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At that time the Lord will reach out his hand to gather his people a second time. He will bring back those who are left alive. He'll bring them back from Assyria, Lower Egypt, Upper Egypt and Cush. He'll bring them from Elam, Babylonia and Hamath. He will also bring them from the islands of the Mediterranean Sea.
Reference
📍 Pathros
Hebrew: ʼêtsel
a side; (as a preposition) near
Greek: τότε (tóte)
the when, i.e. at the time that (of the past or future, also in consecution)
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ῥαββονί (rhabboní)
God
Hebrew: ʼâdôwn
sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: ἐφικνέομαι (ephiknéomai)
to arrive upon, i.e. extend to
Hebrew: tsâbaṭ
to grasp, i.e. hand out
Greek: τοῦ (toû)
sometimes used for G5127 (τούτου); of this person
Greek: χείρ (cheír)
the hand (literally or figuratively (power); especially (by Hebraism) a means or instrument)
Hebrew: ʼekeph
a load; by implication, a stroke (others dignity)
Greek: συστρέφω (systréphō)
to twist together, i.e. collect (a bundle, a crowd)
Hebrew: ʼâgar
to harvest
Greek: τοῦ (toû)
sometimes used for G5127 (τούτου); of this person
Greek: δῆμος (dēmos)
the public (as bound together socially)
Hebrew: ʻam
{a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock}
Hebrew: ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
Hebrew: tinyân
second
Hebrew: môneh
properly, something weighed out, i.e. (figuratively) a portion of time, i.e. an instance
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: ἀποφέρω (apophérō)
to bear off (literally or relatively)
Hebrew: gûwz
properly, to shear off; but used only in the (figuratively) sense of passing rapidly
Greek: νῶτος (nōtos)
the back
Hebrew: gab
the back (as rounded); by analogy, the top or rim, a boss, a vault, arch of eye, bulwarks, etc.
Greek: ἐστί (estí)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
Hebrew: sᵉmâʼlîy
situated on the left side
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: ἀποφέρω (apophérō)
to bear off (literally or relatively)
Hebrew: gûwz
properly, to shear off; but used only in the (figuratively) sense of passing rapidly
Greek: νῶτος (nōtos)
the back
Hebrew: gab
the back (as rounded); by analogy, the top or rim, a boss, a vault, arch of eye, bulwarks, etc.
Greek: ἐγγύς (engýs)
near
Greek: στυγνάζω (stygnázō)
to render gloomy, i.e. (by implication) glower (be overcast with clouds, or sombreness of speech)
Greek: Αἴγυπτος (Aígyptos)
Ægyptus, the land of the Nile
Hebrew: Mitsrayim
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
Greek: ἀνωτερικός (anōterikós)
superior, i.e. (locally) more remote
Hebrew: ʻillîy
high; i.e. comparative
Greek: Αἴγυπτος (Aígyptos)
Ægyptus, the land of the Nile
Hebrew: Mitsrayim
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: ἀποφέρω (apophérō)
to bear off (literally or relatively)
Hebrew: gûwz
properly, to shear off; but used only in the (figuratively) sense of passing rapidly
Greek: ἐγγύς (engýs)
near
Hebrew: ʻÊylâm
Elam, a son of Shem and his descendants, with their country; also of six Israelites
Hebrew: Bablîy
a Babylonian
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Hebrew: Chămâth
Chamath, a place in Syria
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: δή (dḗ)
a particle of emphasis or explicitness; now, then, etc.
Hebrew: ʼôw
desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if
Greek: ἀποφέρω (apophérō)
to bear off (literally or relatively)
Hebrew: gûwz
properly, to shear off; but used only in the (figuratively) sense of passing rapidly
Greek: ἐγγύς (engýs)
near
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: θάλασσα (thálassa)
the sea (genitive case or specially)
Hebrew: yâm
{a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south}
Parallel theme
Micah 7:12
Romans 11:26
Genesis 10:22
Isaiah 42:4
Isaiah 66:19
Isaiah 10:9
Jeremiah 25:25
References Egypt
Jeremiah 44:1
References Lord
Isaiah 10:20
Isaiah 24:15
Verse Explanation
Isaiah says that the Lord will set His hand again to recover the remnant of His people. The survivors will come from many different regions and nations, including places associated with the ancient Assyrian, Egyptian, Babylonian, and surrounding worlds. The message is that God's people will not remain permanently scattered. God is able to gather them again from distant lands. The emphasis on a remnant shows both judgment and mercy: many have experienced suffering, but God preserves people who can be restored. The future restoration will be broader than a simple return from one neighboring country.
History
8th–6th centuries BC: Israel and Judah experienced conquest, exile, and displacement under Assyria and Babylon. Isaiah's language anticipates a future gathering of scattered Israelites.