“‘I will restore Israel
To its pasture.
It shall feed on Carmel.
It shall feed in Bashan.
It shall feed on the hills of Ephraim.
It shall feed in Gilead.
Its hunger shall be satisfied.’
Says Yahweh.
‘In those days,
At that time,
The iniquity of Israel
Shall be sought.
None shall be found.
The sins in Judah,
Shall be sought.
None shall be found.
I will pardon
The remnant
That I have spared.’”
Both Israel and Judah would be restored. In the former northern Israelite kingdom, there would be plenty of satisfying food as four specific places are mentioned here, the Mediterranean costal Carmel area, the Bashan area on the east side of the Jordan River, the Ephraim territory north of the Benjamin territory, and the east bank area of the Gilead in the former Gad and Manasseh territory. No longer would there be any iniquity or sins found in Israel or Judah, even though people would look for them. Yahweh would forgive the sins of the remnant that was spared. All would be good again.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 