# from the east ... and from the south Here the four directions are given to emphasize that he gather them from everywhere. Alternate translation: "from every direction" or "from every part of the world" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism]]) # from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south This describes the places that Yahweh gather his people from. Alternate translation: "he has gathered them from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])