^(A)“Sing with gladness for Jacob,
And shout among the chief of the nations;
Proclaim, give praise, and say,
‘O Lord, save Your people,
The remnant of Israel!’
⁸ Behold, I will bring them ^(B)from the north country,
And ^(C)gather them from the ends of the earth,
Among them the blind and the lame,
The woman with child
And the one who labors with child, together;
A great throng shall return there.
^9 (D)They shall come with weeping,
And with supplications I will lead them.
I will cause them to walk ^(E)by the rivers of waters,
In a straight way in which they shall not stumble;
For I am a Father to Israel,
And Ephraim is My ^(F)firstborn.

¹⁰ “Hear the word of the Lord, O nations,
And declare it in the ^[a]isles afar off, and say,
‘He who scattered Israel ^(G)will gather him,
And keep him as a shepherd does his flock.’

⁶ “I will strengthen the house of Judah,
And I will save the house of Joseph.
^(A)I will bring them back,
Because I ^(B)have mercy on them.
They shall be as though I had not cast them aside;
For I am the Lord their God,
And I ^(C)will hear them.
⁷ Those of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man,
And their ^(D)heart shall rejoice as if with wine.
Yes, their children shall see it and be glad;
Their heart shall rejoice in the Lord.
⁸ I will ^(E)whistle for them and gather them,
For I will redeem them;
^(F)And they shall increase as they once increased.

¹⁴ Then the Lord will be seen over them,
And ^(A)His arrow will go forth like lightning.
The Lord God will blow the trumpet,
And go ^(B)with whirlwinds from the south.
¹⁵ The Lord of hosts will ^(C)defend them;
They shall devour and subdue with slingstones.
They shall drink and roar as if with wine;
They shall be filled with blood like ^[a]basins,
Like the corners of the altar.

^(D)He does not retain His anger forever,
Because He delights in ^(E)mercy.^[a]