Mazmur 107:3

107:3 and gathered from foreign lands, ¹ 

from east and west,

from north and south.

Yesaya 11:11

11:11 At that time ²  the sovereign master ³  will again lift his hand ⁴  to reclaim ⁵  the remnant of his people ⁶  from Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, ⁷  Cush, ⁸  Elam, Shinar, ⁹  Hamath, and the seacoasts. ¹⁰ 

Yesaya 43:5

43:5 Don’t be afraid, for I am with you.

From the east I will bring your descendants;

from the west I will gather you.

[107:3]  ¹ tn Heb “from lands.” The word “foreign” is supplied in the translation for clarification.

[11:11]  ² tn Or “in that day” (KJV). The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.

[11:11]  ³ tn The Hebrew term translated “sovereign master” here is אֲדֹנָי (’adonai).

[11:11]  ⁴ tc The Hebrew text reads, “the sovereign master will again, a second time, his hand.” The auxiliary verb יוֹסִיף (yosif), which literally means “add,” needs a main verb to complete it. Consequently many emend שֵׁנִית (shenit, “a second time”) to an infinitive. Some propose the form שַׁנֹּת (shannot, a Piel infinitive construct from שָׁנָה, shanah) and relate it semantically to an Arabic cognate meaning “to be high.” If the Hebrew text is retained a verb must be supplied. “Second time” would allude back to the events of the Exodus (see vv. 15-16).

[11:11]  ⁵ tn Or “acquire”; KJV, ASV, NASB, NRSV “recover.”

[11:11]  ⁶ tn Heb “the remnant of his people who remain.”

[11:11]  ⁷ sn Perhaps a reference to Upper (i.e., southern) Egypt (so NIV, NLT; NCV “South Egypt”).

[11:11]  ⁸ tn Or “Ethiopia” (NAB, NRSV, NLT).

[11:11]  ⁹ tn Or “Babylonia” (NIV, NCV, TEV, NLT).

[11:11]  ¹⁰ tn Or perhaps, “the islands of the sea.”