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Then you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior, your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/60.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Powerful kings and mighty nations will satisfy your every need, as though you were a child nursing at the breast of a queen. You will know at last that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/60.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall suck the milk of nations; you shall nurse at the breast of kings; and you shall know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/60.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will drink the milk of nations and nurse at the breasts of royalty; you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/60.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the LORD <i>am</i> thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/60.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You shall drink the milk of the Gentiles, And milk the breast of kings; You shall know that I, the LORD, <i>am</i> your Savior And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/60.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“You will also suck the milk of nations, And suck the breast of kings; Then you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/60.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You will also suck the milk of nations And suck the breast of kings; Then you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/60.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“You will also suck the milk of nations, And will suck the breast of kings; Then you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior, And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/60.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You will also suck the milk of nations And suck the breast of kings; Then you will know that I, Yahweh, am your Savior And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/60.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“You will suck the milk of the [Gentile] nations And suck the breast (abundance) of kings; Then you will recognize <i>and</i> know that I, the LORD, am your Savior And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/60.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will nurse on the milk of nations, and nurse at the breast of kings; you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/60.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will nurse on the milk of nations, and nurse at the breast of kings; you will know that I, Yahweh, am your Savior and Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/60.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thou shalt also suck the milk of the nations, and shalt suck the breast of kings; and thou shalt know that I, Jehovah, am thy Saviour, and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/60.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You will drain the wealth of kings and foreign nations. You will know that I, the mighty LORD God of Israel, have saved and rescued you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/60.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thou shalt also suck the milk of the nations, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the LORD am thy saviour, and thy redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/60.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You will drink milk from other nations and nurse at royal breasts. Then you will know that I am the LORD, your Savior, the Mighty One of Jacob, your Defender.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/60.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Nations and kings will care for you As a mother nurses her child. You will know that I, the LORD, have saved you, That the mighty God of Israel sets you free. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/60.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You'll suck the milk of nations, You'll suck the breasts of kings. Then you will realize that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/60.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will drink the milk of nations and nurse at the breasts of royalty; you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/60.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You will drink the milk of nations; you will nurse at the breasts of kings. Then you will recognize that I, the LORD, am your deliverer, your protector, the powerful ruler of Jacob. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/60.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall also drink the milk of the nations, and shall nurse from royal breasts; and you shall know that I, the LORD, am your Savior, and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/60.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the LORD am thy Savior and thy Redeemer, the mighty one of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/60.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You will also drink the milk of the nations, and will nurse from royal breasts. Then you will know that I, Yahweh, am your Savior, your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/60.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And you have sucked the milk of nations, "" Indeed, you suckle the breast of kings, "" And you have known that I, YHWH, "" Your Savior, and Your Redeemer, "" [Am] the Mighty One of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/60.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And thou hast sucked the milk of nations, Yea, the breast of kings thou suckest, And thou hast known that I, Jehovah, Thy Saviour, and Thy Redeemer, Am the Mighty One of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/60.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And thou didst suck the milk of nations, and thou shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou knewest that I am Jehovah, saving thee and redeeming thee, the Mighty One of Jacob.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/60.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And thou shalt suck the milk of the Gentiles, and thou shalt be nursed with the breasts of kings: and thou shalt know that I am the Lord thy Saviour, and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/60.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And you will drink the milk of the Gentiles, and you will be nursed at the breasts of kings, and you will know that I am the Lord, your Saviour and your Redeemer, the Strong One of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/60.