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20 The children whom you shall have,
    after you have lost the others,
shall say again in your ears,
    “The place is too cramped for me;
    make room for me that I may dwell here.”
21 Then you shall say in your heart,
    “Who bore these for me,
since I have lost my children and am barren,
    a captive and a wanderer?
    And who has brought these up?
I was left alone;
    from where did these come?”

22 Thus says the Lord God:

See, I will lift up My hand to the nations
    and set up My standard to the peoples;
and they shall bring your sons in their arms,
    and your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders;

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20 (A)The children you will have,
(B)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.’
21 Then 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?’ ”

22 (C)Thus says the Lord God:

“Behold, I will lift My hand in an oath to the nations,
And set up My [a]standard for the peoples;
They shall bring your sons in their [b]arms,
And your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders;

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 49:22 banner
  2. Isaiah 49:22 Lit. bosom