Isaiah 49:23

Kings will be your children's guardians; their princesses will nurse your children. With their faces to the ground they will bow down to you and they will lick the dirt on your feet. Then you will recognize that I am the Lord; those who wait patiently for me are not put to shame.

Isaiah 60:3

Nations come to your light, kings to your bright light.

Isaiah 60:16

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.

Micah 7:17

They will lick the dust like a snake, like serpents crawling on the ground. They will come trembling from their strongholds to the Lord our God; they will be terrified of you.

Psalm 25:3

Certainly none who rely on you will be humiliated. Those who deal in treachery will be thwarted and humiliated.

Isaiah 45:14

This is what the Lord says: "The profit of Egypt and the revenue of Ethiopia, along with the Sabeans, those tall men, will be brought to you and become yours. They will walk behind you, coming along in chains. They will bow down to you and pray to you: 'Truly God is with you; he has no peer; there is no other God!'"

Isaiah 60:10-11

Foreigners will rebuild your walls; their kings will serve you. Even though I struck you down in my anger, I will restore my favor and have compassion on you.

Isaiah 60:14

The children of your oppressors will come bowing to you; all who treated you with disrespect will bow down at your feet. They will call you, 'The City of the Lord, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.'

Isaiah 25:9

At that time they will say, "Look, here is our God! We waited for him and he delivered us. Here is the Lord! We waited for him. Let's rejoice and celebrate his deliverance!"

Genesis 43:26

When Joseph came home, they presented him with the gifts they had brought inside, and they bowed down to the ground before him.

Numbers 11:12

Did I conceive this entire people? Did I give birth to them, that you should say to me, 'Carry them in your arms, as a foster father bears a nursing child,' to the land which you swore to their fathers?

Ezra 1:2-4

"Thus says King Cyrus of Persia: "'The Lord God of heaven has given me all the kingdoms of the earth. He has instructed me to build a temple for him in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

Ezra 6:7-12

Leave the work on this temple of God alone. Let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews rebuild this temple of God in its proper place.

Ezra 7:11-28

What follows is a copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priestly scribe. Ezra was a scribe in matters pertaining to the commandments of the Lord and his statutes over Israel:

Nehemiah 2:6-10

Then the king, with his consort sitting beside him, replied, "How long would your trip take, and when would you return?" Since the king was amenable to dispatching me, I gave him a time.

Esther 8:1-10

On that same day King Ahasuerus gave the estate of Haman, that adversary of the Jews, to Queen Esther. Now Mordecai had come before the king, for Esther had revealed how he was related to her.

Psalm 2:10-12

So now, you kings, do what is wise; you rulers of the earth, submit to correction!

Psalm 34:22

The Lord rescues his servants; all who take shelter in him escape punishment.

Psalm 68:31

They come with red cloth from Egypt, Ethiopia voluntarily offers tribute to God.

Psalm 69:6

Let none who rely on you be disgraced because of me, O sovereign Lord and king! Let none who seek you be ashamed because of me, O God of Israel!

Psalm 72:9-11

Before him the coastlands will bow down, and his enemies will lick the dust.

Psalm 138:4

Let all the kings of the earth give thanks to you, O Lord, when they hear the words you speak.

Isaiah 49:7

This is what the Lord, the protector of Israel, their Holy One, says to the one who is despised and rejected by nations, a servant of rulers: "Kings will see and rise in respect, princes will bow down, because of the faithful Lord, the Holy One of Israel who has chosen you."

Isaiah 52:15

his form was so marred he no longer looked human -- so now he will startle many nations. Kings will be shocked by his exaltation, for they will witness something unannounced to them, and they will understand something they had not heard about.

Isaiah 62:2

Nations will see your vindication, and all kings your splendor. You will be called by a new name that the Lord himself will give you.

Isaiah 64:4

Since ancient times no one has heard or perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who intervenes for those who wait for him.

Joel 2:27

You will be convinced that I am in the midst of Israel. I am the Lord your God; there is no other. My people will never again be put to shame.

Romans 5:5

And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

Romans 9:33

just as it is written, "Look, I am laying in Zion a stone that will cause people to stumble and a rock that will make them fall, yet the one who believes in him will not be put to shame."

Romans 10:11

For the scripture says, "Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame."

1 Peter 2:6

For it says in scripture, "Look, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and priceless cornerstone, and whoever believes in him will never be put to shame."

Revelation 3:9

Listen! I am going to make those people from the synagogue of Satan -- who say they are Jews yet are not, but are lying -- Look, I will make them come and bow down at your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you.

Revelation 21:24-26

The nations will walk by its light and the kings of the earth will bring their grandeur into it.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.

Nursing fathers

Lick up

Bible References

Nursing fathers

Numbers 11:12
Did I conceive this entire people? Did I give birth to them, that you should say to me, 'Carry them in your arms, as a foster father bears a nursing child,' to the land which you swore to their fathers?

Bow

Isaiah 45:14
This is what the Lord says: "The profit of Egypt and the revenue of Ethiopia, along with the Sabeans, those tall men, will be brought to you and become yours. They will walk behind you, coming along in chains. They will bow down to you and pray to you: 'Truly God is with you; he has no peer; there is no other God!'"
Isaiah 60:14
The children of your oppressors will come bowing to you; all who treated you with disrespect will bow down at your feet. They will call you, 'The City of the Lord, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.'
Genesis 43:26
When Joseph came home, they presented him with the gifts they had brought inside, and they bowed down to the ground before him.
Psalm 72:9
Before him the coastlands will bow down, and his enemies will lick the dust.
Revelation 3:9
Listen! I am going to make those people from the synagogue of Satan -- who say they are Jews yet are not, but are lying -- Look, I will make them come and bow down at your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you.

Lick up

Micah 7:17
They will lick the dust like a snake, like serpents crawling on the ground. They will come trembling from their strongholds to the Lord our God; they will be terrified of you.

For they

Isaiah 25:9
At that time they will say, "Look, here is our God! We waited for him and he delivered us. Here is the Lord! We waited for him. Let's rejoice and celebrate his deliverance!"
Isaiah 64:4
Since ancient times no one has heard or perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who intervenes for those who wait for him.
Psalm 25:3
Certainly none who rely on you will be humiliated. Those who deal in treachery will be thwarted and humiliated.
Psalm 34:22
The Lord rescues his servants; all who take shelter in him escape punishment.
Psalm 69:6
Let none who rely on you be disgraced because of me, O sovereign Lord and king! Let none who seek you be ashamed because of me, O God of Israel!
Romans 5:5
And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
Romans 9:33
just as it is written, "Look, I am laying in Zion a stone that will cause people to stumble and a rock that will make them fall, yet the one who believes in him will not be put to shame."
Romans 10:11
For the scripture says, "Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame."
1 Peter 2:6
For it says in scripture, "Look, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and priceless cornerstone, and whoever believes in him will never be put to shame."

General references

Psalm 66:4
All the earth worships you and sings praises to you! They sing praises to your name!" (Selah)
Psalm 102:22
when the nations gather together, and the kingdoms pay tribute to the Lord.
Isaiah 25:3
So a strong nation will extol you; the towns of powerful nations will fear you.
Isaiah 27:6
The time is coming when Jacob will take root; Israel will blossom and grow branches. The produce will fill the surface of the world.
Zephaniah 3:10
From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia, those who pray to me will bring me tribute.

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