Isaiah 49:22-24

Expanded Bible

²² This is what the Lord God says:
“See, I will lift my hand ·to signal [^Lto] the nations;
    I will raise my banner for all the people to see.
Then they will bring your sons back to you in their ·arms [^Lbosom; lap],
    and they will carry your daughters on their shoulders [^CJews returning from exile are pictured as children returning to their parents].
²³ Kings will ·teach your children [be guardians/foster parents],
    and ·daughters of kings [princesses; or queens] will take care of them.
They will bow down before you with their faces to the ground
    and ·kiss the dirt [lick the dust] at your feet.
Then you will know I am the Lord.
    Anyone who ·trusts in [hopes in; waits on] me will not be ·disappointed [or ashamed].”

²⁴ Can ·the wealth a soldier wins in war [spoils; plunder] be taken away from ·him [a warrior; a strong man]?
    Can a prisoner be freed from a ·powerful soldier [tyrant]^[a]?