Isaiah 49:22-24
King James Version
22 Thus 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.
23 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.
24 Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?
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Isaiah 49:22-24
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.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 49:22 banner
- Isaiah 49:22 Lit. bosom
- Isaiah 49:24 So with MT, Tg.; DSS, Syr., Vg. of the mighty; LXX unjustly
Isaiah 49:22-24
English Standard Version
22 Thus 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.”
24 Can the prey be taken from the mighty,
or the captives of a tyrant[b] be rescued?
Footnotes
- Isaiah 49:22 Hebrew in their bosom
- Isaiah 49:24 Dead Sea Scroll, Syriac, Vulgate (see also verse 25); Masoretic Text of a righteous man
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