וְהָיָה֙ כִּצְבִ֣י מֻדָּ֔ח וּכְצֹ֖אן וְאֵ֣ין מְקַבֵּ֑ץ אִ֤ישׁ אֶל־עַמּוֹ֙ יִפְנ֔וּ וְאִ֥ישׁ אֶל־אַרְצ֖וֹ יָנֽוּסוּ׃
他們必像被追趕的羚羊，又像無人收聚的羊群；各人必轉向自己的同族，各人必逃回自己的故土。
Rabbeinu Bahya
A Midrashic approach based on Chulin 89: the word לא מרבכם means “not because you boast of the fact that you are so numerous but, on the contrary, because you are unassuming, modest before Me do I relate to you in this manner. David referred to this in Psalms 136,23: “He remembered us because we were humbled, for His kindness is everlasting.” This is the true meaning of: “for you are the least assuming of all the nations.” G’d said: “at a time when I bestow greatness upon you, you belittle yourselves.” When I granted greatness to Avraham, he said: “I am but dust and ashes” (Genesis 18,27). When I granted greatness to Moses and Aaron they said “who are we?” (Exodus 16,8). When I bestowed greatness upon David, he said: “I am only a worm and not a man” (Psalms 22,7). The nations of the world do not react in this manner. When I granted greatness to King Nimrod he went ahead and said “let us a build a tower which reaches into heaven!” (Genesis 11,3) When I granted greatness to Pharaoh he reacted by saying: “who is Hashem that I should listen to His instructions!” (Exodus 5,2): When I granted great stature to Sancheriv, he responded by saying: “Who amongst all the gods of these countries has saved them from my hand that you (Chizkiyah) would think that the Lord can save Jerusalem from my hand?” (Isaiah 36,20) When I granted greatness to Nevuchadnezzar he proclaimed: “I will ascend the highest places” (Isaiah 13,14). Chirom the king of Tzor said: “I am a god; I sit enthroned like a god in the heart of the seas” (Ezekiel 28,2).