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Behold, I will bring them back
    from the land of the north,
and I will gather them together
    from the ends of the earth.
Among them will be the blind and the lame,
    expectant mothers and women in labor;
    they will return as a vast throng.
They will return, weeping uncontrollably,
    but I will console them as I lead them back.
I will lead them beside streams of water
    along a level path where they will not stumble.
For I am a father to Israel,
    and Ephraim is my firstborn son.
10 Pay heed, you nations, to the word of the Lord;
    proclaim it even on the distant coastlands and say:
He who scattered Israel will now gather them together
    and watch over his flock like a shepherd.

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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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