- gather thee:
- This seems to refer to a more extensive captivity than that which the Jews suffered in Babylon. "Now in the firstª yearª of Cyrusª kingª of Persia,ª that the wordª of the LORDª by the mouthª¹ of Jeremiahª might be fulfilled,ª° the LORDª stirred upª°¹ the spiritª of Cyrusª kingª of Persia,ª that he made a proclamationªª° throughout all¹ his kingdom,ª and [put it] also¹ in writing,ª saying,ª° ... And whosoever¹ remainethª° in any¹¹ placeª where¹ he¹ sojourneth,ª° let the men²¹ of his placeª helpª° him with silver,ª and with gold,ª and with goods,ª and with beasts,ª beside¹ the freewill offeringª for the houseª of Godª that¹ [is] in Jerusalem.ª" {Ezr 1:1-4} + "The LORDª doth build upª° Jerusalem:ª he gathereth togetherª° the outcastsª° of Israel.ª" {Psa 147:2} + "Behold,¹ I will gather¹ them out²° of all¹¹ countries,ª whither¹¹ I have drivenª° them in mine anger,ª and in my fury,ª and in greatª wrath;ª and I will bring them againª° unto¹ this¹ place,ª and I will cause them to dwellª° safely:ª ... Men shall buyª° fieldsª for money,ª and subscribeª° evidences,ª and sealª° [them], and takeª° witnessesª in the landª of Benjamin,ª and in the places aboutª Jerusalem,ª and in the citiesª of Judah,ª and in the citiesª of the mountains,ª and in the citiesª of the valley,ª and in the citiesª of the south:ª for¹ I will cause¹ their captivityª to return,ª° saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 32:37-44} + "As a shepherdª° seeketh outª his flockª in the dayª that he is¹ amongª his sheepª [that are] scattered;²°¹ so¹ will I seek outª°¹ my sheep,ª and will deliverª° them out of all¹¹ placesª where¹¹ they have been scatteredª° in the cloudyª and darkª day.ª ... And I will bring them outª° from¹ the people,ª and gatherª° them from¹ the countries,ª and will bringª° them to¹ their own land,ª and feedª° them upon¹ the mountainsª of Israelª by the rivers,ª and in all¹ the inhabited placesª of the country.ª" {Ezk 34:12-13} + "For I will takeª° you from amongª the heathen,ª and gatherª° you out of all¹¹ countries,ª and will bringª° you into¹ your own land.ª" {Ezk 36:24} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts;ª Behold,¹ I will saveª°¹ my peopleª from the eastª country,ª¹ and from the westªª country;ª¹ ... And I will bringª° them, and they shall dwellª° in the midstª of Jerusalem:ª and they shall be¹ my people,ª and I¹ will be¹ their God,ª in truthª and in righteousness.ª" {Zch 8:7-8}
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