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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• 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.

Context of Isaiah 60:16

14The children of your oppressors will come bowing to you; all who treated you with disrespect will bow down at your feet. They will call you, ‘The City of the Lord, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.’ 15You were once abandoned and despised, with no one passing through, but I will make you a permanent source of pride and joy to coming generations. You will drink the milk of nations; you will nurse at the breasts of kings. Then you will recognize that I, the Lord, am your deliverer, your protector, the powerful ruler of Jacob. 17Instead of bronze, I will bring you gold, instead of iron, I will bring you silver, instead of wood, I will bring you bronze, instead of stones, I will bring you iron. I will make prosperity your overseer, and vindication your sovereign ruler. 18Sounds of violence will no longer be heard in your land, or the sounds of destruction and devastation within your borders. You will name your walls, ‘Deliverance,’ 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 will be your children’s guardians; their princesses will nurse your children. With their faces to the ground they will bow down to you and they will lick the dirt on your feet. Then you will recognize that I am the Lord; those who wait patiently for me are not put to shame.
• Isaiah 61:6You will be called, ‘the Lord’s priests, servants of our God.’ You will enjoy the wealth of nations and boast about the riches you receive from them.
• Isaiah 66:11For you will nurse from her satisfying breasts and be nourished; you will feed with joy from her milk-filled breasts.
• Isaiah 43:3For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your deliverer. I have handed over Egypt as a ransom price, Ethiopia and Seba in place of you.
• Isaiah 66:14When you see this, you will be happy, and you will be revived. The Lord will reveal his power to his servants and his anger to his enemies.
• Ezekiel 34:30Then they will know that I, the Lord their God, am with them, and that they are my people, the house of Israel, declares the sovereign Lord.

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
• Bend
• 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