"I will gatherthose who grieveaboutthe appointedfeasts--They camefrom you, [O Zion]; [The] reproach[of exile] is a burdenon them.
O sendout Your lightand Your truth,let them leadme; Let them bringme to Your holyhillAnd to Your dwellingplaces.
We havebecomea reproachto our neighbors,A scoffingand derisionto those aroundus.
"Then I Myselfwill gatherthe remnantof My flockout of allthe countrieswhereI have driventhem and bringthem backto their pasture,and they will be fruitfuland multiply.
The roadsof Zionare in mourningBecausenoone comesto the appointedfeasts.Allher gatesare desolate;Her priestsare groaning,Her virginsare afflicted,And she herselfis bitter.
In the daysof her afflictionand homelessnessJerusalemremembersallher preciousthingsThat were from the daysof old,When her peoplefellinto the handof the adversaryAnd noonehelpedher. The adversariessawher, They mockedat her ruin.
"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.
"For I will takeyou from the nations,gatheryou from allthe landsand bringyou into your own land.
The LORDsaidto him, "Gothrough the midstof the city,[even] through the midstof Jerusalem,and puta markon the foreheadsof the menwho sighand groanoverallthe abominationswhich are being committedin its midst."
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.
Whatwill you doon the dayof the appointedfestivalAnd on the dayof the feastof the LORD?
"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.
