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18 She has no one to guide her
    of all the children she bore;
She has no one to take her by the hand,
    of all the children she reared!—
19 Your misfortunes are double;
    who is there to grieve with you?
Desolation and destruction, famine and sword!
    Who is there to comfort you?
20 Your children lie helpless
    at every street corner
    like antelopes in a net.
They are filled with the wrath of the Lord,
    the rebuke of your God.

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18 Among all the children(A) she bore
    there was none to guide her;(B)
among all the children she reared
    there was none to take her by the hand.(C)
19 These double calamities(D) have come upon you—
    who can comfort you?(E)
ruin and destruction,(F) famine(G) and sword(H)
    who can[a] console you?
20 Your children have fainted;
    they lie at every street corner,(I)
    like antelope caught in a net.(J)
They are filled with the wrath(K) of the Lord,
    with the rebuke(L) of your God.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 51:19 Dead Sea Scrolls, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac; Masoretic Text / how can I