“Thus says the Lord of hosts:

‘Behold, (A)I will save My people from the land of the [a]east
And from the land of the [b]west;

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  1. Zechariah 8:7 Lit. rising sun
  2. Zechariah 8:7 Lit. setting sun

This is what the Lord Almighty says: “I will save my people from the countries of the east and the west.(A)

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25 For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be (A)wise in your own [a]opinion, that (B)blindness in part has happened to Israel (C)until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. 26 And so all Israel will be [b]saved, as it is written:

(D)“The Deliverer will come out of Zion,
And He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob;
27 For (E)this is My covenant with them,
When I take away their sins.”

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  1. Romans 11:25 estimation
  2. Romans 11:26 Or delivered

All Israel Will Be Saved

25 I do not want you to be ignorant(A) of this mystery,(B) brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited:(C) Israel has experienced a hardening(D) in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in,(E) 26 and in this way[a] all Israel will be saved.(F) As it is written:

“The deliverer will come from Zion;
    he will turn godlessness away from Jacob.
27 And this is[b] my covenant with them
    when I take away their sins.”[c](G)

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  1. Romans 11:26 Or and so
  2. Romans 11:27 Or will be
  3. Romans 11:27 Isaiah 59:20,21; 27:9 (see Septuagint); Jer. 31:33,34

11 For (A)from the rising of the sun, even to its going down,
My name shall be great (B)among the Gentiles;
(C)In every place (D)incense shall be offered to My name,
And a pure offering;
(E)For My name shall be great among the nations,”
Says the Lord of hosts.

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11 My name will be great(A) among the nations,(B) from where the sun rises to where it sets.(C) In every place incense(D) and pure offerings(E) will be brought to me, because my name will be great among the nations,” says the Lord Almighty.

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Behold, I will bring them (A)from the north country,
And (B)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.

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See, I will bring them from the land of the north(A)
    and gather(B) them from the ends of the earth.
Among them will be the blind(C) and the lame,(D)
    expectant mothers and women in labor;
    a great throng will return.

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12 Surely (A)these shall come from afar;
Look! Those from the north and the west,
And these from the land of Sinim.”

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12 See, they will come from afar(A)
    some from the north, some from the west,(B)
    some from the region of Aswan.[a]

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  1. Isaiah 49:12 Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text Sinim

(A)Fear not, for I am with you;
I will bring your descendants from the east,
And (B)gather you from the west;
I will say to the (C)north, ‘Give them up!’
And to the south, ‘Do not keep them back!’
Bring My sons from afar,
And My daughters from the ends of the earth—

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Do not be afraid,(A) for I am with you;(B)
    I will bring your children(C) from the east
    and gather(D) you from the west.(E)
I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’
    and to the south,(F) ‘Do not hold them back.’
Bring my sons from afar
    and my daughters(G) from the ends of the earth(H)

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12 And it shall come to pass in that day
That the Lord will thresh,
From the channel of [a]the River to the Brook of Egypt;
And you will be (A)gathered one by one,
O you children of Israel.

13 (B)So it shall be in that day:
(C)The great trumpet will be blown;
They will come, who are about to perish in the land of Assyria,
And they who are outcasts in the land of (D)Egypt,
And shall (E)worship the Lord in the holy mount at Jerusalem.

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  1. Isaiah 27:12 The Euphrates

12 In that day the Lord will thresh(A) from the flowing Euphrates to the Wadi of Egypt,(B) and you, Israel, will be gathered(C) up one by one. 13 And in that day(D) a great trumpet(E) will sound. Those who were perishing in Assyria and those who were exiled(F) in Egypt(G) will come and worship(H) the Lord on the holy mountain(I) in Jerusalem.

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14 (A)I will bring back the captives of My people Israel;
(B)They shall build the waste cities and inhabit them;
They shall plant vineyards and drink wine from them;
They shall also make gardens and eat fruit from them.
15 I will plant them in their land,
(C)And no longer shall they be pulled up
From the land I have given them,”
Says the Lord your God.

