11 (A)In that day the Lord will extend his hand yet a second time to recover the remnant that remains of his people, (B)from Assyria, (C)from Egypt, from (D)Pathros, from (E)Cush,[a] from (F)Elam, from (G)Shinar, from (H)Hamath, and from (I)the coastlands of the sea.

12 He will raise (J)a signal for the nations
    and will assemble (K)the banished of Israel,
and gather the dispersed of Judah
    from the four corners of the earth.
13 (L)The jealousy of Ephraim shall depart,
    and those who harass Judah shall be cut off;
Ephraim shall not be jealous of Judah,
    and Judah shall not harass Ephraim.
14 (M)But they shall swoop down on the shoulder of the Philistines in the west,
    and together they shall plunder (N)the people of the east.
They shall put out their hand (O)against (P)Edom and (Q)Moab,
    and (R)the Ammonites shall obey them.
15 And the Lord will utterly destroy[b]
    (S)the tongue of the Sea of Egypt,
and will wave his hand over (T)the River[c]
    with his scorching breath,[d]
and strike it into seven channels,
    and he will lead people across in sandals.
16 And there will be (U)a highway from Assyria
    for the remnant that remains of his people,
(V)as there was for Israel
    when they came up from the land of Egypt.

The Lord Is My Strength and My Song

12 You[e] will say (W)in that day:
“I will give thanks to you, O Lord,
    for though you were angry with me,
(X)your anger turned away,
    that you might comfort me.

“Behold, God is my salvation;
    I will trust, and will not be afraid;
for (Y)the Lord God[f] is my strength and my song,
    and he has become my salvation.”

(Z)With joy you[g] will draw water from the wells of salvation. (AA)And you will say in that day:

(AB)“Give thanks to the Lord,
    call upon his name,
(AC)make known his deeds among the peoples,
    proclaim (AD)that his name is exalted.

(AE)“Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously;
    let this be made known[h] in all the earth.
Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion,
    for great (AF)in your[i] midst is (AG)the Holy One of Israel.”

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 11:11 Probably Nubia
  2. Isaiah 11:15 Hebrew devote to destruction
  3. Isaiah 11:15 That is, the Euphrates
  4. Isaiah 11:15 Or wind
  5. Isaiah 12:1 The Hebrew for you is singular in verse 1
  6. Isaiah 12:2 Hebrew for Yah, the Lord
  7. Isaiah 12:3 The Hebrew for you is plural in verses 3, 4
  8. Isaiah 12:5 Or this is made known
  9. Isaiah 12:6 The Hebrew for your in verse 6 is singular, referring to the inhabitant of Zion

11 In that day(A) the Lord will reach out his hand a second time to reclaim the surviving remnant(B) of his people from Assyria,(C) from Lower Egypt, from Upper Egypt,(D) from Cush,[a](E) from Elam,(F) from Babylonia,[b] from Hamath(G) and from the islands(H) of the Mediterranean.(I)

12 He will raise a banner(J) for the nations
    and gather(K) the exiles of Israel;(L)
he will assemble the scattered people(M) of Judah
    from the four quarters of the earth.(N)
13 Ephraim’s jealousy will vanish,
    and Judah’s enemies[c] will be destroyed;
Ephraim will not be jealous of Judah,
    nor Judah hostile toward Ephraim.(O)
14 They will swoop down on the slopes of Philistia(P) to the west;
    together they will plunder the people to the east.(Q)
They will subdue Edom(R) and Moab,(S)
    and the Ammonites(T) will be subject to them.(U)
15 The Lord will dry up(V)
    the gulf of the Egyptian sea;
with a scorching wind(W) he will sweep his hand(X)
    over the Euphrates River.(Y)
He will break it up into seven streams
    so that anyone can cross over in sandals.(Z)
16 There will be a highway(AA) for the remnant(AB) of his people
    that is left from Assyria,(AC)
as there was for Israel
    when they came up from Egypt.(AD)

Songs of Praise

12 In that day(AE) you will say:

“I will praise(AF) you, Lord.
    Although you were angry with me,
your anger has turned away(AG)
    and you have comforted(AH) me.
Surely God is my salvation;(AI)
    I will trust(AJ) and not be afraid.
The Lord, the Lord himself,(AK) is my strength(AL) and my defense[d];
    he has become my salvation.(AM)
With joy you will draw water(AN)
    from the wells(AO) of salvation.

In that day(AP) you will say:

“Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name;(AQ)
    make known among the nations(AR) what he has done,
    and proclaim that his name is exalted.(AS)
Sing(AT) to the Lord, for he has done glorious things;(AU)
    let this be known to all the world.
Shout aloud and sing for joy,(AV) people of Zion,
    for great(AW) is the Holy One of Israel(AX) among you.(AY)

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 11:11 That is, the upper Nile region
  2. Isaiah 11:11 Hebrew Shinar
  3. Isaiah 11:13 Or hostility
  4. Isaiah 12:2 Or song