“ 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.

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.

“ 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.

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.

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,‘ As surely as the Lord lives, who brought the people of Israel back to their own land from the land of the north and from all the countries to which he had exiled them.’ Then they will live in their own land.”

“ Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will gather you and your children from east and west.I will say to the north and south,‘ Bring my sons and daughters back to Israel from the distant corners of the earth.

“ So do not be afraid, Jacob, my servant; do not be dismayed, Israel,” says the Lord.“ For I will bring you home again from distant lands, and your children will return from their exile. Israel will return to a life of peace and quiet, and no one will terrorize them.

In his justice he will pay back those who persecute you.

“ I will strengthen Judah and save Israel; I will restore them because of my compassion. It will be as though I had never rejected them, for I am the Lord their God, who will hear their cries.The people of Israel will become like mighty warriors, and their hearts will be made happy as if by wine. Their children, too, will see it and be glad; their hearts will rejoice in the Lord.When I whistle to them, they will come running, for I have redeemed them. From the few who are left, they will grow as numerous as they were before.Though I have scattered them like seeds among the nations, they will still remember me in distant lands. They and their children will survive and return again to Israel.I will bring them back from Egypt and gather them from Assyria. I will resettle them in Gilead and Lebanon until there is no more room for them all.

“ What do you have against me, Tyre and Sidon and you cities of Philistia? Are you trying to take revenge on me? If you are, then watch out! I will strike swiftly and pay you back for everything you have done.

“ But all who devour you will be devoured, and all your enemies will be sent into exile. All who plunder you will be plundered, and all who attack you will be attacked.

For you will be treated as you treat others. The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged.

Since they shed the blood of your holy people and your prophets, you have given them blood to drink. It is their just reward.”

See, my people will return from far away, from lands to the north and west, and from as far south as Egypt.”

Anyone who is destined for prison will be taken to prison. Anyone destined to die by the sword will die by the sword. This means that God’s holy people must endure persecution patiently and remain faithful.

His judgments are true and just. He has punished the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the murder of his servants.”

For I will bring them from the north and from the distant corners of the earth. I will not forget the blind and lame, the expectant mothers and women in labor. A great company will return!

For I will gather you up from all the nations and bring you home again to your land.

A long time from now you will be called into action. In the distant future you will swoop down on the land of Israel, which will be enjoying peace after recovering from war and after its people have returned from many lands to the mountains of Israel.

Adoni bezek said,“ I once had seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off, eating scraps from under my table. Now God has paid me back for what I did to them.” They took him to Jerusalem, and he died there.

But Samuel said,“ As your sword has killed the sons of many mothers, now your mother will be childless.” And Samuel cut Agag to pieces before the Lord at Gilgal.

There will be no mercy for those who have not shown mercy to others. But if you have been merciful, God will be merciful when he judges you.

He will raise a flag among the nations and assemble the exiles of Israel. He will gather the scattered people of Judah from the ends of the earth.

So they impaled Haman on the pole he had set up for Mordecai, and the king’s anger subsided.

I will certainly bring my people back again from all the countries where I will scatter them in my fury. I will bring them back to this very city and let them live in peace and safety.

I will be like a shepherd looking for his scattered flock. I will find my sheep and rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on that dark and cloudy day.I will bring them back home to their own land of Israel from among the peoples and nations. I will feed them on the mountains of Israel and by the rivers and in all the places where people live.