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21 Then you will say in your heart,
“Who has borne these for me?
Wasn’t I bereaved of my children—
    barren, an exile and wandering?
So who has raised these?
Behold, I was left alone—
    these, where were they?”

22 Thus says Adonai Elohim:
“Look, I will lift My hand to the nations,
and raise My banner to the peoples!
They will bring your sons on their chest,
and carry your daughters on their shoulders.
23 Kings will be your guardians,
their princesses your nurses.
They will bow down to you with their face to the ground,
    and lick the dust of your feet.
Then you will know that I am Adonai
those hoping in Me will not be ashamed.”

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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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