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22 This is what Adonay Yahweh says:

I will lift my hand to signal the nations.
    I will raise my flag for the people.
    They will bring your sons in their arms
        and carry your daughters on their shoulders.
23 Then kings will be your foster fathers,
    and their queens will nurse you.
    They will bow in front of you
        with their faces touching the ground.
    They will lick the dust at your feet.
        Then you will know that I am Yahweh.
            Those who wait with hope for me will not be put to shame.

24 Can loot be taken away from mighty men
    or prisoners be freed from conquerors?

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22 This is what the Sovereign Lord(A) says:

“See, I will beckon to the nations,
    I will lift up my banner(B) to the peoples;
they will bring(C) your sons in their arms
    and carry your daughters on their hips.(D)
23 Kings(E) will be your foster fathers,
    and their queens your nursing mothers.(F)
They will bow down(G) before you with their faces to the ground;
    they will lick the dust(H) at your feet.
Then you will know that I am the Lord;(I)
    those who hope(J) in me will not be disappointed.(K)

24 Can plunder be taken from warriors,(L)
    or captives be rescued from the fierce[a]?

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 49:24 Dead Sea Scrolls, Vulgate and Syriac (see also Septuagint and verse 25); Masoretic Text righteous