“And I will be found of you, saith the Lord: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the Lord; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.”
God's promise to be found by the exiles and to reverse their captivity introduces restoration as emerging from authentic seeking and prayer rather than from military or political action, establishing spiritual transformation as precondition for physical restoration. The gathering from all nations and places where God has scattered the exiles suggests a future diaspora ingathering that exceeds the immediate return from Babylon, foreshadowing later redemptive history. The promise affirms that scattered Israel will eventually be reunited under God's direction.
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