Isaiah 43:5

“Fear not, for I am with thee, &c.] With thy ministers that preach the everlasting Gospel, to make it effectual to the conversion of many everywhere, as well as to bear thee up under all trials, and to cause thee to stand against all opposition: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west; which is to be understood not literally of the return of the Jews from the Babylonish captivity; for these several quarters, east, west, north, and south, will hardly agree with that, though it may be supposed they were scattered in several countries; but spiritually of the gathering in of God’s elect, whether Jews or Gentiles, which were scattered abroad throughout the world, called…”

“(Deu 30:3). seed--descendants scattered in all lands. VITRINGA understands it of the spiritual "seed" of the Church produced by mystical regeneration: for the expression is, "bring," not "bring back." This sense is perhaps included, but not to the exclusion of the literal Israel's restoration (Jer 30:10-11; Amo 9:9; Zac 2:6-13).”

“Fear not - (see the note at Isaiah 41:10, Isaiah 41:14; compare Isaiah 43:1). I will bring thy seed - Thy children; thy descendants. The sense is, I will re-collect my scattered people from all parts of the world. The passage appears to have been taken from Deuteronomy 30:3, where God promises to gather his people together again if they should be scattered among the nations, and should then repent. Vitringa understands this of the spiritual descendants of the Jews, or of those who should believe on the Messiah among the Gentiles, and who should become the people of God. But the more natural interpretation is, to refer it to the Jews who were scattered abroad during the exile at Babylon, and…”

“Fear not: Isa 43:2, Isa 41:10, Isa 41:14, Isa 44:2; Jer 30:10, Jer 30:11, Jer 46:27, Jer 46:28; Act 18:9, Act 18:10 I will: Isa 11:11, Isa 11:12, Isa 27:12, Isa 27:13, Isa 49:12, Isa 60:1-11, Isa 66:19, Isa 66:20; Deu 30:3; Kg1 8:46-51; Psa 22:27-31, Psa 106:47, Psa 107:3; Jer 30:18, Jer 30:19, Jer 31:8, Jer 31:9; Eze 36:24-27; Eze 37:21-28, Eze 39:25-29; Mic 2:12; Zac 8:7; Luk 13:29; Joh 10:16 Isaiah 43:6”

“The encouraging "Fear not" is here resumed, for the purpose of assigning a still further reason. "Fear not; for I am with thee: I bring thy seed from the east, and from the west will I gather them; I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the end of the earth; everything that is called by my name, and I have created for my glory, that I have formed, yea finished!" The fact that Jehovah is with Israel will show itself in this, that He effects its complete restoration from all quarters of the heaven (compare the lands of the diaspora in all directions already mentioned by Isaiah in Isa 11:11-12). Jehovah's command is…”