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10 It will happen in that day that the nations will seek the root of Jesse, who stands as a banner of the peoples; and his resting place will be glorious.

11 It will happen in that day that the Lord will set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant that is left of his people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. 12 He will set up a banner for the nations, and will assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth. 13 The envy also of Ephraim will depart, and those who persecute Judah will be cut off. Ephraim won’t envy Judah, and Judah won’t persecute Ephraim. 14 They will fly down on the shoulders of the Philistines on the west. Together they will plunder the children of the east. They will extend their power over Edom and Moab, and the children of Ammon will obey them. 15 Yahweh will utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his scorching wind he will wave his hand over the River, and will split it into seven streams, and cause men to march over in sandals. 16 There will be a highway for the remnant that is left of his people from Assyria, like there was for Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt.

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Israel Regathered

10 At that time,[a] as to[b] the root of Jesse, who will be standing as a banner for the peoples, the nations will rally to him, and his resting place is[c] glorious.

11 At that time,[d] the Lord will reach out his hand yet a second time to recover the remnant that is left of his people, from Assyria, from Lower Egypt, from Upper Egypt,[e] from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands[f] of the sea.

12 He will raise a banner for the nations
    and will assemble the dispersed of Israel;
he will gather the scattered people of Judah
    from the corners[g] of the earth.

Israel’s Victory over Its Enemies

13 Ephraim’s jealousy will vanish,[h]
    and those who are hostile to Judah will be eliminated;[i]
Ephraim will no longer be jealous of Judah,
    and Judah will not be hostile to Ephraim.
14 But they[j] will swoop down
    on the slopes[k] of the Philistines to the west,
        and they will plunder[l] the people to[m] the east.
They’ll lay their hands on Edom and Moab,
    and the Ammonites will be subject to them.
15 The Lord will totally destroy
    the gulf[n] of the Sea of Egypt.
He will sweep his hand
    over the Euphrates River
        with a violent wind,[o]
breaking it up into seven streams,
    and making a way for people to cross on foot.
16 And there will be a highway
    for the remnant that is left of his people out of Assyria,
as there was for Israel
    when they came up
        from the land of Egypt.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 11:10 Lit. day
  2. Isaiah 11:10 1QIsaa MT lack as to
  3. Isaiah 11:10 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsac MT LXX read place will be
  4. Isaiah 11:11 Lit. day
  5. Isaiah 11:11 Lit. from Egypt, from Pathros
  6. Isaiah 11:11 Or coastlands
  7. Isaiah 11:12 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsaa MT LXX read four corners
  8. Isaiah 11:13 Lit. depart
  9. Isaiah 11:13 Lit. be cut off
  10. Isaiah 11:14 So 1QIsaa MT LXX; 4QIsaa Targ read he
  11. Isaiah 11:14 Lit. backs
  12. Isaiah 11:14 So pap4QIsae 1QIsaa; MT LXX read the west; together they will plunder
  13. Isaiah 11:14 Lit. of
  14. Isaiah 11:15 Lit. tongue
  15. Isaiah 11:15 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read his violent wind