- it was said:
- "And I will sowª° her unto me in the earth;ª and I will have mercy²° upon¹¹ her that had not¹ obtained mercy;ª°°² and I will sayª° to [them which were] not¹ my people,ª Thou¹ [art] my people;ª and they¹ shall say,ª° [Thou art] my God.ª" {Hsa 2:23} + "I will sayª° to the north,ª Give up;ª° and to the south,ª Keep not back:ª°¹ bringª° my sonsª from far,ª¹ and my daughtersª from the endsª¹ of the earth;ª" {Isa 43:6} + "Thy childrenª shall make haste;ª° thy destroyersª° and they that made thee wasteª° shall go forthª° of¹ thee. ... Thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD,ª Behold,¹ I will lift upª° mine handª to¹ the Gentiles,ª and set upª° my standardª to¹ the people:ª and they shall bringª° thy sonsª in [their] arms,ª and thy daughtersª shall be carriedª° upon¹ [their] shoulders.ª" {Isa 49:17-22} + "Sing,ª° O barren,ª thou [that] didst not¹ bear;ª° break forthª° into singing,ª and cry aloud,ª° thou [that] didst not¹ travail with child:ª° for¹ moreª [are] the childrenª of the desolateª° than the childrenª¹ of the married wife,ª° saithª° the LORD.ª ... For¹ thou shalt break forthª° on the right handª and on the left;ª and thy seedª shall inheritª° the Gentiles,ª and make the desolateª° citiesª to be inhabited.ª°" {Isa 54:1-3} + "Lift upª° thine eyesª round about,ª and see:ª° all¹ they gather themselves together,ª° they comeª° to thee: thy sonsª shall comeª° from far,ª¹ and thy daughtersª shall be nursedª° at¹ [thy] side.ª ... A little oneª shall become¹ a thousand,ª and a small oneª a strongª nation:ª I¹ the LORDª will hastenª° it in his time.ª" {Isa 60:4-22} + "And they shall bringª°¹ all¹ your brethrenª [for] an offeringª unto the LORDª out of all¹¹ nationsª upon horses,ª and in chariots,ª and in litters,ª and upon mules,ª and upon swift beasts,ª to¹ my holyª mountainª Jerusalem,ª saithª° the LORD,ª as¹ the childrenª of Israelª bringª°¹ an offeringª in a cleanª vesselª into the houseª of the LORD.ª" {Isa 66:20} + "Butª yeª [are] a chosenª generation,ª a royalª priesthood,ª an holyª nation,ª a peculiarªª people;ª thatª ye should shew forthª° the¹ praisesª of him¹ who hath calledª° youª out ofª darknessª intoª hisª marvellousª light:ª ... Whichª in time pastª [were] notª a people,ª butª [are] nowª the peopleª of God:ª which² had²° not² obtained mercy,ª°¹ butª nowª have obtained mercy.ª°" {1Pe 2:9-10}
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