Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save.
Gather together and come near, you survivors from the nations: those who carry around wooden idols and pray to gods that cannot save them don't understand the truth.
God is calling the survivors of various nations to gather and recognize that wooden idols are powerless, unlike the true God who can actually save.
📚 Historical Context
This passage comes during the Babylonian exile period when many nations were conquered and scattered. Isaiah is prophesying about God's judgment on the nations and calling the survivors to recognize the futility of idol worship. The 'escaped of the nations' refers to refugees and survivors from various conquered peoples who would witness God's power through events like Cyrus conquering Babylon.
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