³ then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes^[a](A) and have compassion^(B) on you and gather^(C) you again from all the nations where he scattered^(D) you.^{(E) 4} Even if you have been banished to the most distant land under the heavens,^(F) from there the Lord your God will gather^(G) you and bring you back.^{(H) 5} He will bring^(I) you to the land that belonged to your ancestors, and you will take possession of it. He will make you more prosperous and numerous^(J) than your ancestors.

¹¹ Then he said to me: “Son of man, these bones are the people of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone; we are cut off.’^{(A) 12} Therefore prophesy and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: My people, I am going to open your graves and bring you up from them; I will bring you back to the land of Israel.^(B)

²¹ and say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will take the Israelites out of the nations where they have gone. I will gather them from all around and bring them back into their own land.^(A)

²⁸ Then they will know that I am the Lord their God, for though I sent them into exile among the nations, I will gather them^(A) to their own land, not leaving any behind.^(B)