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10 They will not hunger, and they will not thirst,
and neither scorching wind nor sun will strike them,
because the one who shows them mercy will lead them.
He will guide them beside springs of water.
11 I will make all my mountains into a smooth road,
and my highways will be raised up.
12 Look, people will come from far away.
Look, some will come from the north and the west,
and some from the land of Sinim.[a]

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  1. Isaiah 49:12 Sinim, the reading of the Hebrew, may be a name for China. The Dead Sea Scroll of Isaiah reads Syene, a place in the southern part of Egypt.

10 They will neither hunger nor thirst,(A)
    nor will the desert heat or the sun beat down on them.(B)
He who has compassion(C) on them will guide(D) them
    and lead them beside springs(E) of water.
11 I will turn all my mountains into roads,
    and my highways(F) will be raised up.(G)
12 See, they will come from afar(H)
    some from the north, some from the west,(I)
    some from the region of Aswan.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 49:12 Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text Sinim