Isaiah 60:16

Isaiah 60:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)You will drink the milk of nations and be nursed at royal breasts. Then you will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior, your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You shall drink the milk of the Gentiles, And milk the breast of kings; You shall know that I, the Lord, am your Savior And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Powerful kings and mighty nations will satisfy your every need, as though you were a child nursing at the breast of a queen. You will know at last that I, the Lord, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Israel.

Context of Isaiah 60:16

14The sons of those who afflicted you shall come bending low to you, and all who despised you shall bow down at your feet; they shall call you the City of the Lord, the Zion of the Holy One of Israel. 15Whereas you have been forsaken and hated, with no one passing through, I will make you majestic forever, a joy from age to age. You shall suck the milk of nations; you shall nurse at the breast of kings; and you shall know that I, the Lord, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. 17Instead of bronze I will bring gold, and instead of iron I will bring silver; instead of wood, bronze, instead of stones, iron. I will make your overseers peace and your taskmasters righteousness. 18Violence shall no more be heard in your land, devastation or destruction within your borders; you shall call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise.

Isaiah 60:16 word by word

וְיָנַקְתְּ֙ חֲלֵ֣ב גּוֹיִ֔ם וְשֹׁ֥ד מְלָכִ֖ים תִּינָ֑קִי וְיָדַ֗עַתְּ כִּ֣י אֲנִ֤י יְהוָה֙ מֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֔ךְ וְגֹאֲלֵ֖ךְ אֲבִ֥יר יַעֲקֹֽב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou shalt also suckיָנַקyânaq · to suckleH3243
• the milkחָלָבchâlâb · milkH2461
• of the Gentilesגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• the breastשֹׁדshad shôd · breastH7699
• of kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• and thou shalt knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• that I the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• thy Saviourיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467
• and thy Redeemerגָּאַלgâ'al · to redeem: redeemH1350
• the mighty Oneאָבִיר'âbîyr · mightyH46
• of Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290

Cross-references for Isaiah 60:16

• Isaiah 49:23Kings shall be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. With their faces to the ground they shall bow down to you, and lick the dust of your feet. Then you will know that I am the Lord; those who wait for me shall not be put to shame."
• Isaiah 61:6but you shall be called the priests of the Lord; they shall speak of you as the ministers of our God; you shall eat the wealth of the nations, and in their glory you shall boast.
• Isaiah 66:11that you may nurse and be satisfied from her consoling breast; that you may drink deeply with delight from her glorious abundance."
• Isaiah 43:3For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I give Egypt as your ransom, Cush and Seba in exchange for you.
• Isaiah 66:14You shall see, and your heart shall rejoice; your bones shall flourish like the grass; and the hand of the Lord shall be known to his servants, and he shall show his indignation against his enemies.
• Ezekiel 34:30And they shall know that I am the Lord their God with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are my people, declares the Lord God.

Commentaries on Isaiah 60:16

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Thou shalt suck the milk of the Gentiles - This expression means, Whatever is valuable and rich which they possess shall contribute to your welfare.‘ The idea is the same substantially which occurs in the previous parts of the chapter, that the riches of the pagan world would become tributary to the advancement of the true religion. And thou shall suck the breast of kings - The Chaldee renders this, And thou shalt be satisfied with the riches of the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-22Verses 15-22 We must look for the full accomplishment in times and things, exceeding those of the Old Testament church. The nations and their kings shall lay themselves out for the good of the church. Such a salvation, such a redemption, shall be wrought out for thee, as discovers itself to be the work of the Lord. Every thing shall be changed for the better. In thy land shall no more be heard threats of those that do violence, nor complaints of those…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-16Those who previously oppressed the people of God will one day participate in restoring the holy city (see Isaiah 2:2–4; 19:18–25; Nehemiah 2:8; Amos 9:12).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. suck--Thou shalt draw to thyself and enjoy all that is valuable of the possessions of the Gentiles, &c. (Is 49:23; 61:6; 66:11, 12). know--by the favors bestowed on thee, and through thee on the Gentiles.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 60:16

• Church
• Gospel
• Milk

In the dictionaries

• Jacob
• Jacob, Israel
• Acceptance
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• Nurse
• Breast
• Citizenship
• Isaiah
• Jesus Christ
• Omnipotence

Commentaries on Isaiah 60

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings