In that day the LORD will thresh from the flowing of the River to the Wadi of Egypt, and you will be gathered one by one, O sons of Israel, establishing that salvation will involve the gathering of Israel from exile, from all the far reaches of the promised land and beyond, into a unified community. The threshing imagery suggests both the separation of the valuable from the chaff and the gathering of what has been dispersed. The flowing of the River to the Wadi of Egypt represents the full extent of the promised land, suggesting that scattered Israel will be regathered within the bounds of covenant territory. The gathering one by one emphasizes the totality and precision of God's redemptive work, that no member of the faithful remnant will be lost. This verse looks forward to the fulfillment of the promise of return from exile.

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