Isaiah 60:16

60:16 You will drink the milk of nations;

you will nurse at the breasts of kings. ¹ 

Then you will recognize that I, the Lord, am your deliverer,

your protector, ²  the powerful ruler of Jacob. ³ 

Isaiah 49:23

49:23 Kings will be your children’s ⁴  guardians;

their princesses will nurse your children. ⁵ 

With their faces to the ground they will bow down to you

and they will lick the dirt on ⁶  your feet.

Then you will recognize that I am the Lord;

those who wait patiently for me are not put to shame.

[60:16]  ¹ 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]  ² tn Or “redeemer.” See the note at 41:14.

[60:16]  ³ sn See 1:24 and 49:26.

[49:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “your,” but Zion here stands by metonymy for her children (see v. 22b).

[49:23]  ⁵ tn Heb “you.” See the preceding note.

[49:23]  ⁶ tn Or “at your feet” (NAB, NIV); NLT “from your feet.”