Isaiah 49:23

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

Numbers 11:12

Bow

Revelation 3:9

Lick up

Micah 7:17

For they

General references

Zephaniah 3:10

Bible References

Nursing fathers

Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say to me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing-father beareth the sucking child, to the land which thou sworest to their fathers?

Bow

Thus saith the LORD, The labor of Egypt, and merchandise of Cush and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over to thee, and they shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall fall down to thee, they shall make supplication to thee, saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God.

The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending to thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee, The city of the LORD, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth.

They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.

Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.

Lick up

They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of thee.

For they

And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD, we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.

For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, besides thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.

Also, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed who transgress without cause.

The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.

Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord GOD of hosts, be ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel.

And hope maketh not ashamed, because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts, by the Holy Spirit which is given to us.

As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumbling-stone, and rock of offense: and whoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

For the scripture saith, whoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner-stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.

General references

All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing to thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah.

When the people are assembled, and the kingdoms, to serve the LORD.

Therefore shall the strong people glorify thee, the city of the terrible nations shall fear thee.

He shall cause them that descend from Jacob to take root: Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit.

From beyond the rivers of Cush my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring my offering.