Isaiah 27:12 (WEB) | Explain Bible AI

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It shall happen in that day, that Yahweh will beat off [his fruit] from the flood of the River to the brook of Egypt; and you shall be gathered one by one, you children of Israel.

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Isaiah pictures the Lord gathering his scattered people from the Euphrates region, associated with Assyria in Mesopotamia, to the Brook of Egypt, likely the Wadi el-Arish on Egypt’s northeastern border. These boundaries describe the full extent from which God will restore Israel, gathering them one by one to worship in Jerusalem.

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Isaiah 27:12 mentions Assyria, Brook of Egypt, Egypt, Euphrates and Jerusalem.

Photo of Assyria — Assyria · Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg)

Photo of Brook of Egypt — Brook of Egypt · اسماء البيك

Photo of Egypt — Egypt · Ricardo Liberato