Isaiah 49:21-23

New International Reader's Version

²¹Then you will say to yourself,
    ‘Whose children are these?
I lost my children.
    And I couldn’t have any more.
My children were taken far away from me.
    And no one wanted them.
    Who brought these children up?
I was left all alone.
    So where have these children come from?’ ”

²²The Lord and King continues,

“I will call out to the nations.
    I will give a signal to them.
They will bring back your sons in their arms.
    They will carry your daughters on their hips.
²³Their kings will become like fathers to you.
    Their queens will be like mothers who nurse you.
They will bow down to you with their faces toward the ground.
    They will kiss the dust at your feet to show you their respect.
Then you will know that I am the Lord.
    Those who put their hope in me will not be ashamed.”