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 brought them forth, that thou sayest to me, Carry them in thy bosom, as the nursing-father beareth the suckling, unto the land which thou didst swear unto their fathers?

Bow

Thus saith Jehovah: The wealth of Egypt, and the merchandise of Ethiopia and the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall walk after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall bow down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, no other God. ...

And the children of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto 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 Jehovah, the Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

When Joseph came home, they brought him the gift that was in their hand, into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth.

The dwellers in the desert shall bow before him, and his enemies shall lick the dust.

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

Lick up

They shall lick dust like the serpent; like crawling things of the earth, they shall come trembling forth from their close places. They shall turn with fear to Jehovah our God, and shall be afraid because of thee.

For they

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

Never have men heard, nor perceived by the ear, nor hath eye seen a God beside thee, who acteth for him that waiteth for him.

Yea, none that wait on thee shall be ashamed: they shall be ashamed that deal treacherously without cause.

Jehovah redeemeth the soul of his servants; and none of them that trust in him shall bear guilt.

Let not them that wait on thee, Lord, Jehovah of hosts, be ashamed through me; let not those that seek thee be confounded through me, O God of Israel.

and hope does not make ashamed, because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit which has been given to us:

according as it is written, Behold, I place in Zion a stone of stumbling and rock of offence: and he that believes on him shall not be ashamed.

For the scripture says, No one believing on him shall be ashamed.

Because it is contained in the scripture: Behold, I lay in Zion a corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believes on him shall not be put to shame.

General references

All the earth shall worship thee, and sing psalms unto thee: they shall sing forth thy name. Selah.

When the peoples shall be gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve Jehovah.

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

In the future Jacob shall take root; Israel shall blossom and bud, and they shall fill the face of the world with fruit.

From beyond the rivers of Cush my suppliants, the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine oblation.