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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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10 And this shall happen on that day:

the nations shall inquire of the root of Jesse,
which shall be standing as a signal to the peoples,
and his resting place shall be glorious.

The Regathered Remnant

11 And this shall happen on that day:

The Lord will again extend his hand a second time
to acquire the remnant of his people that is left,
from Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Cush, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, and the coastlands of the sea,
12 and he will raise a signal for the nations.
And he will gather the outcasts of Israel,
    and he will gather the scattered ones of Judah together from the four corners[a] of the earth.
13 And the jealousy of Ephraim shall depart,
    and the enemies of Judah shall be cut off.
Ephraim shall not be jealous of Judah,
    and Judah shall not be an enemy of Ephraim.
14 But they shall swoop[b] upon the Philistine shoulder,[c] westward.[d]
    Together they shall plunder the sons of the east.
Edom and Moab will be under their command,[e]
    and the sons of Ammon will be their subjugated people.
15 And Yahweh will divide[f] the tongue[g] of the sea of Egypt,[h]
    and he will wave his hand over the river[i] with his scorching wind;
and he will strike it into seven streams,
    and he will make it passable by foot.[j]
16 So there shall be a highway from Assyria for the remnant of his people that remains,
    as there was for Israel when[k] it went up from the land of Egypt.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 11:12 Literally “wings”
  2. Isaiah 11:14 Literally “fly”
  3. Isaiah 11:14 That is, the hill country west of Judah
  4. Isaiah 11:14 Literally “sea”
  5. Isaiah 11:14 Literally “the stretching of their hand”
  6. Isaiah 11:15 Or “utterly destroy”
  7. Isaiah 11:15 Probably the “gulf”
  8. Isaiah 11:15 That is, the Red Sea
  9. Isaiah 11:15 That is, the Euphrates River
  10. Isaiah 11:15 Literally “cause to walk with the sandal”
  11. Isaiah 11:16 Literally “in the day”