60:15 You were once abandoned
and despised, with no one passing through,
but I will make you 1 a permanent source of pride
and joy to coming generations.
60:16 You will drink the milk of nations;
you will nurse at the breasts of kings. 2
Then you will recognize that I, the Lord, am your deliverer,
your protector, 3 the powerful ruler of Jacob. 4
1 tn Heb “Instead of your being abandoned and despised, with no one passing through, I will make you.”
2 sn The nations and kings are depicted as a mother nursing her children. Restored Zion will be nourished by them as she receives their wealth as tribute.
3 tn Or “redeemer.” See the note at 41:14.
4 sn See 1:24 and 49:26.