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21 Then you will say in your heart, ‘Who has given birth to these for me? My children were taken from me, and I could not give birth. I was sent away and had no place of my own. Who has brought up these children? See, I was left alone. Where have these come from?’”

22 The Lord God says, “See, I will lift up My hand to the nations. I will raise My flag to the people. And they will bring your sons in their arms, and your daughters will be carried on their shoulders. 23 Kings will take care of you as fathers. And their queens will be your nursing mothers. They will bow down to you with their faces to the ground, and kiss the dust of your feet. Then you will know that I am the Lord. Those who wait for Me with hope will not be put to shame.

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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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