Verse 23

Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow down to you with their faces to the ground and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the Lord; those who hope in Me will not be disappointed.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Konger skal være dine fosterfedre, og deres dronninger dine ammer; de skal bøye seg for deg med ansiktet mot jorden og børste støv av dine føtter. Da skal du vite at jeg er Herren; de som venter på meg skal ikke bli til skamme.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Konger skal være dine fosterfedre, og deres dronninger dine pleiemødre. Med ansiktet mot jorden skal de bøye seg for deg, og de skal slikke støvet av dine føtter. Så skal du vite at jeg er Herren, for de som håper på meg skal ikke bli til skamme.

• Norsk King James

  Og konger skal være dine ammer, og deres dronninger dine pleiemødre; de skal bøye seg til deg med ansiktet mot jorden, og tilbe deg; og du skal vite at jeg er Herren: for de skal ikke bli skammet som venter på meg.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Konger skal være dine fosterfedre, og deres dronninger dine ammer. De skal bøye seg for deg med ansiktet mot jorden og slikke støvet av dine føtter. Da skal du vite at jeg er Herren, for de som håper på meg skal ikke bli skuffet.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Konger skal være dine fosterfedre, deres dronninger dine ammer. De skal bøye seg for deg med ansiktet mot jorden, og slikke støvet av dine føtter. Da skal du vite at jeg er Herren; de som håper på meg blir ikke til skamme.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Konger skal være dine fosterfedre, og deres dronninger dine pleiemødre; de skal bøye seg for deg med ansiktet mot jorden og slikke støvet av dine føtter. Da skal du vite at jeg er Herren; for de som venter på meg, skal ikke bli skuffet.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Konger skal bli som fosterfedre for deg, og deres dronninger som ammende mødre. De skal bøye seg for deg med ansiktet mot jorden og slikke støvet fra dine føtter, og du skal da vite at jeg er Herren, for de som venter på meg, skal ikke skamme seg.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Konger skal være dine fosterfedre, og deres dronninger dine pleiemødre; de skal bøye seg for deg med ansiktet mot jorden og slikke støvet av dine føtter. Da skal du vite at jeg er Herren; for de som venter på meg, skal ikke bli skuffet.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Konger skal være dine fosterfedre og deres dronninger dine ammer. De skal bøye seg for deg med ansiktet mot jorden og slikke støvet av dine føtter. Da skal du kjenne at jeg er Herren, for de som håper på meg, skal ikke bli til skamme.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Konger skal være dine fosterfedre, og deres dronninger dine ammer. De skal bøye seg for deg med ansiktet mot jorden og slikke støvet ved dine føtter. Da skal du vite at jeg er Herren, og de som håper på meg, skal ikke bli til skamme.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Konger skulle være dine Fosterfædre, og deres Fyrstinder skulle være dine Ammer, de skulle nedbøie sig til Jorden paa Ansigtet for dig og opslikke dine Fødders Støv; da skal du fornemme, at jeg er Herren, ved hvem de ikke skulle beskjæmmes, som forvente mig.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Konger skal være dine fosterfedre og deres dronninger dine fostermødre; de skal bøye seg for deg med ansiktet mot jorden, og slikke støvet av dine føtter. Da skal du forstå at jeg er Herren, for de som venter på meg skal ikke skamme seg.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And kings shall be your nursing fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers: they shall bow down to you with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of your feet; and you shall know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed who wait for me.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Konger skal være dine fosterfedre, og deres dronninger dine ammer: de skal bøye seg ned for deg med ansiktet mot jorden, og de skal slikke støvet av dine føtter; og du skal vite at jeg er Herren, og de som venter på meg skal ikke bli skuffet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Konger skal være dine fosterforeldre, og dronninger dine ammer. De skal bøye seg ned for deg med ansiktet mot jorden og slikke støvet av dine føtter. Da skal du vite at jeg er Herren, og de som venter på meg skal ikke bli skuffet.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og konger skal være dine fosterfedre, og deres dronninger dine ammer; de skal bøye seg ned for deg med ansiktet mot jorden, og slikke støvet av dine føtter. Da skal du vite at jeg er Herren; de som venter på meg skal ikke bli til skamme.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og konger vil ta vare på deg, og dronninger vil gi deg deres melk: de vil bøye seg med ansiktet ned for deg, kysse støvet av dine føtter; og du vil vite at jeg er Herren, og at de som setter sitt håp til meg ikke vil bli skamfulle.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For kinges shalbe thy noursinge fathers, and Quenes shalbe thy noursinge mothers. They shal fall before the wt their faces flat vpon the earth, and lick vp the dust of thy fete: that thou mayest knowe, how that I am the LORDE. And who so putteth his trust in me, shal not be confounded.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Kings shalbe thy nourcing fathers, and Queenes shalbe thy nources: they shall worship thee with their faces towarde the earth, and licke vp the dust of thy feete: and thou shalt knowe that I am the Lord: for they shall not be ashamed that waite for me.