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Isaiah 60:16

Israel

14 The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

15 Whereas you have been forsaken and despised, with no one passing through, I will make you an everlasting pride, a joy from age to age.

You will drink the milk of nations and nurse at the breasts of royalty; you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

17 Instead of bronze I will bring you gold; I will bring silver in place of iron, bronze instead of wood, and iron instead of stones. I will appoint peace as your governor and righteousness as your ruler.

18 No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. But you will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
You will drink the milk of nations and nurse at the breasts of royalty; you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
KJV
Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.
WEB
You will also drink the milk of the nations, and will nurse from royal breasts. Then you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior, your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
ASV
Thou shalt also suck the milk of the nations, and shalt suck the breast of kings; and thou shalt know that I, Jehovah, am thy Saviour, and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
DARBY
And thou shalt suck the milk of the nations, and shalt suck the breast of kings; and thou shalt know that I, Jehovah, [am] thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
BLB
And you will suck the milk of nations, and you will suck the breast of kings; and you will know that I [am] YHWH your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
ÅB
Og du skal die hedningefolks melk, ja, kongers bryst skal du die, og du skal kjenne at jeg, Herren, er din frelser, og Jakobs Veldige din gjenløser.
OTB
Du skal nyte folkenes overflod og bli opprettholdt av kongelige forsyninger; da skal du vite at jeg, Herren, er din frelser, din gjenløser, Jakobs Mektige.
B1930
Og du skal die hedningefolks melk, ja, kongers bryst skal du die, og du skal kjenne at jeg, Herren, er din frelser, og Jakobs Veldige din gjenløser.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 49:23

    Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”

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  • Isaiah 66:11–12

    so that you may nurse and be satisfied at her comforting breasts; you may drink deeply and delight yourselves in her glorious abundance.

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  • Isaiah 66:14

    When you see, you will rejoice, and you will flourish like grass; then the hand of the LORD will be revealed to His servants, but His wrath will be shown to His enemies.

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  • Isaiah 61:6

    But you will be called the priests of the LORD; they will speak of you as ministers of our God; you will feed on the wealth of nations, and you will boast in their riches.

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  • Isaiah 43:3–4

    For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your place.

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  • Ezekiel 34:30

    Then they will know that I, the LORD their God, am with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are My people,’ declares the Lord GOD.

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  • Isaiah 59:20

    “The Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who turn from transgression,” declares the LORD.

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