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21 Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who has begotten me these, seeing I had lost my children and was desolate, a stranger removed from my land? and who has brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where had they been?

22 Thus has the Lord GOD said, Behold, I will lift up my hand to the Gentiles and raise up my banner as an example to the peoples: 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 princesses 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 those that wait for me shall 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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