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You shall suck the milk of nations, and be nursed at royal breasts; And you shall know that I, the LORD, am your savior, your redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/60.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall suck the milk of nations, you shall suck the breasts of kings; and you shall know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/60.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />You shall also gain the wealth of the Gentiles, and shall obtain the wealth of kings; and you shall know that I the LORD am your Saviour and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/60.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And you shall suck the milk of the Gentiles and the breast of Kings you shall suck, and you shall know that I AM LORD JEHOVAH your Savior and your Liberator, The Mighty One of Yaqob<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/60.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thou shalt also suck the milk of the nations, And shalt suck the breast of kings; And thou shalt know that I the LORD am thy Saviour, And I, the Mighty One of Jacob, thy Redeemer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/60.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt eat the wealth of kings: and shalt know that I am the Lord that saves thee and delivers thee, the Holy One of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/60-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=13418" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/60.htm">Future Glory for Zion</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>Whereas you have been forsaken and despised, with no one passing through, I will make you an everlasting pride, a joy from age to age. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3243.htm" title="3243: wə·yā·naqt (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2fs) -- To suck. A primitive root; to suck; causatively, to give milk.">You will drink</a> <a href="/hebrew/2461.htm" title="2461: ḥă·lêḇ (N-msc) -- Milk. From the same as cheleb; milk.">the milk</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: gō·w·yim (N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">of nations</a> <a href="/hebrew/3243.htm" title="3243: tî·nā·qî (V-Qal-Imperf-2fs) -- To suck. A primitive root; to suck; causatively, to give milk.">and nurse</a> <a href="/hebrew/7699.htm" title="7699: wə·šōḏ (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The breast of a, woman, animal. Or shod; probably from shuwd contracted; the breast of a woman or animal.">at the breasts</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: mə·lā·ḵîm (N-mp) -- King. From malak; a king.">of royalty;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: wə·yā·ḏa·‘at (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2fs) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">you will know</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3467.htm" title="3467: mō·wō·šî·‘êḵ (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-msc:: 2fs) -- To deliver. A primitive root; properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. to be safe; causatively, to free or succor.">am your Savior</a> <a href="/hebrew/1350.htm" title="1350: wə·ḡō·’ă·lêḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc:: 2fs) -- To redeem, act as kinsman. A primitive root, to redeem, i.e. To be the next of kin.">and your Redeemer,</a> <a href="/hebrew/46.htm" title="46: ’ă·ḇîr (N-msc) -- Strong. From 'abar; mighty.">the Mighty</a> <a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: ya·‘ă·qōḇ (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">One of Jacob.</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>Instead of bronze I will bring you gold; I will bring silver in place of iron, bronze instead of wood, and iron instead of stones. I will appoint peace as your governor and righteousness as your ruler.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-24.htm">Revelation 21:24-26</a></span><br />By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory. / Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there. / And into the city will be brought the glory and honor of the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-6.htm">Revelation 21:6-7</a></span><br />And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life. / The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-5.htm">Revelation 22:5</a></span><br />There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-2.htm">Revelation 22:2</a></span><br />down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/7-16.htm">Revelation 7:16-17</a></span><br />‘Never again will they hunger, and never will they thirst; nor will the sun beat down upon them, nor any scorching heat.’ / For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/5-9.htm">Revelation 5:9-10</a></span><br />And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation. / You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-9.htm">Revelation 3:9</a></span><br />As for those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead, I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/2-26.htm">Revelation 2:26-27</a></span><br />And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end, I will give authority over the nations. / He will rule them with an iron scepter and shatter them like pottery—just as I have received authority from My Father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-14.htm">Matthew 5:14-16</a></span><br />You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. / Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. / In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/2-11.htm">Matthew 2:11</a></span><br />On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-14.htm">John 4:14</a></span><br />But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-37.htm">John 7:37-38</a></span><br />On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. / Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/72-10.htm">Psalm 72:10-11</a></span><br />May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts. / May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/72-15.htm">Psalm 72:15</a></span><br />Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him; may they bless him all day long.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You shall also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shall suck the breast of kings: and you shall know that I the LORD am your Savior and your Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.