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23 Their kings will become like fathers to you.
    Their queens will be like mothers who nurse you.
They will bow down to you with their faces toward the ground.
    They will kiss the dust at your feet to show you their respect.
Then you will know that I am the Lord.
    Those who put their hope in me will not be ashamed.”

24 Can goods that were stolen by soldiers be taken away from them?
    Can prisoners be set free from the powerful Babylonians?

25 “Yes, they can,” the Lord answers.

“Prisoners will be taken away from soldiers.
    Stolen goods will be taken back from the powerful Babylonians.
Zion, I will fight against those who fight against you.
    And I will save your people.

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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)

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Footnotes

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