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Isaiah 49:21-23
Common English Bible
Isaiah 49:21-23
Common English Bible
21 And you will think to yourself,
Who bore me these?
I was bereaved and desolate, exiled and sent off.
So who raised these?
I was left behind, I was alone;
where were these?
22 The Lord God says:
Look, I will raise my hand to the nations,
and to the peoples I will lift up my signal.
They will bring your sons in their arms,
and will carry your daughters on their shoulders.
23 Kings will be your attendants,
and their queens your nursemaids.
With faces to the ground they will bow down to you;
they will lick the dust from your feet.
You will know that I am the Lord;
the one who hopes in me won’t be ashamed.
Isaiah 49:21-23
New International Version
Isaiah 49:21-23
New International Version
21 Then you will say in your heart,
‘Who bore me these?(A)
I was bereaved(B) and barren;
I was exiled and rejected.(C)
Who brought these(D) up?
I was left(E) all alone,(F)
but these—where have they come from?’”
22 This is what the Sovereign Lord(G) says:
“See, I will beckon to the nations,
I will lift up my banner(H) to the peoples;
they will bring(I) your sons in their arms
and carry your daughters on their hips.(J)
23 Kings(K) will be your foster fathers,
and their queens your nursing mothers.(L)
They will bow down(M) before you with their faces to the ground;
they will lick the dust(N) at your feet.
Then you will know that I am the Lord;(O)
those who hope(P) in me will not be disappointed.(Q)”
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