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14     and I will bring(A) my people Israel back from exile.[a](B)

“They will rebuild the ruined cities(C) and live in them.
    They will plant vineyards(D) and drink their wine;
    they will make gardens and eat their fruit.(E)
15 I will plant(F) Israel in their own land,(G)
    never again to be uprooted(H)
    from the land I have given them,”(I)

says the Lord your God.(J)

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  1. Amos 9:14 Or will restore the fortunes of my people Israel

10 “They shall walk after the Lord.
(A)He will roar like a lion.
When He roars,
Then His sons shall come trembling from the west;
11 They shall come trembling like a bird from Egypt,
(B)Like a dove from the land of Assyria.
(C)And I will let them dwell in their houses,”
Says the Lord.

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10 They will follow the Lord;
    he will roar(A) like a lion.(B)
When he roars,
    his children will come trembling(C) from the west.(D)
11 They will come from Egypt,
    trembling like sparrows,
    from Assyria,(E) fluttering like doves.(F)
I will settle them in their homes,”(G)
    declares the Lord.

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19 (A)say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Surely I will take (B)the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel, his companions; and I will join them with it, with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they will be one in My hand.” ’ 20 And the sticks on which you write will be in your hand (C)before their eyes.

21 “Then say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Surely (D)I will take the children of Israel from among the nations, wherever they have gone, and will gather them from every side and bring them into their own land; 22 and (E)I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel; and (F)one king shall be king over them all; they shall no longer be two nations, nor shall they ever be divided into two kingdoms again. 23 (G)They shall not defile themselves anymore with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions; but (H)I will deliver them from all their dwelling places in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them. Then they shall be My people, and I will be their God.

24 (I)“David My servant shall be king over them, and (J)they shall all have one shepherd; (K)they shall also walk in My judgments and observe My statutes, and do them. 25 (L)Then they shall dwell in the land that I have given to Jacob My servant, where your fathers dwelt; and they shall dwell there, they, their children, and their children’s children, (M)forever; and (N)My servant David shall be their prince forever.

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19 say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am going to take the stick of Joseph—which is in Ephraim’s hand—and of the Israelite tribes associated with him, and join it to Judah’s stick. I will make them into a single stick of wood, and they will become one in my hand.’(A) 20 Hold before their eyes the sticks you have written on 21 and say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will take the Israelites out of the nations where they have gone. I will gather them from all around and bring them back into their own land.(B) 22 I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel.(C) There will be one king over all of them and they will never again be two nations or be divided into two kingdoms.(D) 23 They will no longer defile(E) themselves with their idols and vile images or with any of their offenses, for I will save them from all their sinful backsliding,[a](F) and I will cleanse them. They will be my people, and I will be their God.(G)

24 “‘My servant David(H) will be king(I) over them, and they will all have one shepherd.(J) They will follow my laws and be careful to keep my decrees.(K) 25 They will live in the land I gave to my servant Jacob, the land where your ancestors lived.(L) They and their children and their children’s children will live there forever,(M) and David my servant will be their prince forever.(N)

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  1. Ezekiel 37:23 Many Hebrew manuscripts (see also Septuagint); most Hebrew manuscripts all their dwelling places where they sinned

19 (A)I will set a sign among them; and those among them who escape I will send to the nations: to Tarshish and [a]Pul and Lud, who draw the bow, and Tubal and Javan, to the coastlands afar off who have not heard My fame nor seen My glory. (B)And they shall declare My glory among the Gentiles. 20 Then they shall (C)bring all your brethren (D)for an offering to the Lord out of all nations, on horses and in chariots and in litters, on mules and on camels, to My holy mountain Jerusalem,” says the Lord, “as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the Lord.

