Used typically for the source of nourishment. Israel "shall suck the breast of kings." Isa 60:16; cf. Isa 49:23; see also Job 24:9; Isa 66:11.
"Others snatch the orphan from the breast, And against the poor they take a pledge.
"Kings will be your guardians, And their princesses your nurses They will bow down to you with their faces to the earth And lick the dust of your feet; And you will know that I am the LORD; Those who hopefully wait for Me will not be put to shame.
"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.
That you may nurse and be satisfied with her comforting breasts, That you may suck and be delighted with her bountiful bosom."
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