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I will gather you and your children from east and west.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/43.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east, and from the west I will gather you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/43.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east and gather you from the west.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/43.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Fear not: for I <i>am</i> with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/43.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Fear not, for I <i>am</i> with you; I will bring your descendants from the east, And gather you from the west;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/43.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Do not fear, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east, And gather you from the west.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/43.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Do not fear, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east, And gather you from the west.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/43.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Do not fear, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east, And gather you from the west.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/43.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Do not fear, for I am with you; I will bring your seed from the east, And gather you from the west.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/43.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Do not fear, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east [where they are scattered], And gather you from the west.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/43.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not fear, for I am with you; I will bring your descendants from the east, and gather you from the west.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/43.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not fear, for I am with you; I will bring your descendants from the east, and gather you from the west. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/43.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Fear not; for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/43.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Don't be afraid! I am with you. From both east and west I will bring you together. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/43.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Fear not; for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/43.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Do not be afraid, because I am with you. I will bring your descendants from the east and gather you from the west.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/43.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Do not be afraid--I am with you! "From the distant east and the farthest west I will bring your people home. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/43.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Don't be afraid, for I am with you; I'll bring your children from the east, and gather you from the west.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/43.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east and gather you from the west.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/43.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Don't be afraid, for I am with you. From the east I will bring your descendants; from the west I will gather you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/43.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Do not be afraid; for I am with you. I will bring your descendants from the east, and gather you from the west.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/43.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/43.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. I will bring your offspring from the east, and gather you from the west. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/43.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not be afraid, for I [am] with you, "" I bring in your seed from the east, "" And I gather you from the west.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/43.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Be not afraid, for I am with thee, From the east I bring in thy seed, And from the west I gather thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/43.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt not fear, for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the sunrisings, and from the west I will gather thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/43.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Fear not, for I am with thee: I will. bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/43.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Fear not, for I am with you. I will lead your offspring from the East, and I will gather you from the West.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/43.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Fear not, for I am with you; from the east I will bring back your offspring, from the west I will gather you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/43.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not fear, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east, and from the west I will gather you;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/43.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Fear not; for I am with you; I will bring your descendants from the east, and gather you from the west;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/43.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You shall not fear, because I am with you. I shall bring your seed from the East, and from the West I shall gather you<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/43.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Fear not, for I am with thee; I will bring thy seed from the east, And gather thee from the west;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/43.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Fear not; for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and will gather thee from the west.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/43-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=9421" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/43.htm">Israel's Only Savior</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>Because you are precious and honored in My sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for you and nations in place of your life. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3372.htm" title="3372: tî·rā (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten. A primitive root; to fear; morally, to revere; caus. To frighten.">be afraid,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ā·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’it·tə·ḵā- (Prep:: 2ms) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">am with you;</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ’ā·ḇî (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">I will bring</a> <a href="/hebrew/2233.htm" title="2233: zar·‘e·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A sowing, seed, offspring. From zara'; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity.">your offspring</a> <a href="/hebrew/4217.htm" title="4217: mim·miz·rāḥ (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Place of sunrise, the east. From zarach; sunrise, i.e. The east.">from the east</a> <a href="/hebrew/6908.htm" title="6908: ’ă·qab·bə·ṣe·kā (V-Piel-Imperf-1cs:: 2mse) -- To gather, collect. A primitive root; to grasp, i.e. Collect.">and gather you</a> <a href="/hebrew/4628.htm" title="4628: ū·mim·ma·‘ă·rāḇ (Conj-w, Prep-m:: N-ms) -- West. Or maearabah; from arab, in the sense of shading; the west.">from the west.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back!’ Bring My sons from afar, and My daughters from the ends of the earth—…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a></span><br />Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/30-10.htm">Jeremiah 30:10</a></span><br />As for you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid, declares the LORD, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return to quiet and ease, with no one to make him afraid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/46-27.htm">Jeremiah 46:27</a></span><br />But you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return to quiet and ease, with no one to make him afraid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/31-6.htm">Deuteronomy 31:6</a></span><br />Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-15.htm">Genesis 28:15</a></span><br />Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/3-16.htm">Zephaniah 3:16-17</a></span><br />On that day they will say to Jerusalem: “Do not fear, O Zion; do not let your hands fall limp. / The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/23-4.htm">Psalm 23:4</a></span><br />Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/27-1.htm">Psalm 27:1</a></span><br />Of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life—whom shall I dread?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/46-1.htm">Psalm 46:1-2</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble. / Therefore we will not fear, though the earth is transformed and the mountains are toppled into the depths of the seas,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/118-6.htm">Psalm 118:6</a></span><br />The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/28-20.htm">Matthew 28:20</a></span><br />and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-27.htm">John 14:27</a></span><br />Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/18-9.htm">Acts 18:9-10</a></span><br />One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent. / For I am with you and no one will lay a hand on you, because I have many people in this city.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-31.htm">Romans 8:31</a></span><br />What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-5.htm">Hebrews 13:5-6</a></span><br />Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.” / So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Fear not: for I am with you: I will bring your seed from the east, and gather you from the west;</p><p class="hdg">fear not</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/43-2.htm">Isaiah 43:2</a></b></br> When thou passest through the waters, I <i>will be</i> with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10,14</a></b></br> Fear thou not; for I <i>am</i> with thee: be not dismayed; for I <i>am</i> thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/44-2.htm">Isaiah 44:2</a></b></br> Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, <i>which</i> will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.</p><p class="hdg">I will</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/11-11.htm">Isaiah 11:11,12</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass in that day, <i>that</i> the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/27-12.htm">Isaiah 27:12,13</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass in that day, <i>that</i> the LORD shall beat off from the channel of the river unto the stream of Egypt, and ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye children of Israel… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/49-12.htm">Isaiah 49:12</a></b></br> Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/43-1.htm">Afraid</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-19.htm">Children</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-2.htm">East</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-1.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-11.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-5.htm">Offspring</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-8.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-14.htm">Together</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-15.htm">West</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/44-2.htm">Afraid</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-11.htm">Children</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-6.htm">East</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-2.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-20.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-3.htm">Offspring</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-3.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-9.htm">Together</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-6.htm">West</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 43</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/43-1.htm">The Lord comforts the church with his promises.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/43-8.htm">He appeals to the people for witness of his omnipotence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/43-14.htm">He foretells them the destruction of Babylon</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/43-18.htm">And his wonderful deliverance of his people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/43-22.htm">He reproves the people as inexcusable</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Throughout the Bible, God frequently tells His people not to fear, emphasizing His sovereignty and faithfulness. This echoes God's promise to Joshua (<a href="/joshua/1-9.htm">Joshua 1:9</a>) and the assurance given to the Israelites during their exodus from Egypt (<a href="/exodus/14-13.htm">Exodus 14:13-14</a>). The presence of God is a central theme, signifying His commitment to His covenant people. It also foreshadows the coming of Jesus Christ, who is called "Immanuel," meaning "God with us" (<a href="/matthew/1-23.htm">Matthew 1:23</a>).<p><b>I will bring your offspring from the east</b><br>This promise refers to the gathering of the Israelites from their places of exile. Historically, the Israelites were scattered due to invasions and captivities, notably the Babylonian exile. The "east" likely refers to regions like Babylon and Persia. This gathering is a fulfillment of God's covenant promises to restore His people. It also symbolizes spiritual restoration and points to the ultimate gathering of believers in Christ from all nations (<a href="/revelation/7-9.htm">Revelation 7:9</a>).<p><b>and gather you from the west.</b><br>The "west" could refer to areas like Egypt or the Mediterranean regions where Jews were dispersed. This phrase complements the previous one, indicating a comprehensive regathering from all directions. It highlights God's omnipotence and His ability to fulfill His promises regardless of geographical barriers. This gathering is prophetic of the end times when God will gather His elect from the four corners of the earth (<a href="/matthew/24-31.htm">Matthew 24:31</a>). It also typifies the inclusivity of the Gospel, calling people from all nations to faith in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah's ministry spanned the reigns of several kings of Judah. He is known for his prophecies concerning the coming Messiah and the restoration of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation to whom God is speaking through Isaiah. At this time, Israel is facing exile and dispersion due to their disobedience, but God promises restoration.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/exile.htm">Exile</a></b><br>The historical context involves the Babylonian exile, where the Israelites were taken captive and scattered. This verse promises their return and restoration.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/east_and_west.htm">East and West</a></b><br>Symbolic of the farthest reaches of the earth, indicating that God will gather His people from all corners of the world.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence.htm">God's Presence</a></b><br>The assurance of God's presence is central to this promise, emphasizing His faithfulness and sovereignty.