11:12 He will lift a signal flag for the nations;
he will gather Israel’s dispersed people 1
and assemble Judah’s scattered people
from the four corners of the earth.
43:9 All nations gather together,
the peoples assemble.
Who among them announced this?
Who predicted earlier events for us? 2
Let them produce their witnesses to testify they were right;
let them listen and affirm, ‘It is true.’
48:14 All of you, gather together and listen!
Who among them 3 announced these things?
The Lord’s ally 4 will carry out his desire against Babylon;
he will exert his power against the Babylonians. 5
49:18 Look all around you! 6
All of them gather to you.
As surely as I live,” says the Lord,
“you will certainly wear all of them like jewelry;
you will put them on as if you were a bride.
1 tn Or “the banished of Israel,” i.e., the exiles.
2 tn Heb “and the former things was causing us to hear?”
3 sn This probably refers to the idol gods (see v. 5).
4 tn Or “friend,” or “covenant partner.”
sn The
5 tn Heb “and his arm [against] the Babylonians.”
6 tn Heb “Lift up around your eyes and see.”