Jer 31:8-9, Hos 2:14, Luk 1:78-79, Eph 5:8 | ESV | STEP | Behold , I will bring them from the north country and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth , among them the blind and the lame , the pregnant woman and she who is in labor , together ; a great company , they shall return here .

Jeremiah 31:8-9

8 Behold, I will bring them ^afrom the north country
and ^bgather them from ^cthe farthest parts of the earth,
among them ^dthe blind and the lame,
the pregnant woman and she who is in labor, together;
a great company, they shall return here.
9 ^eWith weeping they shall come,
^fand with pleas for mercy I will lead them back,
I will make them ^gwalk by brooks of water,
^hin a straight path in which they shall not stumble,
for ⁱI am a father to Israel,
and Ephraim is ^jmy firstborn.

Hosea 2:14

The Lord’s Mercy on Israel

14 “Therefore, behold, I will allure her,
and ^kbring her into the wilderness,
and ^lspeak tenderly to her.

Luke 1:78-79

78 because of the ^mtender mercy of our God,
whereby ⁿthe sunrise shall ^ovisit us ^{▼▼Or when the sunrise shall dawn upon us; some manuscripts since the sunrise has visited us} ^qfrom on high
79 to ^rgive light to ^sthose who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into ^tthe way of ^upeace.”

Ephesians 5:8

8 for ^vat one time you were ^wdarkness, but now you are light in the Lord. ^xWalk as children of light