Isaiah 49:20

Isaiah 49:20 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

20The 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.’

20“The children 49:20 Lit of your bereavementyou lost will yet say in your ears,

‘The place is too cramped for me;

Make room for me that I may live here.’

20The children of 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.’

20“The children of your bereavement [those born in captivity] will yet say in your ears,

‘The place is too cramped for me’;

Make room for me that I may live here.

20Yet the children of your bereavement

will say in your hearing,

‘This place is too small for us;

make room for us to live here.’

20The children born during your time of sorrow

will speak to you. They will say,

‘This city is too small for us.

Give us more space to live in.’