14 ^aBut Zion said, “The Lord has forsaken me,
And my Lord has forgotten me.” ‡

15 “Can^a a woman forget her nursing child,
¹And not have compassion on the son of her womb?
Surely they may forget,
^bYet I will not forget you. ‡

17 Your¹ sons shall make haste;
Your destroyers and those who laid you waste
Shall go away from you. ‡

18 ^aLift up your eyes, look around and see;
All these gather together and come to you.
As I live,” says the Lord,
“You shall surely clothe yourselves with them all ^bas an ornament,
And bind them on you as a bride does. ‡