4:6–7 Divine Promise to Gather Zion. God expresses his covenant faithfulness. These pivotal verses develop the theme of exiles regathered (v. 6), restored, and submissive to the Lord’s reign (v. 7) in ongoing fellowship. 4:6 In that day. See v. 1; 5:10. assemble … gather. Along with “I will make” (4:7), these same verbs are found in 2:12–13. Deliverance from the disaster at Jerusalem’s gate (1:12) thus becomes a type of greater salvation. I have afflicted. It is the Lord’s doing (2:3). 4:7 the LORD