afarAnd your offspringfrom the landof their captivity.And Jacobwill returnand will be quietand at ease,And noonewill makehim afraid.
For thussaysthe LORD,"Singaloudwith gladnessfor Jacob,And shoutamong the chiefof the nations;Proclaim,givepraiseand say,'O LORD,saveYour people,The remnantof Israel.'
"But as for you, O JacobMy servant,do not fear,Norbe dismayed,O Israel!For, see,I am going to saveyou from afar,And your descendantsfrom the landof their captivity;And Jacobwill returnand be undisturbedAnd secure,with noonemaking [him] tremble.
So I will turntowardyou and make you fruitfuland multiplyyou, and I will confirmMy covenantwith you.
but, 'As the LORDlives,whobroughtup the sonsof Israelfrom the landof the northand from allthe countrieswhereHe had banishedthem.' For I will restorethem to their own landwhichI gaveto their fathers.
And I will bringIsraelbackto his pastureand he will grazeon Carmeland Bashan,and his desirewill be satisfiedin the hillcountryof Ephraimand Gilead.
I will multiplyon you manand beast;and they will increaseand be fruitful;and I will cause you to be inhabitedas you were formerlyand will treatyou betterthanat the first.Thus you will knowthat I am the LORD.
"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.
