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Though all the peoples walk,
    each in the name of its god,
We will walk in the name of the Lord,
    our God, forever and ever.

[a]On that day—oracle of the Lord
    I will gather the lame,
And I will assemble the outcasts,
    and those whom I have afflicted.
I will make of the lame a remnant,
    and of the weak a strong nation;
The Lord shall be king over them on Mount Zion,
    from now on and forever.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 4:6–8 An announcement of salvation proclaiming that the Lord will restore the lame and afflicted people of God as a nation on Mount Zion. Oracle of the Lord: a phrase used extensively in prophetic books to indicate divine speech.

All the nations may walk
    in the name of their gods,(A)
but we will walk in the name of the Lord
    our God for ever and ever.(B)

The Lord’s Plan

“In that day,” declares the Lord,

“I will gather the lame;(C)
    I will assemble the exiles(D)
    and those I have brought to grief.(E)
I will make the lame my remnant,(F)
    those driven away a strong nation.(G)
The Lord will rule over them in Mount Zion(H)
    from that day and forever.(I)

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