Do not be afraid, for I am with you;
    I will bring your children from the east
    and gather you from the west.
6 I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’
    and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back.’
Bring my sons from afar
    and my daughters from the ends of the earth—
7 everyone who is called by my name,
    whom I created for my glory,
    whom I formed and made.”

‘In verse 7, the Lord specifies who will be redeemed: ”…everyone who is called by my name.” Not every Israelite by birth could expect to be saved; most would be destroyed because of their persistent disobedience (verse 28). Paul wrote: A man is not a Jew if he is only one outwardly…a man is a Jew if he is one inwardly…by the Spirit (Romans 2:28-29). Those with the Spirit are the ones who are called by God’s name, who are written in God’s book of life. Those are the ones who make up the faithful remnant of Israel, who are precious and honoured in God’s sight (verse 4).’ Tom Hale: ‘Applied Old Testament Commentary’, p.1042.