Isaiah 56:8

The Lord God which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith, Yet will I gather others to him, beside those that are gathered unto him.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 66:18-21 says God will gather all nations and tongues, even taking some as priests, fulfilling the promise to gather others.

Isaiah 60:3-11 depicts nations and kings streaming to Zion's light, embodying the gathering of 'yet others' beyond Israel's outcasts.

Isaiah 11:12 also describes God gathering the exiles of Israel, directly continuing the theme of gathering here.

In Isaiah 11:12, God assembles the banished of Israel from the four corners — the same gathering of dispersed Israel echoed here, with the addition of Gentiles.

In Isaiah 27:13, a great trumpet gathers the lost from Assyria and Egypt to worship — directly matching the gathering of outcasts here.

Isaiah 43:6 Parallel

Isaiah 43:6 commands the nations to release God's sons and daughters from afar, expanding the gathering theme to the ends of the earth.

Isaiah 49:12 describes people coming from afar, from north, west, and Syene, illustrating the universal scope of God's gathering.

Isaiah 49:22 shows the nations bringing Israel's children back, depicting how God gathers his people through foreign peoples.

Isaiah 54:7 Parallel

In Isaiah 54:7, God says 'with great compassion I will gather you' after a brief desertion — the same promise of gathering the scattered.

Isaiah 55:5 Parallel

In Isaiah 55:5, a nation that did not know Israel runs to her — directly parallel to gathering 'others' to the gathered outcasts.

In Isaiah 27:12, God gleans Israel one by one from the river to the brook — a more agricultural image of the same gathering theme.

Isaiah 49:5 Parallel

In Isaiah 49:5, the Servant gathers Israel back to God — same 'gather' verb but only for the nation, not including other peoples.

Micah 4:6 Parallel

Micah 4:6 uses the same language of gathering the lame and driven away, directly reinforcing God's promise to restore the marginalized.

Ephesians 2:14–16 Prophetic fulfillment

In Ephesians 2:14-16, Christ breaks down the wall between Jew and Gentile, creating one new man — the precise outcome of gathering 'others' to Israel.

Zephaniah 3:19 explicitly says 'I will gather the outcast', echoing this promise and adding the transformation of shame into praise.

Zechariah 10:8-10 describes God whistling to gather his scattered people from the nations, reinforcing the theme of restoration after dispersion.

John 10:16 Allusion

In John 10:16, Jesus speaks of 'other sheep' not of this fold — directly fulfilling the promise to gather 'others' to the outcasts of Israel.

John 11:52 Allusion

In John 11:52, Caiaphas prophesies that Jesus will gather scattered children of God — echoing the gathering of outcasts and others.

In Jeremiah 31:10, 'He who scattered Israel will gather him as a shepherd' — a direct promise of gathering the dispersed, reinforcing this verse.

Psalm 147:2 Parallel

In Psalm 147:2, 'the LORD gathers the outcasts of Israel' uses nearly identical phrasing, making this a direct thematic parallel.

Psalm 107:3 Parallel

In Psalm 107:3, God gathers from east, west, north, and south — the same universal gathering of dispersed people seen here.

In Psalm 106:47, Israel prays 'gather us from among the nations' — a plea that matches God's promise in this verse to gather outcasts.

In Ezekiel 34:11, God himself seeks out his scattered sheep, directly mirroring the promise to gather outcasts.

In Zephaniah 3:20, God gathers his people and restores their fortunes, echoing the same gathering promise.

In Ephesians 1:10, God's plan to unite all things in Christ is the cosmic fulfillment of gathering the scattered into one.

Hosea 1:11 Parallel

In Hosea 1:11, the reunification of Israel and Judah under one head echoes this gathering of outcasts, but focuses on the two kingdoms rather than including outsiders.

In Nehemiah 1:9, God promises to gather outcasts of Israel from the ends of heaven — similar language but only for the covenant people.

In Deuteronomy 30:3, God promises to gather scattered Israel from the nations — a parallel restoration but limited to Israel alone.

In Jeremiah 49:36, God scatters the outcasts of Elam to all winds — the opposite of the gathering promised here. Contrast between scattering and gathering.

In Ezekiel 39:25, God restores Jacob's fortunes and shows mercy — a broader gathering and restoration theme.