“Behold, I am (A)bringing them from the north country,
And I will (B)gather them from the remote parts of the earth,
Among them the (C)blind and the (D)lame,
The woman with child and she who is in labor with child, together;
A great [a]company, they will return here.
(E)With weeping they will come,
And by supplication I will lead them;
I will make them walk by (F)streams of waters,
On a straight path in which they will (G)not stumble;
For I am a (H)father to Israel,
And Ephraim is (I)My firstborn.”

10 Hear the word of the Lord, O nations,
And declare in the (J)coastlands afar off,
And say, “He who scattered Israel will (K)gather him
And keep him as a (L)shepherd keeps his flock.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 31:8 Or assembly

See, I will bring them from the land of the north(A)
    and gather(B) them from the ends of the earth.
Among them will be the blind(C) and the lame,(D)
    expectant mothers and women in labor;
    a great throng will return.
They will come with weeping;(E)
    they will pray as I bring them back.
I will lead(F) them beside streams of water(G)
    on a level(H) path where they will not stumble,
because I am Israel’s father,(I)
    and Ephraim is my firstborn son.

10 “Hear the word of the Lord, you nations;
    proclaim it in distant coastlands:(J)
‘He who scattered(K) Israel will gather(L) them
    and will watch over his flock like a shepherd.’(M)

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