Isaiah 11:12 BSB — MannaFest

Isaiah 11:12

He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; He will collect the scattered of Judah from the four corners of the earth.

BSB

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ASV

And he will set up an ensign for the nations, and will assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.

KJV

And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.

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Commentary

3 voices

Thomas Aquinas

Commentary on Isaiah (1274)

378. And he shall set up. Here he places the manner of liberation, as to the first explanation: a sign, that is, the edict of king Cyrus; the fugitives of Israel, literally, those who went to Ezechias in Jerusalem, and joined themselves to the two …

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The Church Fathers1 voice

Jerome

Commentary on Isaiah (420)

On that day the root of Jesse shall stand as a signal to the peoples; the nations shall inquire of him, and his dwelling shall be glorious. LXX: On that day the root of Jesse shall stand as a signal to the peoples; the nations shall seek him out, and his dwelling shall be honored. For his resting place has been chosen in Hebrew, Mnuatho (), which all have likewise translated. And for his honor, in Hebrew it is read as Chabod (), which clearly signifies glory.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And he shall set up an ensign - See Isa 11:10. The Messiah shall stand in view of the nations, as a standard is erected by a military leader. An ensign or standard was usually lifted up on the mountains or on some elevated place (compare Isa 18:3); and the meaning here is, that the Messiah would be the conspicuous object around which the nations would rally.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְנָשָׂ֥א	ve.na.Sa'	and he will lift up	H5375 →
נֵס֙	nes	a standard	H5251 →
לַגּוֹיִ֔ם	la.go.Yim	for the nations	H1471 →
וְאָסַ֖ף	ve.'a.Saf	and he will gather	H622 →
נִדְחֵ֣י	nid.Chei	[the] banished [men] of	H5080 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
וּנְפֻצ֤וֹת	u.ne.fu.Tzot	and [the] scattered [women] of	H5310 →
יְהוּדָה֙	ye.hu.Dah	Judah	H3063 →
יְקַבֵּ֔ץ	ye.ka.Betz	he will assemble	H6908 →
מֵאַרְבַּ֖ע	me.'ar.Ba'	from [the] four	H702 →
כַּנְפ֥וֹת	kan.Fot	[the] corners of	H3671 →
הָאָֽרֶץ׃	ha.'A.retz	the earth	H776 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Isaiah 11:10
On that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will seek Him, and His place of rest will be glorious.
leads to
- Romans 15:9–12
  so that the Gentiles may glorify God for His mercy. As it is written: “Therefore I will praise You among the Gentiles; I will sing hymns to Your name.”
- Luke 2:32
  a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to Your people Israel.”
- Isaiah 11:1
  Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.
- Matthew 2:1–2
  After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,
- John 12:32
  And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw everyone to Myself.”
Through
Isaiah 56:8
Thus declares the Lord GOD, who gathers the dispersed of Israel: “I will gather to them still others besides those already gathered.”
leads to
- John 10:16
  I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.
Through
Psalms 147:2
The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the exiles of Israel.
leads to
- Deuteronomy 30:3
  then He will restore you from captivity and have compassion on you and gather you from all the nations to which the LORD your God has scattered you.
- Isaiah 56:8
  Thus declares the Lord GOD, who gathers the dispersed of Israel: “I will gather to them still others besides those already gathered.”

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