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12 Look, people will come from far away.
Look, some will come from the north and the west,
and some from the land of Sinim.[a]
13 Shout for joy, O heavens,
and rejoice, O earth.
Let mountains burst forth with shouts of joy,
because the Lord is comforting his people,
and he is showing mercy to his afflicted ones.

The Faithful Few Are Not Forgotten

14 But Zion said, “The Lord has abandoned me.
The Lord has forgotten me.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 49:12 Sinim, the reading of the Hebrew, may be a name for China. The Dead Sea Scroll of Isaiah reads Syene, a place in the southern part of Egypt.

12 See, they will come from afar(A)
    some from the north, some from the west,(B)
    some from the region of Aswan.[a]

13 Shout for joy,(C) you heavens;
    rejoice, you earth;(D)
    burst into song, you mountains!(E)
For the Lord comforts(F) his people
    and will have compassion(G) on his afflicted ones.(H)

14 But Zion(I) said, “The Lord has forsaken(J) me,
    the Lord has forgotten me.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 49:12 Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text Sinim