18 (A)There is none to guide her
    among all the sons she has borne;
there is none to take her by the hand
    among all the sons she has brought up.
19 (B)These two things have happened to you—
    who will console you?—
devastation and destruction, famine and sword;
    who will comfort you?[a]
20 (C)Your sons have fainted;
    they lie at the head of every street
    like an (D)antelope (E)in a net;
they are full of the wrath of the Lord,
    the rebuke of your God.

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  1. Isaiah 51:19 Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate; Masoretic Text how shall I comfort you

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