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  1. Isaiah 66:19 So with MT, Tg.; LXX Put (cf. Jer. 46:9)

19 “I will set a sign(A) among them, and I will send some of those who survive(B) to the nations—to Tarshish,(C) to the Libyans[a] and Lydians(D) (famous as archers), to Tubal(E) and Greece,(F) and to the distant islands(G) that have not heard of my fame or seen my glory.(H) They will proclaim my glory among the nations. 20 And they will bring(I) all your people, from all the nations, to my holy mountain(J) in Jerusalem as an offering to the Lord—on horses, in chariots and wagons, and on mules and camels,”(K) says the Lord. “They will bring them, as the Israelites bring their grain offerings, to the temple of the Lord in ceremonially clean vessels.(L)

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  1. Isaiah 66:19 Some Septuagint manuscripts Put (Libyans); Hebrew Pul

19 (A)So shall they fear
The name of the Lord from the west,
And His glory from the rising of the sun;
When the enemy comes in (B)like a flood,
The Spirit of the Lord will lift up a standard against him.

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19 From the west,(A) people will fear the name of the Lord,
    and from the rising of the sun,(B) they will revere his glory.(C)
For he will come like a pent-up flood
    that the breath(D) of the Lord drives along.[a]

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  1. Isaiah 59:19 Or When enemies come in like a flood, / the Spirit of the Lord will put them to flight

11 It shall come to pass in that day
That the Lord shall set His hand again the second time
To recover the remnant of His people who are left,
(A)From Assyria and Egypt,
From Pathros and Cush,
From Elam and Shinar,
From Hamath and the [a]islands of the sea.

12 He will set up a banner for the nations,
And will [b]assemble the outcasts of Israel,
And gather together (B)the dispersed of Judah
From the four [c]corners of the earth.
13 Also (C)the envy of Ephraim shall depart,
And the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off;
Ephraim shall not envy Judah,
And Judah shall not harass Ephraim.
14 But they shall fly down upon the shoulder of the Philistines toward the west;
Together they shall plunder the [d]people of the East;
(D)They shall lay their hand on Edom and Moab;
And the people of Ammon shall obey them.
15 The Lord (E)will utterly [e]destroy the tongue of the Sea of Egypt;
With His mighty wind He will shake His fist over [f]the River,
And strike it in the seven streams,
And make men cross over [g]dry-shod.
16 (F)There will be a highway for the remnant of His people
Who will be left from Assyria,
(G)As it was for Israel
In the day that he came up from the land of Egypt.

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  1. Isaiah 11:11 Or coastlands
  2. Isaiah 11:12 gather
  3. Isaiah 11:12 Lit. wings
  4. Isaiah 11:14 Lit. sons
  5. Isaiah 11:15 So with MT, Vg.; LXX, Syr., Tg. dry up
  6. Isaiah 11:15 The Euphrates
  7. Isaiah 11:15 Lit. in sandals

11 In that day(A) the Lord will reach out his hand a second time to reclaim the surviving remnant(B) of his people from Assyria,(C) from Lower Egypt, from Upper Egypt,(D) from Cush,[a](E) from Elam,(F) from Babylonia,[b] from Hamath(G) and from the islands(H) of the Mediterranean.(I)

12 He will raise a banner(J) for the nations
    and gather(K) the exiles of Israel;(L)
he will assemble the scattered people(M) of Judah
    from the four quarters of the earth.(N)
13 Ephraim’s jealousy will vanish,
    and Judah’s enemies[c] will be destroyed;
Ephraim will not be jealous of Judah,
    nor Judah hostile toward Ephraim.(O)
14 They will swoop down on the slopes of Philistia(P) to the west;
    together they will plunder the people to the east.(Q)
They will subdue Edom(R) and Moab,(S)
    and the Ammonites(T) will be subject to them.(U)
15 The Lord will dry up(V)
    the gulf of the Egyptian sea;
with a scorching wind(W) he will sweep his hand(X)
    over the Euphrates River.(Y)
He will break it up into seven streams
    so that anyone can cross over in sandals.(Z)
16 There will be a highway(AA) for the remnant(AB) of his people
    that is left from Assyria,(AC)
as there was for Israel
    when they came up from Egypt.(AD)

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  1. Isaiah 11:11 That is, the upper Nile region
  2. Isaiah 11:11 Hebrew Shinar
  3. Isaiah 11:13 Or hostility