Isaiah 49:23 “Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothe…”

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.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.

World English Bible

Kings shall be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow down to you with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; and those who wait for me won’t be disappointed.”

American Standard Version

And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am Jehovah; and they that wait for me shall not be put to shame.

Geneva Bible 1599

And Kings shalbe thy nourcing fathers, and Queenes shalbe thy nources: they shall worship thee with their faces towarde the earth, and licke vp the dust of thy feete: and thou shalt knowe that I am the Lord: for they shall not be ashamed that waite for me.

Darby Translation

And kings shall be thy nursing-fathers, and their princesses thy nursing-mothers: they shall bow down to thee with the face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet. And thou shalt know that I [am] Jehovah; for they shall not be ashamed who wait on me.

Young's Literal Translation

And kings have been thy nursing fathers, And their princesses thy nursing mothers; Face to the earth — they bow down to thee, And the dust of thy feet they lick up, And thou hast known that I [am] Jehovah, That those expecting Me are not ashamed.

Bible in Basic English

And kings will take care of you, and queens will give you their milk: they will go down on their faces before you, kissing the dust of your feet; and you will be certain that I am the Lord, and that those who put their hope in me will not be shamed.

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Cross references

“kings”

Isaiah 60:16 Isaiah 60:3 Isaiah 49:7 Psalm 2:10–12 Revelation 21:24–26 Isaiah 62:2

Isaiah 60:16 · 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.

Isaiah 60:3 · BSB

Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.

Isaiah 49:7 · BSB

Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes will bow down, because of the LORD, who is…

Psalm 2:10–12 · BSB

Therefore be wise, O kings; be admonished, O judges of the earth.

Revelation 21:24–26 · BSB

By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory.

Isaiah 62:2 · BSB

Nations will see your righteousness, and all kings your glory. You will be called by a new name that the mouth of the LORD will bestow.

“nursing fathers”

Numbers 11:12

Numbers 11:12 · BSB

Did I conceive all these people? Did I give them birth, so that You should tell me, ‘Carry them in your bosom, as a nurse carries an infant,’ to the land that You swore to give their fathers?

“bow”

Isaiah 60:14 Isaiah 45:14 Revelation 3:9 Genesis 43:26 Psalm 72:9

Isaiah 60:14 · BSB

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.

Isaiah 45:14 · BSB

This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you; they will come over in chains…

Revelation 3:9 · BSB

As for those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead, I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you.

Genesis 43:26 · BSB

When Joseph came home, they presented him with the gifts they had brought, and they bowed to the ground before him.

Psalm 72:9 · BSB

May the nomads bow before him, and his enemies lick the dust.

“lick up”

Micah 7:17

Micah 7:17 · BSB

They will lick the dust like a snake, like reptiles slithering on the ground. They will come trembling from their strongholds in the presence of the LORD our God; they will tremble in fear of You.

“for they”

Romans 10:11 Psalm 25:3 Isaiah 64:4 Isaiah 25:9 Psalm 34:22 1 Peter 2:6

Romans 10:11 · BSB

It is just as the Scripture says: “Anyone who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”

Psalm 25:3 · BSB

Surely none who wait for You will be put to shame; but those who engage in treachery without cause will be disgraced.

Isaiah 64:4 · BSB

From ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides You, who acts on behalf of those who wait for Him.

Isaiah 25:9 · BSB

And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”

Psalm 34:22 · BSB

The LORD redeems His servants, and none who take refuge in Him will be condemned.

1 Peter 2:6 · BSB

For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”

Also

Joel 2:27

Joel 2:27 · BSB

Then you will know that I am present in Israel and that I am the LORD your God, and there is no other. My people will never again be put to shame.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

22This is what the Lord GOD says: “Behold, I will lift up My hand to the nations, and raise My banner to the peoples. They will bring your sons in their arms and carry your daughters on their shoulders.

24Can the plunder be snatched from the mighty, or the captives of a tyrant be delivered?

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