Isaiah 49:23

"Oh, yes! Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens will be your nursing mothers. They will bow to you with their faces to the ground, and lick the dust from your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in me will not be disappointed.

Isaiah 60:3

Nations will come to your light, and kings before your dawn.

Isaiah 60:16

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.

Micah 7:17

They will lick the dust like a serpent; they will crawl from their strongholds like snakes. They will fear the LORD our God. They will be terrified because of you.

Psalm 25:3

Indeed, no one who waits on you will be ashamed, but those who offend for no reason will be put to shame.

Isaiah 45:14

This is what the LORD says: "The wealth of Egypt, and the merchandise of Ethiopia, those Sabeans, men of great heights. They'll come over to you and will be yours; They'll trudge behind you coming over in chains, they'll bow down to you. They'll plead with you, "Surely God is in you; and there is no other God at all.'"

Isaiah 60:10-11

"Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Though in my anger I struck you down, in my favor I have shown you mercy.

Isaiah 60:14

"All the descendants of those who oppressed you will come bending low before you, and all those who despised you will bow down at your feet. They'll call you "The City of the LORD,' "Zion of the Holy One of Israel.'"

Isaiah 25:9

"And you will say at that time, "Look! It's the LORD! This is our God! We waited for him, and he saved us. This is the LORD! We waited for him, so let us rejoice, and we will be glad that he has saved us."

Genesis 43:26

When Joseph arrived at his palace, his brothers brought to him their gifts that they had carried with them and bowed to the ground in front of him.

Numbers 11:12

Did I conceive this people or give birth to them, so that you would tell me to carry them near my heart like a wet nurse carries a suckling baby to the land that you promised to their forefathers?

Ezra 1:2-4

AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM CYRUS, KING OF PERSIA

Ezra 6:7-12

Leave the work on this Temple of God alone! Let the Jewish governor and the Jewish leaders build this Temple of God on its site.

Ezra 7:11-28

Here is a copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra, the priest-scribe, a scholar in matters concerning the commandments of the LORD and concerning his statutes pertaining to Israel:

Nehemiah 2:6-10

With his queen seated beside him, the king asked me, "How long will your journey take, and when will you return?" The king thought it was a good idea to send me, so I presented him with a prepared plan.

Esther 8:1-10

That day King Ahasuerus gave Queen Esther the property of Haman, the enemy of the Jewish people, and Mordecai came into the king's presence because Esther had told him how Mordecai was related to her.

Psalm 2:10-12

Therefore, kings, act wisely! Earthly rulers, be warned!

Psalm 34:22

The LORD redeems the lives of his servants; and none of those who trust in him will be held guilty. Davidic

Psalm 68:31

Envoys will come from Egypt. Let the Ethiopians stretch out their hands to God.

Psalm 69:6

Do not let those who look up to you be ashamed because of me, Lord God of the Heavenly Armies. Let not those who seek you be humiliated because of me, God of Israel.

Psalm 72:9-11

May the nomads bow down before him, and his enemies lick the dust.

Psalm 138:4

LORD, all the kings of the earth will give you thanks, for they have heard what you have spoken.

Isaiah 49:7

"This is what my Lord says the LORD your Redeemer, O Israel, and his Holy One to one despised by people, to those abhorred as a nation, to the servant of rulers: "Kings see and arise, and princes will bow down, because of the LORD who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, the one who has chosen you."

Isaiah 52:15

so will he startle many nations. Kings will shut their mouths at him; for what had not been told them they will see, and what they had not heard they will understand.

Isaiah 62:2

The nations will see your vindication, and all the kings your glory; and people will call you by a new name that the mouth of the LORD will bestow.

Isaiah 64:4

Since ancient times no one has heard, and no ear has perceived, and no eye has seen any God besides you, who acts on behalf of those who wait for him.

Joel 2:27

As a result, you will know that I am in the midst of Israel; that I myself am the LORD your God and there is none other! And my people will never be ashamed."

Romans 5:5

Now this hope does not disappoint us, because God's love has been poured out into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.

Romans 9:33

As it is written, "Look! I am placing a stone in Zion over which people will stumble a large rock that will make them fall and the one who believes in him will never be ashamed."

Romans 10:11

The Scripture says, "Everyone who believes in him will never be ashamed."

1 Peter 2:6

This is why it says in Scripture: "Look! I am laying a chosen, precious cornerstone in Zion. The one who believes in him will never be ashamed."

Revelation 3:9

I will make those who belong to the synagogue of Satan those who claim to be Jews and aren't, but are lying come and bow down at your feet. Then they will realize that I have loved you.

Revelation 21:24-26

The nations will walk in its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory 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 people or give birth to them, so that you would tell me to carry them near my heart like a wet nurse carries a suckling baby to the land that you promised to their forefathers?

Bow

Isaiah 45:14
This is what the LORD says: "The wealth of Egypt, and the merchandise of Ethiopia, those Sabeans, men of great heights. They'll come over to you and will be yours; They'll trudge behind you coming over in chains, they'll bow down to you. They'll plead with you, "Surely God is in you; and there is no other God at all.'"
Isaiah 60:14
"All the descendants of those who oppressed you will come bending low before you, and all those who despised you will bow down at your feet. They'll call you "The City of the LORD,' "Zion of the Holy One of Israel.'"
Genesis 43:26
When Joseph arrived at his palace, his brothers brought to him their gifts that they had carried with them and bowed to the ground in front of him.
Psalm 72:9
May the nomads bow down before him, and his enemies lick the dust.
Revelation 3:9
I will make those who belong to the synagogue of Satan those who claim to be Jews and aren't, but are lying come and bow down at your feet. Then they will realize that I have loved you.

Lick up

Micah 7:17
They will lick the dust like a serpent; they will crawl from their strongholds like snakes. They will fear the LORD our God. They will be terrified because of you.

For they

Isaiah 25:9
"And you will say at that time, "Look! It's the LORD! This is our God! We waited for him, and he saved us. This is the LORD! We waited for him, so let us rejoice, and we will be glad that he has saved us."
Isaiah 64:4
Since ancient times no one has heard, and no ear has perceived, and no eye has seen any God besides you, who acts on behalf of those who wait for him.
Psalm 25:3
Indeed, no one who waits on you will be ashamed, but those who offend for no reason will be put to shame.
Psalm 34:22
The LORD redeems the lives of his servants; and none of those who trust in him will be held guilty. Davidic
Psalm 69:6
Do not let those who look up to you be ashamed because of me, Lord God of the Heavenly Armies. Let not those who seek you be humiliated because of me, God of Israel.
Romans 5:5
Now this hope does not disappoint us, because God's love has been poured out into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
Romans 9:33
As it is written, "Look! I am placing a stone in Zion over which people will stumble a large rock that will make them fall and the one who believes in him will never be ashamed."
Romans 10:11
The Scripture says, "Everyone who believes in him will never be ashamed."
1 Peter 2:6
This is why it says in Scripture: "Look! I am laying a chosen, precious cornerstone in Zion. The one who believes in him will never be ashamed."

General references

Psalm 66:4
The whole earth worships you. They sing praise to you. They sing praise to your name. Interlude
Psalm 102:22
when people and kingdoms gather together to serve the LORD.
Isaiah 25:3
Therefore strong nations will glorify you; cities of ruthless nations will revere you.
Isaiah 27:6
In times to come, Jacob will take root, and Israel will blossom, sprout shoots, and fill the whole world with fruit.
Zephaniah 3:10
"From beyond the rivers of Sudan my worshipers including my dispersed people will present offerings to me.

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