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Isaiah 60:16

60:15 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.
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.

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You will also drink the milk of the nations, and will nurse from royal breasts. Then you will know that I, Yahweh, am your Savior, your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

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.

You shall also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shall suck the breast of kings: and you shall know that I the LORD am your Savior and your Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.

60:17 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 exactors righteousness.

What does Isaiah 60:16 mean?

Isaiah 60:16 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יָנַק (yânaq), חָלָב (châlâb), גּוֹי (gôwy).

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Thou
shalt
also
suckיָנַקyânaq/yaw-nak'/H3243to suck; causatively, to give milk
the
milkחָלָבchâlâb/khaw-lawb'/H2461milk (as the richness of kine)
of
the
Gentiles,גּוֹיgôwy/go'-ee/H1471a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
and
shalt
suckיָנַקyânaq/yaw-nak'/H3243to suck; causatively, to give milk
the
breastשַׁדshad/shad/H7699the breast of a woman or animal (as bulging)
of
kings:מֶלֶךְmelek/meh'-lek/H4428a king
and
thou
shalt
knowיָדַעyâdaʻ/yaw-dah'/H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)
that
I
the
LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
am
thy
Saviourיָשַׁעyâshaʻ/yaw-shah'/H3467properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
and
thy
Redeemer,גָּאַלgâʼal/gaw-al'/H1350to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)
the
mighty
Oneאָבִירʼâbîyr/aw-beer'/H46mighty (spoken of God)
of
Jacob.יַעֲקֹבYaʻăqôb/yah-ak-obe'/H3290Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch

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Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 60:16.

1 Kings 1:18

And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not:

1 Kings 1:27

Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not shewed it unto thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?

1 Kings 1:29

And the king sware, and said, As the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,

1 Kings 1:36

And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the LORD God of my lord the king say so too.

1 Kings 1:37

As the LORD hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.

1 Kings 1:4

And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.

1 Kings 1:48

And also thus said the king, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.

1 Kings 2:15

And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother's: for it was his from the LORD.

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 60:16 say?

Isaiah 60:16 (King James Version) reads: "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."

Is Isaiah 60:16 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 60:16 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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