Isaiah

Isaiah 49:23

²³Kings will be your foster fathers,

and their queens your nursing mothers.

They will bow to you facedown

and lick the dust at your feet.

Then you will know that I am the LORD;

those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Kings	מְלָכִ֜ים	mə·lā·ḵîm	Noun - masculine plural	H4428 king
will be	וְהָי֨וּ	wə·hā·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
your foster fathers	אֹֽמְנַ֗יִךְ	’ō·mə·na·yiḵ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H539 confirm, support
and their queens	וְשָׂרֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙	wə·śā·rō·w·ṯê·hem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H8282 princess, noble lady
your nursing mothers	מֵינִ֣יקֹתַ֔יִךְ	mê·nî·qō·ṯa·yiḵ	Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H3243 suck
They will bow	יִשְׁתַּ֣חֲווּ	yiš·ta·ḥă·wū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7812 bow down
to you	לָ֔ךְ	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular
facedown	אַפַּ֗יִם	’ap·pa·yim	Noun - md	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger
and lick	יְלַחֵ֑כוּ	yə·la·ḥê·ḵū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3897 lick
the dust	וַעֲפַ֥ר	wa·‘ă·p̄ar	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6083 dry earth, dust
at your feet	רַגְלַ֖יִךְ	raḡ·la·yiḵ	Noun - feminine dual construct; second person feminine singular	H7272 foot
Then you will know	וְיָדַ֙עַתְּ֙	wə·yā·ḏa·‘at	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular	H3045 know
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I	אֲנִ֣י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
am the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
those who	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
hope in Me	קוָֹֽי׃ס	qō·wāy	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6960 wait for
will never	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be put to shame	יֵבֹ֖שׁוּ	yê·ḇō·šū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H954 be ashamed

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 60:14 · Isaiah 60:16 · Isaiah 60:3 · Micah 7:17 · Isaiah 45:14 · Isaiah 60:10–11 · Romans 10:11 · Psalm 25:3 · Isaiah 64:4 · Isaiah 49:7 · Revelation 3:9 · Isaiah 25:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.