Jeremiah 31:10

Protection and safety God's faithfulness Salvation

⁸ Behold, I will bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth, including the blind and the lame, expectant mothers and women in labor. They will return as a great assembly!

⁹ They will come with weeping, and by their supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk beside streams of waters, on a level path where they will not stumble. For I am Israel’s Father, and Ephraim is My firstborn.”

Hear, O nations, the word of the LORD, and proclaim it in distant coastlands: “The One who scattered Israel will gather them and keep them as a shepherd keeps his flock.

¹¹ For the LORD has ransomed Jacob and redeemed him from the hand that had overpowered him.

¹² They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will be radiant over the bounty of the LORD— the grain, new wine, and oil, and the young of the flocks and herds. Their life will be like a well-watered garden, and never again will they languish.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Hear, O nations, the word of the LORD, and proclaim it in distant coastlands: “The One who scattered Israel will gather them and keep them as a shepherd keeps his flock.
KJV: Hear the word of the LORD, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock.
WEB: “Hear the LORD’s word, you nations, and declare it in the distant islands. Say, ‘He who scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd does his flock.’
ASV: Hear the word of Jehovah, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off; and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as shepherd doth his flock.
DARBY: Hear the word of Jehovah, ye nations, and declare [it] to the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd his flock.
BLB: Hear the word of YHWH, O nations, and declare [it] in the isles afar off, and say: “The One having scattered Israel will gather him and keep him as a shepherd [does] his flock.

ÅB: Hør Herrens ord, dere folk, og forkynn det på øyene langt borte og si: Han som adspredte Israel, skal samle det og vokte det, som en hyrde vokter sin flokk.
OTB: "Hør Herrens ord, dere nasjoner; kunngjør det på fjerne kyster: 'Han som spredte Israel, vil samle dem og vil vokte sin flokk som en hyrde.'"
B1930: Hør Herrens ord, I folk, og forkynn det på øene langt borte og si: Han som adspredte Israel, skal samle det og vokte det, som en hyrde vokter sin hjord.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Isaiah 40:11
He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.
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Ezekiel 34:12
As a shepherd looks for his scattered sheep when he is among the flock, so I will look for My flock. I will rescue them from all the places to which they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness.
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Deuteronomy 30:4
Even if you have been banished to the farthest horizon, He will gather you and return you from there.
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Isaiah 66:19
I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from among them to the nations—to Tarshish, Put, and the archers of Lud; to Tubal, Javan, and the islands far away who have not heard of My fame or seen My glory. So they will proclaim My glory among the nations.
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John 11:52
and not only for the nation, but also for the scattered children of God, to gather them together into one.
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Zephaniah 3:19
Behold, at that time, I will deal with all who afflict you. I will save the lame and gather the scattered; and I will appoint praise and fame for the disgraced throughout the earth.
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Micah 4:6
“On that day,” declares the LORD, “I will gather the lame; I will assemble the outcast, even those whom I have afflicted.
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Acts 20:28–29
Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.
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