9. Though I have scattered them like seeds among the nations,they will still remember me in distant lands.They and their children will surviveand return again to Israel.
10. I will bring them back from Egyptand gather them from Assyria.I will resettle them in Gilead and Lebanonuntil there is no more room for them all.
11. They will pass safely through the sea of distress,for the waves of the sea will be held back,and the waters of the Nile will dry up.The pride of Assyria will be crushed,and the rule of Egypt will end.
12. By my power I will make my people strong,and by my authority they will go wherever they wish.I, the lord, have spoken!”