22 (A)Thus says the Lord God:

“Behold, I will lift My hand in an oath to the nations,
And set up My [a]standard for the peoples;
They shall bring your sons in their [b]arms,
And your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders;
23 (B)Kings shall be your foster fathers,
And their queens your nursing mothers;
They shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth,
And (C)lick up the dust of your feet.
Then you will know that I am the Lord,
(D)For they shall not be ashamed who wait for Me.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 49:22 banner
  2. Isaiah 49:22 Lit. bosom

22 This is what the Sovereign Lord(A) says:

“See, I will beckon to the nations,
    I will lift up my banner(B) to the peoples;
they will bring(C) your sons in their arms
    and carry your daughters on their hips.(D)
23 Kings(E) will be your foster fathers,
    and their queens your nursing mothers.(F)
They will bow down(G) before you with their faces to the ground;
    they will lick the dust(H) at your feet.
Then you will know that I am the Lord;(I)
    those who hope(J) in me will not be disappointed.(K)

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