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Isaiah 49:21-23
Christian Standard Bible
Isaiah 49:21-23
Christian Standard Bible
21 Then you will say within yourself,
‘Who fathered these for me?
I was deprived of my children and unable to conceive,
exiled and wandering—
but who brought them up?
See, I was left by myself—
but these, where did they come from?’” [a]
22 This is what the Lord God says:
Look, I will lift up my hand to the nations,
and raise my banner to the peoples.(A)
They will bring your sons in their arms,
and your daughters will be carried on their shoulders.(B)
23 Kings will be your guardians
and their queens[b] your nursing mothers.(C)
They will bow down to you
with their faces to the ground
and lick the dust at your feet.(D)
Then you will know that I am the Lord;(E)
those who put their hope in me
will not be put to shame.(F)
Isaiah 49:21-23
New International Version
Isaiah 49:21-23
New International Version
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)”
Isaiah 49:21-23
King James Version
Isaiah 49:21-23
King James Version
21 Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where had they been?
22 Thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders.
23 And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.
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