Yesaya 60:16

60:16 You will drink the milk of nations;

you will nurse at the breasts of kings. ¹ 

Then you will recognize that I, the Lord, am your deliverer,

your protector, ²  the powerful ruler of Jacob. ³ 

Yesaya 60:22

60:22 The least of you will multiply into ⁴  a thousand;

the smallest of you will become a large nation.

When the right time comes, I the Lord will quickly do this!” ⁵ 

[60:16]  ¹ sn The nations and kings are depicted as a mother nursing her children. Restored Zion will be nourished by them as she receives their wealth as tribute.

[60:16]  ² tn Or “redeemer.” See the note at 41:14.

[60:16]  ³ sn See 1:24 and 49:26.

[60:22]  ⁴ tn Heb “will become” (so NASB, NIV).

[60:22]  ⁵ tn Heb “I, the Lord, in its time, I will quickly do it.”