Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

I am saying to the north, 'Give up,' And to the south, 'Restrain not.' Bring in My sons from afar, And My daughters from the end of the earth.

New American Standard Bible

“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,

King James Version

I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;

Holman Bible

I will say to the north: Give them up!
and to the south: Do not hold them back!
Bring My sons from far away,
and My daughters from the ends of the earth

International Standard Version

I'll say to the north, "Give them up'! and to the south, "Don't keep them back!' Bring my sons from far away and my daughters from the ends of the earth

A Conservative Version

I will say to the north, Give up, and to the south, Keep not back. Bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the end of the earth,

American Standard Version

I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back; bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the end of the earth;

Amplified


“I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’
And to the south, ‘Do not hold them back.’
Bring My sons from far way
And My daughters from the ends of the earth,

Bible in Basic English

I will say to the north, Give them up; and to the south, Do not keep them back; send back my sons from far, and my daughters from the end of the earth;

Darby Translation

I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from afar, and my daughters from the end of the earth,

Julia Smith Translation

Say to the north, Thou shalt give, and to the south thou shalt not withhold: bring in my sons from far off, and my daughters from the extremities of the earth;

King James 2000

I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from afar, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;

Lexham Expanded Bible

I will say to the north, 'Give!' and to [the] south, 'You must not withhold!' Bring my sons from far away, and my daughters from the end of the earth--

Modern King James verseion

I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Do not keep back; bring My sons from far and My daughters from the ends of the earth;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

I will say to the North, 'Let go.' And to the South, 'Keep not back: but bring me my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the world:

NET Bible

I will say to the north, 'Hand them over!' and to the south, 'Don't hold any back!' Bring my sons from distant lands, and my daughters from the remote regions of the earth,

New Heart English Bible

I will tell the north, 'Give them up.' and tell the south, 'Do not hold them back. Bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth?

The Emphasized Bible

I will say to the North Give up! And to the South Do not withhold! Bring in My sons from far, and My daughters from the end of the earth;

Webster

I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;

World English Bible

I will tell the north, 'Give them up!' and tell the south, 'Don't hold them back! Bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth --

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
I will say

Usage: 0

to the north
צפן צפון 
Tsaphown 
Usage: 153

Give up
נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 2011

and to the south
תּמן תּימן 
Teyman 
Usage: 23

Keep not back
כּלא 
Kala' 
Usage: 18


come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,
Usage: 0

רחק רחוק 
Rachowq 
Usage: 85

and my daughters
בּת 
Bath 
Usage: 587

from the ends
קצה קצה 
Qatseh 
Usage: 97

References

Context Readings

The Restorer Of Israel

5 Be not afraid, for I am with thee, From the east I bring in thy seed, And from the west I gather thee. 6 I am saying to the north, 'Give up,' And to the south, 'Restrain not.' Bring in My sons from afar, And My daughters from the end of the earth. 7 Every one who is called by My name, Even for My honour I have created him, I have formed him, yea, I have made him.

Cross References

Psalm 107:3

And from the lands hath gathered them, From east and from west, From north, and from the sea.

Isaiah 18:7

At that time brought is a present to Jehovah of Hosts, A nation drawn out and peeled. Even of a people fearful from the beginning hitherto, A nation meting out by line, and treading down, Whose land floods have spoiled, Unto the place of the name of Jehovah of Hosts -- mount Zion!'

Jeremiah 3:14

Turn back, O backsliding sons, An affirmation of Jehovah. For I have ruled over you, And taken you one of a city, and two of a family, And have brought you to Zion,

Jeremiah 3:18-19

In those days do the house of Judah Go unto the house of Israel, And they come together from the land of the south, unto the land That I caused your fathers to inherit.

Hosea 1:10-11

and the number of the sons of Israel hath been as the sand of the sea, that is not measured nor numbered, and it hath come to pass in the place where it is said to them, Ye are not My people, it is said to them, Sons of the Living God;

Romans 9:7-8

nor because they are seed of Abraham are all children, but -- 'in Isaac shall a seed be called to thee;'

Romans 9:25-26

as also in Hosea He saith, 'I will call what is not My people -- My people; and her not beloved -- Beloved,

2 Corinthians 6:17-18

wherefore, come ye forth out of the midst of them, and be separated, saith the Lord, and an unclean thing do not touch, and I -- I will receive you,

Galatians 3:26-29

for ye are all sons of God through the faith in Christ Jesus,

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