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And he will raiseוְנָשָׂאa bannerנֵסfor the nations,לַגּוֹיִםand gatherוְאָסַףthe banishedנִדְחֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלand the scatteredוּנְפֻצוֹתof Judahיְהוּדָהhe will assembleיְקַבֵּץfrom the fourמֵאַרְבַּעcornersכַּנְפוֹתof the earth.הָאָרֶץ
Isaiah 11:12
Study it in the app“And he will raise a banner for the nations, and gather the banished of Israel, and the scattered of Judah he will assemble from the four corners of the earth.”
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Isaiah 11:12, word by word
- And he will raiseנָשָׂאnasa
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “nasa” appears- a bannerנֵסnes
banner
A signal raised on a staff, for all to gather.
Where else “nes” appears- for the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim
Gentiles
The peoples other than Israel.
Where else “goyim” appears- and gatherאָסַףasaf
assemble
To bring people together in one place.
Where else “asaf” appears- the banishedנִדְחֵיnidche
outcast
The outcasts of Israel, the exiles.
Where else “nidche” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- and the scatteredנְפֻצוֹתnefutsot
scatter
To spread out in every direction, like a people scattering.
Where else “nefutsot” appears- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- he will assembleיְקַבֵּץyekabets
gather
To bring people to one place, or to come together there.
Where else “yekabets” appears- from the fourאַרְבַּעarba
four
Four.
Where else “arba” appears- cornersכַּנְפוֹתkanfot
edge
Literally "wing": the flap of a cloak, or the far reaches of the earth.
Where else “kanfot” appears- of the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears
The context
11And it will happen on that day that Adonai will again extend his hand a second time to acquire the remnant of his people that remains, from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the coastlands of the sea.
12 · This verse (above)
13And the envy of Ephraim will depart, and the adversaries of Judah will be cut off; Ephraim will not envy Judah, and Judah will not harass Ephraim.