Isaiah 49:22-23
Lexham English Bible
22 Thus says the Lord Yahweh:
“Look! I will lift my hand up to the nations,
and I will raise my signal to the peoples,
and they shall bring your sons in their bosom,
and your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders.[a]
23 And kings shall be your guardians,[b]
and their queens your nurses.
They shall bow down, faces[c] to the ground, to you,
and they will lick up the dust of your feet.
Then[d] you will know that I am Yahweh;
those who await me shall not be ashamed.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 49:22 Hebrew “shoulder”
- Isaiah 49:23 Literally “those who nurture”
- Isaiah 49:23 Literally “noses”
- Isaiah 49:23 Or “And”
Isaiah 49:22-23
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
22 Thus says the Lord God:
I will soon lift up my hand to the nations
and raise my signal to the peoples,
and they shall bring your sons in their bosom,
and your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders.(A)
23 Kings shall be your foster fathers
and their queens your nursing mothers.
With their faces to the ground they shall bow down to you
and lick the dust of your feet.
Then you will know that I am the Lord;
those who wait for me shall not be put to shame.(B)
Isaiah 49:22-23
New International Version
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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