Isaiah 43:6
I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;
Study Note
Study Note
'I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth' — the divine command to the four compass points to release the scattered exiles frames the ingathering of Israel as an act of irresistible divine authority over all geographic domains. The 'sons' and 'daughters' language extends the family-metaphor of Isaiah's theology of election (verse 1: 'I have called thee by name; thou art mine') to the dispersed community, making exile not abandonment but temporary separation. The verse has been applied eschatologically to the church's worldwide gathering and to Jewish return movements, and its universal geographic scope shapes Revelation 7:9's vision of 'a great multitude... of all nations.'
Other Translations
I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back; bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the end of the earth;
I am saying to the north, `Give up,' And to the south, `Restrain not.' Bring in My sons from afar, And My daughters from the end of the earth.
I will say to the north, Give them up; and to the south, Do not keep them back; send back my sons from far, and my daughters from the end of the earth;
Cross References
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And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and …
And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the …
Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head, and …