KJV King James Version
Fear not: for I [am] with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;
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Isaiah 43:5
Fear not: for I [am] with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east and gather you from the west.
WEB World English Bible
Don’t be afraid; for I am with you. I will bring your seed from the east, and gather you from the west.
ASV American Standard Version
Fear not; for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Be not afraid, for I am with thee, From the east I bring in thy seed, And from the west I gather thee.
Surrounding context — Isaiah 43
2 When thou passest through the waters, I [will be] with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
3 For I [am] the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt [for] thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.
4 Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.
5 Fear not: for I [am] with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;
6 I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;
7 [Even] every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.
8 Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.
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Deuteronomy 30:3That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee.Luke 13:29And they shall come from the east, and [from] the west, and from the north, and [from] the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.Ezekiel 39:25-29Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name;Isaiah 49:12Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.Isaiah 60:1-11Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.Isaiah 44:2Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, [which] will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.Ezekiel 36:24-27For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land.Acts 18:9-10Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:Jeremiah 30:10-11Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the LORD; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make [him] afraid.Zechariah 8:7Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country;Jeremiah 31:8-9Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, [and] with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall return thither.Isaiah 43:2When thou passest through the waters, I [will be] with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.Isaiah 27:12-13And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the LORD shall beat off from the channel of the river unto the stream of Egypt, and ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye children of Israel.Isaiah 41:14Fear not, thou worm Jacob, [and] ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.Isaiah 41:10Fear thou not; for I [am] with thee: be not dismayed; for I [am] thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.Ezekiel 37:21-28And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land:Psalm 22:27-31All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.Psalm 106:47Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the heathen, to give thanks unto thy holy name, [and] to triumph in thy praise.
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