Isaiah 60:16

You will also drink the milk of the nations, and will nurse at the breast of kings; 1 you will know that I, Yahweh, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

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Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.

In Context

15Instead of you remaining abandoned and hated, with no one passing through you, 1 I will make you a thing of pride forever, a joy from generation to generation. 1

17Instead of bronze I will bring gold, instead of iron I will bring silver; 1 instead of wood, bronze, and instead of stones, iron. I will appoint peace as your governors, and justice your rulers. 1

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Cross References

Isaiah 43:3For I am Yahweh your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. 1 I have given Egypt as your ransom, Cush and Seba in exchange for you. 1

Isaiah 49:26I will feed your oppressors with their own flesh; and they will get drunk on their own blood, as if it were wine. 1 Then all mankind will know that I, Yahweh, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.”

Isaiah 59:20“A redeemer will come to Zion and to those who turn from their rebellious deeds in Jacob—this is Yahweh's declaration.

Isaiah 66:11For you will nurse and be satisfied; with her breasts you will be comforted; 1 for you will drink them to the full and be delighted with the abundance of her glory. 1

Ezekiel 34:30Then they will know that I, Yahweh their God, am with them. They are my people, the house of Israel—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 60:16-22

The Glory of the Church. ( b. c. 706.) 15 Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations. 16 Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the Lord am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob. 17 For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron: I will also make thy officers peace, and thine… Read the whole commentary →

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