"I will also raiseup shepherdsoverthem and they will tendthem; and they will not be afraidanylonger,norbe terrified,norwill any be missing,"declaresthe LORD.
Then it will happenon that daythat the LordWill againrecoverthe secondtimewith His handThe remnantof His people,whowill remain,From Assyria,Egypt,Pathros,Cush,Elam,Shinar,Hamath,And from the islandsof the sea.
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.
Hearthe wordof the LORD,O nations,And declarein the coastlandsafaroff,And say,"He who scatteredIsraelwill gatherhim And keephim as a shepherdkeeps his flock."
thenI would rejectthe descendantsof Jacoband DavidMy servant,not takingfrom his descendantsrulersoverthe descendantsof Abraham,Isaacand Jacob.But I will restoretheir fortunesand will havemercyon them.'"
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.
So I will turntowardyou and make you fruitfuland multiplyyou, and I will confirmMy covenantwith you.
Eachof them will situnderhis vineAnd underhis figtree,With nooneto make[them] afraid,For the mouthof the LORDof hostshas spoken.
"But as for you, BethlehemEphrathah,[Too] littleto be among the clansof Judah,From you One will goforthfor Me to be rulerin Israel.His goingsforthare from longago,From the daysof eternity."
ShepherdYour peoplewith Your scepter,The flockof Your possessionWhich dwellsby itselfin the woodland,In the midstof a fruitfulfield.Let them feedin Bashanand GileadAs in the daysof old.
"The remnantof Israelwill donowrongAnd tellnolies,Norwill a deceitfultongueBe foundin their mouths;For they will feedand liedownWith nooneto make them tremble."
and they saidto Moses,"Your servantshave takena censusof menof warwhoare in our charge,and nomanof us is missing.
"WhileI was with them, I was keepingthem in Your namewhichYou have givenMe; and I guardedthem and not oneof them perishedbut the sonof perdition,sothat the Scripturewould be fulfilled.
to fulfillthe wordwhichHe spoke,"Of those whomYou have givenMe I lostnot one."
who are protectedby the powerof Godthroughfaithfor a salvationreadyto be revealedin the lasttime.
