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Isaiah 49:23

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 23 Kings will become caretakers for you,+
  And their princesses will be your nurses.
  
  They will bow down to you with their faces to the ground+
  And lick the dust of your feet,+
  And you will have to know that I am Jehovah;
  Those hoping in me will not be put to shame.”+

Isaiah 49:23

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 23 Kings will become caretakers for you,+
  And their princesses will be your nurses.
  
  They will bow down to you with their faces to the ground+
  And lick the dust of your feet,+
  And you will have to know that I am Jehovah;
  Those hoping in me will not be put to shame.”+

Isaiah 49:23

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 23 And kings must become caretakers for you,+ and their princesses* nursing women for you. With faces* to the earth they will bow down to you,+ and the dust of your feet they will lick up;+ and you will have to know that I am Jehovah, of whom those hoping in me will not be ashamed.”+

Isaiah 49:23

The Bible in Living English
- 23 and kings shall be your foster-fathers and their queens your nurses; they shall do reverence to you with their faces to the ground and lick the dust off your feet; and you shall know that I am Jehovah who do not disappoint those who put their hope in me.

Isaiah 49:23

American Standard Version
- 23 And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am Jehovah; and they that wait for me shall not be put to shame.

Isaiah 49:23

King James Version
- 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, 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.