3. This is because I, the Lord, am your God.I, the Holy One of Israel, am your Savior.I gave Egypt to pay for you.I gave Cush and Seba to make you mine.
4. You are precious to me.I give you honor, and I love you.So I will give other people in your place.I will give other nations to save your life.
5. So don’t be afraid. I am with you.I will gather your children from the east.I will gather you from the west.
6. I will tell the north: Give my people to me.I will tell the south: Don’t keep my people in prison.Bring my sons from far away.Bring my daughters from faraway places.
7. Bring to me all the people who are mine.I made them for my glory.I formed them; I made them.”