Isaiah 49:19-21

King James Version

¹⁹For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away.

²⁰The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other, shall say again in thine ears, The place is too strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell.

²¹Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where had they been?

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Isaiah 49:19-21

New International Version

¹⁹“Though you were ruined and made desolate^(A)
    and your land laid waste,^(B)
now you will be too small for your people,^(C)
    and those who devoured^(D) you will be far away.
²⁰The children born during your bereavement
    will yet say in your hearing,
‘This place is too small for us;
    give us more space to live in.’^(E)
²¹Then you will say in your heart,
    ‘Who bore me these?^(F)
I was bereaved^(G) and barren;
    I was exiled and rejected.^(H)
    Who brought these^(I) up?
I was left^(J) all alone,^(K)
    but these—where have they come from?’”

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Isaiah 49:19-21

New King James Version

¹⁹“For your waste and desolate places,
And the land of your destruction,
^(A)Will even now be too small for the inhabitants;
And those who swallowed you up will be far away.
²⁰^(B)The children you will have,
^(C)After you have lost the others,
Will say again in your ears,
‘The place is too small for me;
Give me a place where I may dwell.’
²¹Then you will say in your heart,
‘Who has begotten these for me,
Since I have lost my children and am desolate,
A captive, and wandering to and fro?
And who has brought these up?
There I was, left alone;
But these, where were they?’ ”