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For kynges shalbe thy nursyng fathers, and queenes shalbe thy nursyng mothers: They shall fall before thee with their faces flat vpon the earth, & lick vp the dust of thy feete: that thou mayest knowe howe that I am the Lorde, and that who so putteth their trust in me shall not be confounded.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Kings shall be your nursing fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers: they shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of your feet; and you shall know that I am Yahweh; and those who wait for me shall not be disappointed.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And kings have been thy nursing fathers, And their princesses thy nursing mothers; Face to the earth -- they bow down to thee, And the dust of thy feet they lick up, And thou hast known that I `am' Jehovah, That those expecting Me are not ashamed.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And kings will take care of you, and queens will give you their milk: they will go down on their faces before you, kissing the dust of your feet; and you will be certain that I am the Lord, and that those who put their hope in me will not be shamed.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Kings shall be your nursing fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers: they shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of your feet; and you shall know that I am Yahweh; and those who wait for me shall not be disappointed."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Kings will be your children’s guardians; their princesses will nurse your children. With their faces to the ground they will bow down to you and they will lick the dirt on your feet. Then you will recognize that I am the LORD; those who wait patiently for me are not put to shame.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 60:16 : 16 You will suck the milk of nations; you will nurse at royal breasts. Then you will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
• Isa 60:14 : 14 The children of those who oppressed you will come and bow down before you; all who despised you will bow at your feet. They will call you the City of the Lord, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
• Mic 7:17 : 17 They will lick the dust like snakes, like creatures that crawl on the ground. They will come trembling from their strongholds; they will dread the LORD our God and stand in awe of You.
• Isa 60:3 : 3 Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.
• Isa 60:10-11 : 10 Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you; for though I struck you in my wrath, I will show you compassion in my favor. 11 Your gates will always be open; they will never be shut, day or night, so that the wealth of the nations may be brought to you, and their kings led in procession.
• Isa 45:14 : 14 This is what the LORD says: The wealth of Egypt, the merchandise of Cush, and the tall Sabeans will come over to you and become yours. They will walk behind you, coming in chains. They will bow down to you and plead with you, saying, 'Surely God is with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.'
• Ps 25:3 : 3 Indeed, none who wait for you will be put to shame; but those who act treacherously without cause will be ashamed.
• Gen 43:26 : 26 When Joseph came home, they presented him the gift they had brought with them and bowed to the ground before him.
• Isa 25:9 : 9 In that day it will be said: ‘Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the LORD; we trusted in him. Let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation.’
• Rom 10:11 : 11 For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in Him will not be put to shame.”
• 1 Pet 2:6 : 6 For it stands in Scripture: 'Behold, I lay in Zion a chosen, precious cornerstone, and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.'
• Rev 3:9 : 9 Look, I will make those of the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are not—they are liars—come and bow down before your feet, and they will know that I have loved you.
• Rev 21:24-26 : 24 The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory and honor into it. 25 Its gates will never be shut by day, and there will be no night there. 26 They will bring the glory and honor of the nations into it.
• Rom 5:5 : 5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
• Rom 9:33 : 33 Just as it is written: 'Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and the one who believes in him will not be put to shame.'
• Isa 62:2 : 2 The nations will see your righteousness, and all kings will see your glory. You will be called by a new name that the mouth of the LORD will designate.
• Isa 64:4 : 4 You meet those who delight in doing righteousness and remember your ways. But when you were angry, we sinned; in our sins we have been for a long time. Can we still be saved?
• Joel 2:27 : 27 Then you will know that I am in Israel, that I am the LORD your God, and there is no other. Never again will my people be put to shame.
• Num 11:12 : 12 Did I conceive all these people? Did I give birth to them? Why do You tell me to carry them in my arms, like a nurse carries an infant, to the land You promised their ancestors?
• Ezra 1:2-4 : 2 This is what Cyrus, king of Persia, says: 'The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and He has appointed me to build Him a temple in Jerusalem, in Judah.' 3 Whoever among you belongs to His people, may their God be with them, and let them go up to Jerusalem, in Judah, and build the temple of the LORD, the God of Israel. He is the God who is in Jerusalem. 4 And let every survivor, wherever they may reside, be supported by the people of that place with silver, gold, goods, and livestock, along with their voluntary offerings for the house of God in Jerusalem.
