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20 Children were born to you while you were sad.
    But they will say to you,
‘This place is too small for us.
    Give us a bigger place to live.’
21 Then you will say to yourself,
    ‘Who gave me all these children?
I was sad and lonely.
    I was defeated and away from my people.
    So who reared these children?
I was left all alone.
    Where did all these children come from?’”

22 This is what the Lord God says:
“See, I will lift my hand to signal the nations.
    I will raise my banner for all people to see.
Then they will bring your sons back to you in their arms.
    They will carry your daughters on their shoulders.

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20 The children born during your bereavement
    will yet say in your hearing,
‘This place is too small for us;
    give us more space to live in.’(A)
21 Then you will say in your heart,
    ‘Who bore me these?(B)
I was bereaved(C) and barren;
    I was exiled and rejected.(D)
    Who brought these(E) up?
I was left(F) all alone,(G)
    but these—where have they come from?’”

22 This is what the Sovereign Lord(H) says:

“See, I will beckon to the nations,
    I will lift up my banner(I) to the peoples;
they will bring(J) your sons in their arms
    and carry your daughters on their hips.(K)

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