The command—'Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east, and from the west I will gather you'—returns to the comfort formula while adding promise of diaspora return. The mention of offspring coming from east and west suggests a restoration that gathers the dispersed who have fled or been taken captive to distant lands. The directional language (east and west) indicates the geographical extent of the regathering. This verse expands the promise from Israel as a nation to include those scattered across the known world.

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