Isaiah 43:6 (DBY)

Passage

I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from afar, and my daughters from the end of the earth,

Nearby Context

Isaiah 43:4 Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee; and I will give men for thee, and peoples for thy life.

Isaiah 43:5 Fear not, for I [am] with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;

Isaiah 43:6 I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from afar, and my daughters from the end of the earth,

Isaiah 43:7 every one that is called by my name, and whom I have created for my glory: I have formed him, yea, I have made him.

Isaiah 43:8 Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "north", "give", "south", "keep", "back", "bring", "sons", and "afar". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "north" and "give", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "Fear not for I am with thee..." into verse 7's "every one that is called by my...", so "north" and "give" belong inside that flow. In Isaiah context, the local focus is the Holy One of Israel, judgment and restoration, the servant of the LORD, and Zion's hope.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "north" and "give" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.