Isaiah 60:16
Context60:16 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
Context49:23 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.”