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_faithfulness.htm">God's Sovereignty and Faithfulness</a></b><br>God is in control of history and the destiny of His people. His promises are sure, and He is faithful to fulfill them.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_assurance_of_god's_presence.htm">The Assurance of God's Presence</a></b><br>Believers can live without fear because God is with them. His presence is a source of comfort and strength in times of trouble.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_hope.htm">Restoration and Hope</a></b><br>No matter how far we may feel from God, He promises to gather us back to Himself. This is a message of hope and restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/global_gathering.htm">Global Gathering</a></b><br>God's plan includes a global perspective, gathering His people from all nations. This reflects the inclusivity of the Gospel message.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_promises.htm">Trust in God's Promises</a></b><br>We are called to trust in God's promises, even when circumstances seem bleak. His word is a firm foundation.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_43.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 43</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_archeological_proof_of_isaiah_43_5.htm">Does Isaiah 43:5’s promise of gathering exiles have archeological support for a mass return in that era? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_sins_erased_or_just_covered.htm">Are our sins erased or merely covered up?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_jewish_aliyah.htm">What is Jewish Aliyah?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_matt_24_31_align_with_other_nt_end-times.htm">How can the “gathering of the elect” in Matthew 24:31 be reconciled with other end-time passages in the New Testament?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/43.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">From the east . . .</span>--Even from Isaiah's stand-point, the dispersion of Israel might well be contemplated in all this wide extent. The Ten Tribes were already carried off to the cities of the Medes (<a href="/2_kings/17-6.htm" title="In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.">2Kings 17:6</a>). The Babylonian exile had its beginning under Esar-haddon (<a href="/2_chronicles/33-11.htm" title="Why the LORD brought on them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.">2Chronicles 33:11</a>); others may have been found before the time of Zephaniah (<a href="/zephaniah/3-10.htm" title="From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring my offering.">Zephaniah 3:10</a>) beyond the rivers of Ethiopia. Even in the time of Joel the slave-trade of the Ph?nicians had carried the sons of Judah and Jerusalem to the western isles of Javan, or Ionia (<a href="/joel/3-6.htm" title="The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have you sold to the Grecians, that you might remove them far from their border.">Joel 3:6</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/43.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Fear not: for I am with thee</span> (comp. <a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a>). <span class="cmt_word">I will bring thy seed from the east... from the west</span>. The actual extent of the Jewish <span class="accented">diaspora</span> in Isaiah's day has been greatly exaggerated by some modern critics, who say that there were at that date "bands of Jewish exiles in the <span class="accented">far lands</span> of the Mediterranean, and even in China" (Cheyne). Israel had been carried captive into Mesopotamia and into Media (<a href="/2_kings/17-6.htm">2 Kings 17:6</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/5-26.htm">1 Chronicles 5:26</a>), perhaps, also, into other regions belonging at the time to Assyria, as Babylonia, Assyria Proper, Syria. Two hundred thousand Jews had been taken to Nineveh by Sennacherib ('Eponym Canon,' p. 134), and planted probably by him m outlying portions of his dominions. But such transplantation would not carry the dispersion further than Cilicia and Cyprus towards the west, Armenia towards the north, Media towards the east, and the shores of the Persian Gulf towards the south. Any scattering of the nation into regions more remote than these, as into [Egypt, Ethiopia, Elam (<a href="/isaiah/11-11.htm">Isaiah 11:11</a>), and China - if Sinim is China (<a href="/isaiah/49-12.htm">Isaiah 49:12</a>) - must have been seen by Isaiah in vision, or made known to him by revelation. It had not taken place in his day. The expression, "ends of the earth" (ver. 6), must not be pressed in Isaiah any more than in Herodotus, where the <span class="greek">ἐσχατίαι τῆς οἰκουμέης</span> are India, Arabia, Ethiopia, and Scythia (3:106-116). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/43-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Do not</span><br /><span class="heb">אַל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be afraid,</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּירָ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(tî·rā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3372.htm">Strong's 3372: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֑נִי</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">am with you;</span><br /><span class="heb">אִתְּךָ־</span> <span class="translit">(’it·tə·ḵā-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nearness, near, with, by, at, among</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will bring</span><br /><span class="heb">אָבִ֣יא</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your offspring</span><br /><span class="heb">זַרְעֶ֔ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(zar·‘e·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2233.htm">Strong's 2233: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the east,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמִּזְרָח֙</span> <span class="translit">(mim·miz·rāḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4217.htm">Strong's 4217: </a> </span><span class="str2">Place of sunrise, the east</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and gather you</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲקַבְּצֶֽךָּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·qab·bə·ṣe·kā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6908.htm">Strong's 6908: </a> </span><span class="str2">To gather, collect</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the west.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמִֽמַּעֲרָ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mim·ma·‘ă·rāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4628.htm">Strong's 4628: </a> </span><span class="str2">The west</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/43-5.htm">Isaiah 43:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/43-5.htm">Isaiah 43:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/43-5.htm">Isaiah 43:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/43-5.htm">Isaiah 43:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/43-5.htm">Isaiah 43:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/43-5.htm">Isaiah 43:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/43-5.htm">Isaiah 43:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/43-5.htm">Isaiah 43:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/43-5.htm">Isaiah 43:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/43-5.htm">Isaiah 43:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/43-5.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 43:5 Don't be afraid (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/43-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 43:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 43:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/43-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 43:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 43:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>