Isaiah 49:21
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?
KJV
Et dices in corde tuo : Quis genuit mihi istos ? ego sterilis et non pariens, transmigrata, et captiva ; et istos quis enutrivit ? ego destituta et sola ; et isti ubi erant ?
Vulgate
καὶ ἐρεῖς ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ σου Τίς ἐγέννησέν μοι τούτους; ἐγὼ δὲ ἄτεκνος καὶ χήρα, τούτους δὲ τίς ἐξέθρεψέν μοι; ἐγὼ δὲ κατελείφθην μόνη, οὗτοι δέ μοι ποῦ ἦσαν;
LXX
Then shalt thou say in thy heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have been bereaved of my children, and am solitary, an exile, and wandering to and fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where were they?
ASV
וְ/אָמַ֣רְתְּ בִּ/לְבָבֵ֗/ךְ מִ֤י יָֽלַד לִ/י֙ אֶת אֵ֔לֶּה וַ/אֲנִ֥י שְׁכוּלָ֖ה וְ/גַלְמוּדָ֑ה גֹּלָ֣ה וְ/סוּרָ֗ה וְ/אֵ֨לֶּה֙ מִ֣י גִדֵּ֔ל הֵ֤ן אֲנִי֙ נִשְׁאַ֣רְתִּי לְ/בַדִּ֔/י אֵ֖לֶּה אֵיפֹ֥ה הֵֽם
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
17 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Gal 4:27 — For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.
- Gen 21:6 — And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.
- Isa 51:18 — There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she hath brought forth; neither is there any that taketh her by the hand of all the sons that she hath brought up.
- Isa 60:8 — Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?
- Ps 45:16 — Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth.