Isaiah 49:15-22

Living Bible

¹⁵ “Never! Can a mother forget her little child and not have love for her own son? Yet even if that should be, I will not forget you. ¹⁶ See, I have tattooed your name upon my palm, and ever before me is a picture of Jerusalem’s walls in ruins. ¹⁷ Soon your rebuilders shall come and chase away all those destroying you. ¹⁸ Look and see, for the Lord has vowed that all your enemies shall come and be your slaves. They will be as jewels to display, as bridal ornaments.

¹⁹ “Even the most desolate parts of your abandoned land shall soon be crowded with your people, and your enemies who enslaved you shall be far away. ²⁰ The generations born in exile shall return and say, ‘We need more room! It’s crowded here!’ ²¹ Then you will think to yourself, ‘Who has given me all these? For most of my children were killed, and the rest were carried away into exile, leaving me here alone. Who bore these? Who raised them for me?’”

²² The Lord God says, “See, I will give a signal to the Gentiles, and they shall carry your little sons back to you in their arms, and your daughters on their shoulders.