Holy Scripture
Isaiah 49:12
A church father on this verse
“According to one interpretation, this refers to the lowly and Jewish people. According to another, this is the entire gathering of souls that make up the godly spiritual commonwealth. According to a still further interpretation, this is the angelic order about which the apostle says, "She is the free Jerusalem of abov…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
12Behold, these shall come from far: and these from the north and the west, and others from the land of the Persians.
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In context
10They shall not hunger, neither shall they thirst; neither shall the heat nor the sun smite them; but he that has mercy on them shall comfort them, and by fountains of waters shall he lead them.
11And I will make every mountain a way, and every path a pasture to them.
— Isaiah 49:12 —
13Rejoice, ye heavens; and let the earth be glad: let the mountains break forth with joy; for the Lord has had mercy on his people, and has comforted the lowly ones of his people.
14But Zion said, The Lord has forsaken me, and, The Lord has forgotten me.