Isaiah 49:22-23

English Standard Version

²²Thus says the Lord God:
“Behold, I will lift up my hand to the nations,
    ^(A)and raise my signal to the peoples;
^(B)and they shall bring your sons in their arms,^[a]
    and your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders.
²³^(C)Kings shall be your foster fathers,
    and their queens your nursing mothers.
^(D)With their faces to the ground they shall bow down to you,
    and ^(E)lick the dust of your feet.
Then you will know that I am the Lord;
    ^(F)those who wait for me ^(G)shall not be put to shame.”

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Isaiah 49:22 Hebrew in their bosom

Isaiah 49:22-23

New International Version

²²This 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)
²³Kings^(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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Isaiah 49:22-23

King James Version

²²Thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders.

²³And 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.

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Isaiah 49:22-23

New King James Version

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.”