The Hebrew nadach (H5080) means to drive away, thrust out, or scatter β it is frequently used in the context of Israel's exile and the scattering of the people among the nations. Deuteronomy 30:4 gives the foundational promise: 'Even if you have been banished (nadach) to the most distant land under the heavens, from there the LORD your God will gather you and bring you back.' The same word used for exile becomes the setting for the promise of divine restoration.
Nadach passages establish one of the Bible's most powerful reversals: those who have been driven out by human and demonic forces will be gathered in by God. Isaiah 11:12 promises that God will 'gather the exiles of Israel; he will assemble the scattered people of Judah from the four quarters of the earth.' This theme reaches its NT apex in John 11:52, where John interprets Christ's death as 'to gather together in one the scattered children of God.' The cross is the ultimate act of gathering the nadach β the driven-out ones β back to the Father.