⁵ Those who were well fed are now starving,
    and those who were starving are now full.
The childless woman now has seven children,
    and the woman with many children wastes away.

⁹ He gives the childless woman a family,
    making her a happy mother.

Praise the Lord!

⁵³ He has filled the hungry with good things
    and sent the rich away with empty hands.

⁹ The mother of seven grows faint and gasps for breath;
    her sun has gone down while it is still day.
She sits childless now,
    disgraced and humiliated.
And I will hand over those who are left
    to be killed by the enemy.
    I, the Lord, have spoken!”

¹⁰ Even strong young lions sometimes go hungry,
    but those who trust in the Lord will lack no good thing.

“Rejoice, O childless woman,
    you who have never given birth!
Break into a joyful shout,
    you who have never been in labor!
For the desolate woman now has more children
    than the woman who lives with her husband!”^[a]