"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.
Then Beladied,and Jobabthe sonof Zerahof Bozrahbecamekingin his place.
When Beladied,Jobabthe sonof Zerahof Bozrahbecamekingin his place.
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.
In that daythe LORDwill start [His] threshingfrom the flowingstreamof the Euphratesto the brookof Egypt,and you will be gatheredup oneby one,O sonsof Israel.
The swordof the LORDis filledwith blood,It is satedwith fat,with the bloodof lambsand goats,With the fatof the kidneysof rams.For the LORDhas a sacrificein BozrahAnd a greatslaughterin the landof Edom.
Then the lambswill grazeas in their pasture,And strangerswill eatin the wasteplacesof the wealthy.
"Then I Myselfwill gatherthe remnantof My flockout of allthe countrieswhereI have driventhem and bringthem backto their pasture,and they will be fruitfuland multiply.
"In thosedaysthe houseof Judahwill walkwith the houseof Israel,and they will cometogetherfrom the landof the northto the landthat I gaveyour fathersas an inheritance.
For thussaysthe LordGOD,"Behold,I Myselfwill searchfor My sheepand seekthem out.
"I will bringthem out from the peoplesand gatherthem from the countriesand bringthem to their own land;and I will feedthem on the mountainsof Israel,by the streams,and in allthe inhabitedplacesof the land.
therefore, I will deliverMy flock,and they will nolongerbe a prey;and I will judgebetweenone sheepand another.
"As for you, My sheep,the sheepof My pasture,you are men,and I am your God,"declaresthe LordGOD.
Thussaysthe LordGOD,"ThisalsoI will let the houseof IsraelaskMe to dofor them: I will increasetheir menlike a flock.
"Sayto them, 'Thussaysthe LordGOD,"Behold,I will takethe sonsof Israelfrom amongthe nationswherethey have gone,and I will gatherthem from everysideand bringthem into their own land;
And the sonsof Judahand the sonsof Israelwill be gatheredtogether,And they will appointfor themselves oneleader,And they will goup from the land,For greatwill be the dayof Jezreel.
"So I will sendfireupon TemanAnd it will consumethe citadelsof Bozrah."
"The breakergoesup beforethem; They breakout, passthroughthe gateand goout by it. So their kinggoeson beforethem, And the LORDat their head."
"As for you, towerof the flock,Hillof the daughterof Zion,To you it will come--Even the formerdominionwill come,The kingdomof the daughterof Jerusalem.
Then the remnantof JacobWill be amongmanypeoplesLike dewfrom the LORD,Like showerson vegetationWhichdo not waitfor manOr delayfor the sonsof men.
The remnantof JacobWill be among the nations,AmongmanypeoplesLike a lionamong the beastsof the forest,Like a younglionamong flocksof sheep,Which,ifhe passesthrough,Tramplesdownand tears,And thereis noneto rescue.
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.
Whois a GodlikeYou, who pardonsiniquityAnd passesoverthe rebelliousactof the remnantof His possession?He does not retainHis angerforever,BecauseHe delightsin unchanginglove.
"At that timeI will bringyou in, Even at the timewhen I gatheryou together; Indeed,I will giveyou renownand praiseAmong allthe peoplesof the earth,When I restoreyour fortunesbefore your eyes,"Saysthe LORD.
