22 This is what the Lord [a]God says:

“Behold, I will lift up My hand to the nations
And set up My (A)flag to the peoples;
And they will (B)bring your sons [b]in their arms,
And your daughters will be carried on their shoulders.
23 (C)Kings will be your guardians,
And their princesses your nurses.
They will (D)bow down to you with their faces to the ground
And (E)lick the dust from your feet;
And you will (F)know that I am the Lord;
Those who hopefully (G)wait for Me will (H)not be put to shame.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 49:22 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
  2. Isaiah 49:22 Lit on the chest

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.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 49:22 Hebrew “shoulder”
  2. Isaiah 49:23 Literally “those who nurture”
  3. Isaiah 49:23 Literally “noses”
  4. Isaiah 49:23 Or “And”