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Isaiah 11:12

Isaiah 11:12
And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And he shall set up an ensign for the nations,.... For the gathering of them, for the calling of the Gentiles, that is, the Lord would do it; he who before is said to set his hand a second time to…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

And he shall set up an ensign - See Isa 11:10. The Messiah shall stand in view of the nations, as a standard is erected by a military leader. An ensign or standard was usually lifted up on the…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Isaiah 11:10-16

We have here a further prophecy of the enlargement and advancement of the kingdom of the Messiah, under the type and figure of the flourishing condition of the kingdom of Judah in the latter end of…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

The meaning of the "signal" here is explained by ch. Isa 49:22; it is a signal to the nationsto release or even to bring back the exiles.

the dispersed of Judah The participle in Hebr. is fem. This…