²⁰ At that time I will gather you;
    at that time I will bring^(A) you home.
I will give you honor^(B) and praise^(C)
    among all the peoples of the earth
when I restore your fortunes^[a](D)
    before your very eyes,”
says the Lord.

³ Therefore Israel will be abandoned^(A)
    until the time when she who is in labor bears a son,
and the rest of his brothers return
    to join the Israelites.

⁴ He will stand and shepherd his flock^(B)
    in the strength of the Lord,
    in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.
And they will live securely, for then his greatness^(C)
    will reach to the ends of the earth.

⁵ And he will be our peace^(D)
    when the Assyrians invade^(E) our land
    and march through our fortresses.
We will raise against them seven shepherds,
    even eight commanders,^(F)
6 who will rule^[a] the land of Assyria with the sword,
    the land of Nimrod^(G) with drawn sword.^[b](H)
He will deliver us from the Assyrians
    when they invade our land
    and march across our borders.^(I)

⁷ The remnant^(J) of Jacob will be
    in the midst of many peoples
like dew^(K) from the Lord,
    like showers on the grass,^(L)
which do not wait for anyone
    or depend on man.
⁸ The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations,
    in the midst of many peoples,
like a lion among the beasts of the forest,^(M)
    like a young lion among flocks of sheep,
which mauls and mangles^(N) as it goes,
    and no one can rescue.^(O)

⁶⁸ “Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,^(A)
    because he has come to his people and redeemed them.^(B)

⁷ I will make the lame my remnant,^(A)
    those driven away a strong nation.^(B)
The Lord will rule over them in Mount Zion^(C)
    from that day and forever.^(D)

¹⁹ People from the Negev will occupy
    the mountains of Esau,
and people from the foothills will possess
    the land of the Philistines.^(A)
They will occupy the fields of Ephraim and Samaria,^(B)
    and Benjamin^(C) will possess Gilead.