</p><p class="hdg">such the milk</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/49-23.htm">Isaiah 49:23</a></b></br> And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with <i>their</i> face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I <i>am</i> the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/61-6.htm">Isaiah 61:6</a></b></br> But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD: <i>men</i> shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/66-11.htm">Isaiah 66:11,12</a></b></br> That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory… </p><p class="hdg">thou shalt know</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/43-3.htm">Isaiah 43:3,4</a></b></br> For I <i>am</i> the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt <i>for</i> thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/66-14.htm">Isaiah 66:14</a></b></br> And when ye see <i>this</i>, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herb: and the hand of the LORD shall be known toward his servants, and <i>his</i> indignation toward his enemies.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/34-30.htm">Ezekiel 34:30</a></b></br> Thus shall they know that I the LORD their God <i>am</i> with them, and <i>that</i> they, <i>even</i> the house of Israel, <i>are</i> my people, saith the Lord GOD.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/49-15.htm">Breast</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-12.htm">Breasts</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-16.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-6.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-21.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-11.htm">Gentiles</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-20.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-11.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-11.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-1.htm">Milk</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-12.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-4.htm">Nursed</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-20.htm">Redeemer</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-15.htm">Royal</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-26.htm">Savior</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-20.htm">Saviour</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-11.htm">Suck</a> <a href="/songs/8-1.htm">Sucked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/66-11.htm">Breast</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-11.htm">Breasts</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-11.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-8.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-11.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-6.htm">Gentiles</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-9.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-2.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-22.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-11.htm">Milk</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-6.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-12.htm">Nursed</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-16.htm">Redeemer</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-3.htm">Royal</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-11.htm">Savior</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-11.htm">Saviour</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-11.htm">Suck</a> <a href="/luke/11-27.htm">Sucked</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 60</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/60-1.htm">The glory of the church in the abundant access of the Gentiles.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/60-15.htm">And the great blessings after a short affliction</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In ancient times, milk was a staple of sustenance and a sign of wealth. The imagery suggests that the nations will provide for Israel, indicating a reversal of fortunes where Israel, once oppressed, will now be nourished by the wealth of other nations. This can be seen as a fulfillment of God's promises to bless Israel and make it a light to the nations (<a href="/isaiah/49-6.htm">Isaiah 49:6</a>).<p><b>and nurse at the breasts of royalty;</b><br>This imagery extends the idea of provision and care, suggesting that not only will nations provide for Israel, but even their leaders and nobility will contribute to its well-being. This reflects a divine reversal where those in power serve God's people, reminiscent of the prophecy in <a href="/isaiah/49-23.htm">Isaiah 49:23</a> where kings and queens will be nursing fathers and mothers to Israel. It underscores the theme of God's sovereignty over all nations and His ability to use them for His purposes.<p><b>you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer,</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the personal relationship between God and His people. The titles "Savior" and "Redeemer" highlight God's role in delivering Israel from bondage and restoring them. The use of "know" implies an experiential understanding, not just intellectual acknowledgment. This is a recurring theme in Isaiah, where God repeatedly assures Israel of His commitment to their salvation (<a href="/isaiah/43-3.htm">Isaiah 43:3, 49</a>:26).<p><b>the Mighty One of Jacob.</b><br>This title for God connects Him to the patriarch Jacob, emphasizing continuity with the covenant promises made to the forefathers of Israel. It underscores God's strength and faithfulness in fulfilling His promises. The term "Mighty One" conveys God's power and ability to protect and provide for His people, a theme that resonates throughout the Old Testament (<a href="/genesis/49-24.htm">Genesis 49:24</a>, <a href="/isaiah/1-24.htm">Isaiah 1:24</a>). This also points to the messianic hope, as Jesus Christ is seen as the ultimate fulfillment of God's promises to Jacob and his descendants.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who is portrayed as the Savior and Redeemer.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/n/nations.htm">Nations</a></b><br>Refers to the Gentile nations, indicating a future time when they will support and enrich Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/k/kings.htm">Kings</a></b><br>Symbolizes the leaders of these nations, who will also contribute to Israel's prosperity.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>Represents the nation of Israel, as Jacob was the patriarch whose name was changed to Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet who delivered this message, speaking to the future glory and restoration of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god_as_provider.htm">God as Provider</a></b><br>God promises to provide for His people through unexpected sources, such as nations and kings. This teaches us to trust in God's provision, even when it seems unlikely.