23 And the Lord said to her:

Two nations are in your womb;
two people will come from you and be separated.
One people will be stronger than the other,(A)
and the older will serve the younger.(B)

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23 The Lord said to her,

“Two nations(A) are in your womb,
    and two peoples from within you will be separated;
one people will be stronger than the other,
    and the older will serve the younger.(B)

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God Alone is the Savior

14 This is what the Lord says:

The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush
and the Sabeans, men of stature,(A)
will come over to you(B)
and will be yours;
they will follow you,
they will come over in chains
and bow down to you.
They will confess[a] to you:
God is indeed with you,(C) and there is no other;
there is no other God.

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  1. Isaiah 45:14 Lit pray

14 This is what the Lord says:

“The products(A) of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush,[a]
    and those tall Sabeans(B)
they will come over to you(C)
    and will be yours;
they will trudge behind you,(D)
    coming over to you in chains.(E)
They will bow down before you
    and plead(F) with you, saying,
‘Surely God is with you,(G) and there is no other;
    there is no other god.(H)’”

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  1. Isaiah 45:14 That is, the upper Nile region

This is what the Lord,
the Redeemer(A) of Israel, his Holy One, says
to one who is despised,
to one abhorred by people,[a](B)
to a servant of rulers:
“Kings will see and stand up,
and princes[b] will bow down,
because of the Lord, who is faithful,
the Holy One of Israel(C)—and He has chosen you.”(D)

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  1. Isaiah 49:7 Or by the nation
  2. Isaiah 49:7 Lit princes and they

This is what the Lord says—
    the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel(A)
to him who was despised(B) and abhorred by the nation,
    to the servant of rulers:
“Kings(C) will see you and stand up,
    princes will see and bow down,(D)
because of the Lord, who is faithful,(E)
    the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen(F) you.”

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23 Kings will be your foster fathers,
and their queens[a] your nursing mothers.(A)
They will bow down to you
with their faces to the ground,
and lick the dust at your feet.(B)
Then you will know that I am Yahweh;(C)
those who put their hope in Me
will not be put to shame.(D)

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  1. Isaiah 49:23 Lit princesses

23 Kings(A) will be your foster fathers,
    and their queens your nursing mothers.(B)
They will bow down(C) before you with their faces to the ground;
    they will lick the dust(D) at your feet.
Then you will know that I am the Lord;(E)
    those who hope(F) in me will not be disappointed.(G)

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12 For the nation and the kingdom
that will not serve you will perish;
those nations will be annihilated.(A)
13 The glory of Lebanon will come to you(B)
its pine, fir, and cypress together(C)
to beautify the place of My sanctuary,
and I will glorify My dwelling place.[a]
14 The sons of your oppressors
will come and bow down to you;(D)
all who reviled you
will fall facedown at your feet.(E)
They will call you the City of the Lord,
Zion of the Holy One of Israel.(F)

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  1. Isaiah 60:13 Lit glorify the place of My feet

12 For the nation or kingdom that will not serve(A) you will perish;
    it will be utterly ruined.(B)

13 “The glory of Lebanon(C) will come to you,
    the juniper, the fir and the cypress together,(D)
to adorn my sanctuary;(E)
    and I will glorify the place for my feet.(F)
14 The children of your oppressors(G) will come bowing before you;
    all who despise you will bow down(H) at your feet
and will call you the City(I) of the Lord,
    Zion(J) of the Holy One(K) of Israel.

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