Then they will know that I have sent them into exile among the nations but also gathered them to their own land, leaving none of them behind—a summary that establishes continuity between exile and restoration and emphasizes that God remains the agent throughout both experiences. The knowledge that God sent them into exile affirms divine agency in the punishment; the exile was not a failure of God's power but a fulfillment of the covenant's threat. The gathering to the land emphasizes divine agency in restoration; just as God sent the exiles, God brings them back. The promise that none are left behind emphasizes the comprehensiveness of restoration; no exile is excluded. This verse completes the restoration narrative by emphasizing that both exile and restoration are works of the same covenant God.

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