Isaiah 49:23
Isaiah · Old Testament · Chapter 49
“And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.”Isaiah 49:23
What Does Isaiah 49:23 Mean?
Isaiah 49:23 is found in the book of Isaiah, chapter 49, verse 23 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Isaiah 49:23 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Isaiah 45:17“But Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.”Psalms 25:3“Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.”Isaiah 60:14“The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee, The city of the LORD, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.”Isaiah 60:16“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.”Isaiah 60:3“And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.”Micah 7:17“They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of thee.”Romans 10:11“For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.”Isaiah 45:14“Thus saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God.”Isaiah 60:10“And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee.”Isaiah 64:4“For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.”Isaiah 49:7“Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.”Revelation 3:9“Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.”Psalms 34:22“The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.”Isaiah 25:9“And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.”Psalms 2:10“Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.”Revelation 21:24“And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.”Numbers 11:12“Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing father beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers?”Psalms 72:9“They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.”Isaiah 62:2“And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name.”1 Peter 2:6“Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.”
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