Isaiah 60:16 meaning and explanation

You will drink the milk of nations and nurse at the breasts of royalty; you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

Isaiah 60:16, Berean Standard Bible

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In this chapter God speaks to Jerusalem, pictured as a mother whose children return and whose wealth pours in from the nations. The image of nursing at royal breasts is a bold metaphor: the city once forsaken and despised will be nourished by the very powers that once ruled over her.

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