“ But now I will stir them up into action. I will bring them back from the places you sold them to. And I will do to you what you did to them.

我必激动他们离开你们所卖到之地，又必使报应归到你们的头上。

看哪，我必激发他们离开你们把他们卖去的地方，又必使报应归到你们头上。

看哪，我必激发他们离开你们把他们卖去的地方，又必使报应归到你们头上。

然而，他们被卖到哪里，我要从哪里把他们带回来，并要使你们得到报应，

看哪！我要激动他们离开被你们卖到的地方，我也要使报应归到你们的头上。

我必激動他們離開你們所賣到之地，又必使報應歸到你們的頭上。

看哪，我必激發他們離開你們把他們賣去的地方，又必使報應歸到你們頭上。

看哪，我必激發他們離開你們把他們賣去的地方，又必使報應歸到你們頭上。

然而，他們被賣到哪裡，我要從哪裡把他們帶回來，並要使你們得到報應，

看哪！我要激動他們離開被你們賣到的地方，我也要使報應歸到你們的頭上。

那麼你就看吧，我這就要激動他們離開你們所給賣到的地方，我也要將報應還歸你們頭上了。

我將激之、離爾所鬻而至之地、使爾之報、歸於爾首、

爾雖鬻之於遠方、我必使之旋歸、報爾所為、

爾鬻之於何方、後、我必使使原文作激動之出自何方、以歸故土、我必視爾所為、施報爾身、

“ See, I am going to rouse them out of the places to which you sold them, and I will return on your own heads what you have done.

Behold, I will stir them up from the place to which you have sold them, and I will return your payment on your own head.

“ But I will bring them back from all the places to which you sold them, and I will pay you back for everything you have done.

Look, I am about to rouse them up from the place where you sold them; I will bring retribution on your heads.

behold, I am going to stir them up from the place where you have sold them, and return your retribution on your head.

“ Behold, I will raise them Out of the place to which you have sold them, And will return your retaliation upon your own head.

behold, I will stir them up out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your recompense upon your own head;

Look, I am about to rouse them up from the place where you sold them; I will bring retribution on your heads.

Behold, I will raise them out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your recompence upon your own head:

Look! I am rousing them from that place to which you sold them. I will repay you for what you have done!

Behold, I will stir them up out of the place where you have sold them, and will return your repayment on your own head;

Instead, they will say,‘ The Lord brought the Israelites up out of the land of the north. He gathered them out of all the countries where he had forced them to go. And that’s just as sure as he is alive.’ Then they will live in their own land.”

Do not be afraid. I am with you. I will bring your people back from the east. I will gather you from the west.I will say to the north,‘ Let them go!’ And I will say to the south,‘ Do not hold them back.’ Bring my sons from far away. Bring my daughters from the farthest places on earth.

“‘ People of Jacob, do not be afraid. You are my servant. Israel, do not be terrified,’ ” announces the Lord.“‘ You can be sure that I will save you. I will bring you out of a place far away. I will bring your children back from the land where they were taken. Your people will have peace and security again. And no one will make them afraid.

God is fair. He will pay back trouble to those who give you trouble.

“ I will make the family of Judah strong. I will save the tribes of Joseph. I will bring them back because I have tender love for them. It will be as if I had not sent them away. I am the Lord their God. I will help them.The people of Ephraim will become like warriors. Their hearts will be glad as if they were drinking wine. Their children will see it and be filled with joy. I will make their hearts glad.I will signal for my people to come, and I will gather them in. I will set them free. There will be as many of them as before.I have scattered them among the nations. But in lands far away they will remember me. They and their children will be kept alive. And they will return.I will bring them back from Egypt. I will gather them from Assyria. I will bring them to Gilead and Lebanon. There will not be enough room for them.

“ Tyre and Sidon, why are you doing things like that to me? And why are you doing them, all you people in Philistia? Are you trying to get even with me for something I have done? If you are, I will pay you back for it in a quick and speedy way.

“ But everyone who destroys you will be destroyed. All your enemies will be forced to leave their countries. Those who steal from you will be stolen from. I will take the belongings of those who take things from you.

You will be judged in the same way you judge others. You will be measured in the same way you measure others.

Those who worship the beast have poured out blood. They have poured out the life’s blood of your holy people and your prophets. So you have given blood to drink to those who worship the beast. That’s exactly what they should get.”

They will come from far away. Some of them will come from the north. Others will come from the west. Still others will come from Aswan in the south.”

“ Everyone who is supposed to be captured will be captured. Everyone who is supposed to be killed by a sword will be killed by a sword.”( Jeremiah 15:2) So God’s people must be patient and faithful.

The way he judges is true and fair. He has judged the great prostitute. She made the earth impure with her terrible sins. God has paid her back for killing those who served him.”

I will bring them from the land of the north. I will gather them from one end of the earth to the other. Even those who are blind and those who can’t walk will be among them. Pregnant women and women having their babies will be among them also. Many of them will return.

“‘ “I will take you out of the nations. I will gather you together from all the countries. I will bring you back into your own land.

After many years you will be called together to fight. Later, you will march into a land that has not had war for a while. Its people were gathered together from many nations. They came to the mountains of Israel. No one had lived in those mountains for a long time. So the people had been brought back from other nations. Now all the people live in safety.

Adoni- Bezek said,“ I cut off the thumbs and big toes of 70 kings. I made them pick up scraps under my table. Now God has paid me back for what I did to them.” The men of Judah brought Adoni- Bezek to Jerusalem. That’s where he died.

But Samuel said,“ Your sword has killed the children of other women. So the child of your mother will be killed.” Samuel put Agag to death at Gilgal in front of the Lord.

Those who have not shown mercy will not receive mercy when they are judged. To show mercy is better than to judge.

He will lift up a banner. It will show the nations that he is gathering the people of Israel. He’ll bring back those who had been taken away as prisoners. He’ll gather together the scattered people of Judah. He’ll bring them back from all four directions.

So they did. And they used the pole Haman had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s anger calmed down.

“ You can be sure that I will gather my people again. I will send them away when my burning anger blazes out against them. But I will bring them back to this place. And I will let them live in safety.

A shepherd looks after his scattered flock when he is with them. And I will look after my sheep. I will save them from all the places where they were scattered on a dark and cloudy day.I will bring them out from among the nations. I will gather them together from other countries. I will bring them into their own land. There they will eat grass on the mountains and in the valleys. And they will eat in all the fields of Israel.