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"^(aq)Lift up your eyes and look around; ^(ar)All of them gather together, ^(as)they come to you. ^(at)As I live," declares the Lord , "You will surely ^(au)put on all of them as ^[i]jewels and bind them on as a bride.

"For ^(av)your waste and desolate places and your destroyed land— Surely now you will be ^(aw)too cramped for the inhabitants, And those who ^(ax)swallowed you will be far away.

"The ^(ay)children of ^[j]whom you were bereaved will yet say in your ears, ‘The place is too cramped for me; Make room for me that I may live here.'

"Then you will ^(az)say in your heart, ‘Who has begotten these for me, Since I have been bereaved of my children And am ^(ba)barren, an ^(bb)exile and a wanderer? And who has reared these? Behold, I was ^(bc)left alone; ^[k](bd)From where did these come?'"

Thus says the Lord ^[l] God , "Behold, I will lift up My hand to the nations And set up My ^(be)standard to the peoples; And they will ^(bf)bring your sons in their bosom, And your daughters will be carried on their shoulders.

"^(bg)Kings will be your guardians, And their princesses your nurses. They will ^(bh)bow down to you with their faces to the earth And ^(bi)lick the dust of your feet; And you will ^(bj)know that I am the Lord ; Those who hopefully ^(bk)wait for Me will ^(bl)not be put to shame.