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/recognition_of_god's_sovereignty.htm">Recognition of God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The passage emphasizes knowing God as Savior and Redeemer. Believers are called to recognize and proclaim God's sovereignty in their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_and_inclusion.htm">Unity and Inclusion</a></b><br>The inclusion of nations and kings signifies a future unity under God's reign. Christians are encouraged to embrace unity and work towards reconciliation among diverse groups.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a></b><br>The prophecy offers hope for restoration and future glory. Believers can find encouragement in God's promises of restoration in their personal lives and communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/witness_to_the_nations.htm">Witness to the Nations</a></b><br>As Israel is to be a light to the nations, Christians are called to be witnesses of God's love and salvation to the world.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/60.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) <span class= "bld">Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles . . .</span>--The metaphor is bold, but the prophet had already presented it in a less startling form in <a href="/isaiah/49-23.htm" title="And kings shall be your nursing fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers: they shall bow down to you with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of your feet; and you shall know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.">Isaiah 49:23</a>. What is meant in either case is that the new Jerusalem shall be supported by the offerings of the Gentiles.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/60.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles</span> (comp. <a href="/deuteronomy/33-19.htm">Deuteronomy 33:19</a>). As a child at the mother's breast, thou shall obtain kindly nourishment through the means of the Gentiles, who acknowledge thee for their superior, and place all their means at thy disposal (<span class="accented">supra</span>, vers. 5-11). Among these, the most liberal, and the most prompt to render aid, will be their kings (see the comment on ver. 10). Thou shall know that I the Lord am thy Saviour. This clause is repeated from <a href="/isaiah/49-26.htm">Isaiah 49:26</a>. It is a phrase containing in it a mysterious depth of promise. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/60-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You will drink</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָנַקְתְּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·naqt)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3243.htm">Strong's 3243: </a> </span><span class="str2">To suck, to give milk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the milk</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲלֵ֣ב</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·lêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2461.htm">Strong's 2461: </a> </span><span class="str2">Milk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of nations</span><br /><span class="heb">גּוֹיִ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(gō·w·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and nurse</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּינָ֑קִי</span> <span class="translit">(tî·nā·qî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3243.htm">Strong's 3243: </a> </span><span class="str2">To suck, to give milk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at the breasts</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשֹׁ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7699.htm">Strong's 7699: </a> </span><span class="str2">The breast of a, woman, animal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of royalty;</span><br /><span class="heb">מְלָכִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(mə·lā·ḵîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you will know</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָדַ֗עַתְּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·ḏa·‘at)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">am your Savior</span><br /><span class="heb">מֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֔ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(mō·wō·šî·‘êḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3467.htm">Strong's 3467: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and your Redeemer,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְגֹאֲלֵ֖ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḡō·’ă·lêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1350.htm">Strong's 1350: </a> </span><span class="str2">To redeem, act as kinsman</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Mighty</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבִ֥יר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_46.htm">Strong's 46: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mighty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">One of Jacob.</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲקֹֽב׃</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·qōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/60-16.htm">Isaiah 60:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/60-16.htm">Isaiah 60:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/60-16.htm">Isaiah 60:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/60-16.htm">Isaiah 60:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/60-16.htm">Isaiah 60:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/60-16.htm">Isaiah 60:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/60-16.htm">Isaiah 60:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/60-16.htm">Isaiah 60:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/60-16.htm">Isaiah 60:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/60-16.htm">Isaiah 60:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/60-16.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 60:16 You shall also suck the milk (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/60-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 60:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 60:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/60-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 60:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 60:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>