Who have been upheld by Me. The Almighty shows that while idols gave (and still give) trouble because they had to be carried by their worshipers, or on the backs of animals (v.1), He had been carrying His people for years on end, guiding, sustaining, and delivering them, without ever abandoning them. He used the example of a mother to illustrate the constant and loyal love of the Most High; just as a woman carries her child in her womb, feels pain when the child is born, and protects the child as he or she grows, He begot and protected the nation of Israel (Exod. 19.4; Deut. 1.31).