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12 He will gather the people of Israel and Judah who were forced to leave their country. They were scattered to all the faraway places on earth. But he will raise the flag as a sign for the other nations, and he will gather his people together again.

13 Then Ephraim will not be jealous of Judah, and Judah will have no enemies left. And Judah will not cause trouble for Ephraim. 14 But Ephraim and Judah will attack the Philistines. These two nations will be like birds flying down to catch a small animal. Together, they will take the riches from the people in the East.[a] Ephraim and Judah will control Edom, Moab, and the people in Ammon.[b]

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  1. Isaiah 11:14 East This usually refers to the area around Babylon.
  2. Isaiah 11:14 Edom, Moab, Ammon Three countries east of Israel. They were Israel’s enemies for many years.

12 He will raise a banner(A) for the nations
    and gather(B) the exiles of Israel;(C)
he will assemble the scattered people(D) of Judah
    from the four quarters of the earth.(E)
13 Ephraim’s jealousy will vanish,
    and Judah’s enemies[a] will be destroyed;
Ephraim will not be jealous of Judah,
    nor Judah hostile toward Ephraim.(F)
14 They will swoop down on the slopes of Philistia(G) to the west;
    together they will plunder the people to the east.(H)
They will subdue Edom(I) and Moab,(J)
    and the Ammonites(K) will be subject to them.(L)

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  1. Isaiah 11:13 Or hostility