Isaiah 43:6
I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;
Cross-reference
Isaiah 11:12 uses the same imagery of assembling the dispersed from four corners of the earth — a parallel prophecy within the same book.
Isaiah 49:12 echoes the gathering from north, west, and distant lands — a direct parallel to the return of exiles in Isaiah 43.
Isaiah 49:18 portrays all gathering to Zion like a bride adorning herself — same theme of ingathering of God's people.
In Isaiah 54:7, God's brief desertion is followed by gathering with great compassion—the same promise of restoring the dispersed.
In Isaiah 56:8, God gathers Israel's outcasts and adds others—extending the gathering from all directions.
In Isaiah 66:20, brothers are brought from all nations as an offering—directly echoing the gathering of sons and daughters from afar.
In 2 Corinthians 6:18, God promises to be a Father to His people, echoing Isaiah's gathering of sons and daughters from afar — a covenant family theme.
Hosea 1:11 explicitly describes Judah and Israel being gathered together and going up from the land, directly mirroring the gathering from the ends of the earth.
Jeremiah 3:18 continues the gathering theme, specifying Judah and Israel together coming from the north to the promised land.
Jeremiah 3:14 echoes the same gathering of scattered children, with God bringing them from among the nations to Zion.
In Jeremiah 23:3, God personally gathers the remnant from all countries and brings them back—same imagery.
In Jeremiah 23:8, the exodus from the north and all countries is celebrated—mirrors the command to the north and south.
In Jeremiah 31:8, God brings them from the north and farthest parts, including the disabled—specific fulfillment of gathering from afar.
In Ezekiel 36:24, God takes them from nations and gathers them into their own land—identical promise.
In Ezekiel 37:21, God gathers Israel from all around and restores them to their land—same restoration theme.
In Micah 7:12, the return from Assyria and distant lands directly parallels this call to bring sons from far.
In Zechariah 8:7, God saves His people from east and west — a direct echo of gathering from all directions.
In Matthew 24:31, Jesus describes angels gathering the elect from the four winds — echoing this prophecy of gathering from the ends of the earth.
In John 10:16, Jesus brings other sheep not of this fold — applying the gathering of distant peoples to Gentile inclusion.
Psalm 107:3 explicitly describes God gathering His redeemed from north, south, east, west — a close parallel to Isaiah's gathering call.
In Luke 13:29, people come from east, west, north, south to feast in the kingdom — a broader gathering that echoes the directional language.