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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
suck	וְיָנַקְתְּ֙ ve.ya.nakT	H3243	to suck · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 2nd person feminine singular
milk	חֲלֵ֣ב cha.Lev	H2461	milk (as the richness of kine) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Gentiles	גּוֹיִ֔ם go.Yim	H1471	a foreign nation · noun, common masculine plural absolute
suck	תִּינָ֑קִי ti.Na.ki	H3243	to suck · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular
breast	וְשֹׁ֥ד ve.Shod	H7699	the breast of a woman or animal (as bulging) · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
kings	מְלָכִ֖ים me.la.Khim	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine plural absolute
know	וְיָדַ֗עַתְּ ve.ya.Da.'at	H3045	to know (properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 2nd person feminine singular
LORD	יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
Saviour	מֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֔ךְ mo.shi.'Ekh	H3467	properly · verb, hiphil active participle, masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person feminine singular
Redeemer	וְגֹאֲלֵ֖ךְ ve.go.'a.Lekh	H1350	to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relati… · conjunction + verb, qal active participle, masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person feminine singular
One	אֲבִ֥יר 'a.Vir	H46	mighty (spoken of God) · adjective, masculine singular construct
Jacob	יַעֲקֹֽב ya.'a.Ko	H3290	Jaakob · proper noun, a man's name

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Cross-references

Isaiah 49:23 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,…
Isaiah 66:11-12 That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her gl…
Isaiah 66:14 And when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herb: and the hand of the LORD shall be known toward h…
Isaiah 61:6 But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in…
Isaiah 43:3-4 For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.
Ezekiel 34:30 Thus shall they know that I the LORD their God am with them, and that they, even the house of Israel, are my people, saith the Lord GOD.
Isaiah 59:20 And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 60:15–end

The happy and glorious state of the church is here further foretold, referring principally and ultimately to the Christian church and the spiritual peace of that, but under the type of that little gleam of outward peace which the Jews sometimes enjoyed after their return out of captivity. This is here spoken of, I. As compared with what it had been. This made her peace and honour the more pleasant, that her condition had been much otherwise. 1. She had been despised, but now she should be honoured, Isa 60:15, Isa 60:16. Jerusalem had been forsaken and hated, abandoned by her friends, abhorred by her enemies; no man went through that desolate city, but declined it as a rueful spectacle; it wa…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 60:16

suck--Thou shalt draw to thyself and enjoy all that is valuable of the possessions of the Gentiles, &c. (Isa 49:23; Isa 61:6; Isa 66:11-12). know--by the favors bestowed on thee, and through thee on the Gentiles.

Adam Clarke on Isaiah 60:13

And I will make the place of my feet glorious "And that I may glorify the place whereon I rest my feet" - The temple of Jerusalem was called the house of God, and the place of his rest or residence. The visible symbolical appearance of God, called by the Jews the schechinah, was in the most holy place, between the wings of the cherubim, above the ark. This is considered as the throne of God, presiding as King over the Jewish state; and as a footstool is a necessary appendage to a throne, (see note on Isa 52:2 (note)), the ark is considered as the footstool of God, and is so called, Psa 99:6; Ch1 28:2. The glory of Lebanon - That is, the cedar.

John Gill on Isaiah 60:16

Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles,.... Partake of their riches and wealth; so the Targum, "and ye shall be satisfied with the substance of the people:'' or drink of the sincere milk of the word of the Gospel, which Gentiles have been favoured with for many ages; for this seems to have regard to Jewish converts, though not to them only, but as they, with the converted Gentiles, will make up one church state, and partake of the same privileges: and shall suck the breast of kings; who shall now be converted in various places, come into the church, and be nursing fathers to it; help and assist the people of God with their riches to carry on divine worship in an honourable manner;…

The Church Fathers

And they will be called the city of the Lord, Zion of holy Israel. On account of your being trapped and despised when there was no help, I will give you eternal rejoicing and joy for ages to come. And though you desire the milk of the nations and to consume the riches of kings, so that you might know that I am the Lord who saved you and led you out of Israel, "I will render for you gold instead of brass, and silver instead of steel … and I will give you rulers in peace and your bishops in justice, and injustice will no longer be heard in your land."
— Origen of Alexandria, COMMENTARY ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 10:294

Instead of "salvation," the Hebrew reading has "Jesus" in its marks and letters, by which our Savior is written there. This is the origin of the power of the name of our Savior Jesus, which serves as a partition or strong wall to those worthy of these things. Such is seen now in part, but with the new age it will come into being with the perfection of presence.… See how the message stops us from a more physical understanding and from falling into the obvious, literal Jewish understanding. For it calls the gates of this new Jerusalem hymn singing and praising. Thus we are instructed that the entries of the revered citizenship is to consist of those who enter singing hymns and praising God.
— Eusebius of Caesarea, COMMENTARY ON ISAIAH 2:50

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Dictionary and topics

Milk · FIGURATITE — FIGURATITE
Titles And Names Of Christ · Mighty One of Jacob — Mighty One of Jacob

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Isaiah 60:16

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 60:15–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 60:16

Adam Clarke on Isaiah 60:13

John Gill on Isaiah 60:16

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Isaiah 60:16

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 60:15–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 60:16

Adam Clarke on Isaiah 60:13

John Gill on Isaiah 60:16

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Isaiah 60:16

Keil & Delitzsch on Isaiah 60:15-16

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Isaiah 60:15

Rashi on Isaiah 60:16