23 (A)Kings will be your guardians,
And their princesses your nurses.
They will (B)bow down to you with their faces to the earth
And (C)lick the dust of your feet;
And you will (D)know that I am the Lord;
Those who hopefully (E)wait for Me will (F)not be put to shame.

24 (G)Can the prey be taken from the mighty man,
Or the captives of [a]a tyrant be rescued?”

25 Surely, thus says the Lord,

“Even the (H)captives of the mighty man will be taken away,
And the prey of the tyrant will be rescued;
For I will contend with the one who contends with you,
And I will (I)save your sons.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 49:24 So ancient versions and DSS; M.T. reads the righteous, cf v 25

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)

24 Can plunder be taken from warriors,(H)
    or captives be rescued from the fierce[a]?

25 But this is what the Lord says:

“Yes, captives(I) will be taken from warriors,(J)
    and plunder retrieved from the fierce;(K)
I will contend with those who contend with you,(L)
    and your children I will save.(M)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 49:24 Dead Sea Scrolls, Vulgate and Syriac (see also Septuagint and verse 25); Masoretic Text righteous