Yesaya 11:12

11:12 He will lift a signal flag for the nations;

he will gather Israel’s dispersed people ¹ 

and assemble Judah’s scattered people

from the four corners of the earth.

Yesaya 14:1

14:1 The Lord will certainly have compassion on Jacob; ²  he will again choose Israel as his special people ³  and restore ⁴  them to their land. Resident foreigners will join them and unite with the family ⁵  of Jacob.

Yesaya 43:5

43:5 Don’t be afraid, for I am with you.

From the east I will bring your descendants;

from the west I will gather you.

Yesaya 51:3

51:3 Certainly the Lord will console Zion;

he will console all her ruins.

He will make her wilderness like Eden,

her desert like the Garden of the Lord.

Happiness and joy will be restored to ⁶  her,

thanksgiving and the sound of music.

Yesaya 54:7

54:7 “For a short time I abandoned ⁷  you,

but with great compassion I will gather you.

[11:12]  ¹ tn Or “the banished of Israel,” i.e., the exiles.

[14:1]  ² tn The sentence begins with כִּי (ki), which is understood as asseverative (“certainly”) in the translation. Another option is to translate, “For the Lord will have compassion.” In this case one of the reasons for Babylon’s coming demise (13:22b) is the Lord’s desire to restore his people.

[14:1]  ³ tn The words “as his special people” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[14:1]  ⁴ tn Or “settle” (NASB, NIV, NCV, NLT).

[14:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “house.”

[51:3]  ⁶ tn Heb “found in” (so NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[54:7]  ⁷ tn Or “forsook” (NASB).