Isaiah 49:23

“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.”

"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." - Isaiah 49:23
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What does Isaiah 49:23 mean?

Isaiah 49:23 in the KJV reads, “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…

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The Promises of Waiting: Honor in Humility

Isaiah 49:23 is a profound statement that radiates the dual themes of honor and humility. In the King James Version, we read: "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…

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A Prayer of Trust and Assurance in God’s Promises

O Lord, our Sovereign and Almighty God, We come before You, humbly bowing our heads and hearts, as we meditate upon Your holy word. In the depths of our being, we acknowledge that You are our Creator, our Sustainer, and the Lover of our souls. As we reflect on the profound truth…

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Isaiah 49:23 - "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."
"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." - Isaiah 49:23
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Isaiah 49:24 - "¶ Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?"
Genesis 49:23 - "The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:"
Isaiah 49:11 - "And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted."
Isaiah 49:14 - "But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me."
Isaiah 49:3 - "And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified."
Isaiah 49:12 - "Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim."
Luke 23:49 - "And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things."
Jeremiah 49:23 - "¶ Concerning Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quiet."
Isaiah 49:17 - "Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee."
Isaiah 49:16 - "Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me."
Isaiah 49:9 - "That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places."
"¶ Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?" - Isaiah 49:24
Ezekiel 23:49 - "And they shall recompense your lewdness upon you, and ye shall bear the sins of your idols: and ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD."
Isaiah 49:15 - "Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee."
"Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of [my] hands; thy walls [are] continually before me." - Isaiah 49:16
"The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:" - Genesis 49:23
Isaiah 49:13 - "¶ Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted."
Isaiah 49:19 - "For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away."
Isaiah 49:25 - "But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children."
"And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted." - Isaiah 49:11
Isaiah 49:4 - "Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the LORD, and my work with my God."
"But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me." - Isaiah 49:14
Isaiah 3:23 - "The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the vails."
Isaiah 49:10 - "They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them."
Isaiah 49:20 - "The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other, shall say again in thine ears, The place is too strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell."
Isaiah 49:2 - "And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;"