Isaiah 60:15-16

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 

[60:15]  ¹ tn Heb “Instead of your being abandoned and despised, with no one passing through, I will make you.”

[60:16]  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.

[60:16]  ³ tn Or “redeemer.” See the note at 41:14.

[60:16]  ⁴ sn See 1:24 and 49:26.