• Ezra 6:7-9 : 7 Leave the work on this house of God alone. Let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews rebuild this house of God on its original site. 8 Moreover, I issue a decree as to what you are to do for these elders of the Jews in the rebuilding of this house of God: The expenses are to be fully paid to these men from the royal treasury from the tributes of the region Beyond the River, so that the work is not hindered. 9 Whatever is needed—young bulls, rams, or lambs for burnt offerings to the God of heaven, as well as wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the request of the priests in Jerusalem—must be provided to them daily without fail. 10 So that they may offer pleasing offerings to the God of heaven and pray for the life of the king and his sons. 11 I also issue a decree that if anyone changes this edict, a beam shall be pulled out from his house. He shall be impaled upon it, and his house shall be made into a refuse heap for this violation. 12 May the God who has caused His name to dwell there overthrow any king or people who attempt to alter or destroy this house of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have issued this decree. Let it be done diligently.
• Ezra 7:11-28 : 11 This is a copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, a scribe skilled in the commandments of the Lord and His statutes for Israel: 12 "Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven. Perfect peace, and now: 13 I issue a decree that any willing person from the people of Israel, including the priests and Levites in my kingdom, may go with you to Jerusalem. 14 For you are sent by the king and his seven counselors to inquire about Judah and Jerusalem according to the law of your God, which is in your hand. 15 And to bring the silver and gold that the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose dwelling is in Jerusalem. 16 Together with all the silver and gold you may find in the whole province of Babylon, as well as the freewill offerings of the people and the priests given for the house of their God in Jerusalem. 17 With this silver, you shall diligently buy bulls, rams, and lambs, along with their grain and drink offerings, and offer them on the altar of the house of your God in Jerusalem. 18 And whatever seems best to you and your brothers to do with the rest of the silver and gold, you may do according to the will of your God. 19 Also, deliver the vessels that are given to you for the service of the house of your God in Jerusalem. 20 And whatever else may be needed for the house of your God that it falls upon you to provide, you may do so from the royal treasury. 21 And I, King Artaxerxes, hereby issue a command to all the treasurers of the region beyond the river: Whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, may request of you, it must be done promptly, 22 up to one hundred talents of silver, one hundred cors of wheat, one hundred baths of wine, one hundred baths of oil, and salt without limit. 23 Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven must be carried out diligently for the house of the God of heaven, so that there may not be wrath against the kingdom of the king and his sons. 24 Furthermore, we notify you that it shall not be lawful to impose tribute, tax, or toll on any of the priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, temple servants, or other workers in this house of God. 25 And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God that is in your hand, are to appoint judges and magistrates who can judge all the people in the region beyond the River—all those who know the laws of your God. And for anyone who does not know them, you shall teach them. 26 Anyone who does not obey the law of your God and the law of the king shall face judgment promptly, whether it be death, banishment, confiscation of property, or imprisonment. 27 Blessed be the Lord, the God of our ancestors, who put such a thing as this into the heart of the king, to beautify the house of the Lord in Jerusalem. 28 And who has shown favor to me before the king, his counselors, and all his powerful officials. I was strengthened because the hand of the Lord my God was upon me, and I gathered leaders from Israel to go up with me.
• Neh 2:6-9 : 6 Then the king, with the queen sitting beside him, asked me, "How long will your journey take, and when will you return?" It pleased the king to send me, so I set a time. 7 I also said to the king, "If it pleases the king, may letters be given to me for the governors of the region beyond the Euphrates, so they will allow me to pass through until I arrive in Judah, 8 and may I have a letter to Asaph, the keeper of the royal forest, that he might give me timber to make beams for the gates of the fortress by the temple, for the city wall, and for the house I will occupy." And the king granted my requests, because the gracious hand of my God was on me. 9 So I went to the governors of the region beyond the Euphrates and gave them the king's letters. The king also sent army officers and cavalry with me. 10 When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were deeply displeased that someone had come to seek the welfare of the Israelites.
• Esth 8:1-9 : 1 On that day, King Ahasuerus gave Queen Esther the estate of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai came into the king’s presence because Esther had revealed how he was related to her. 2 The king removed his signet ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai. And Esther appointed Mordecai over Haman’s estate. 3 Esther spoke again to the king, falling at his feet, weeping, and pleading with him to nullify the evil plan of Haman the Agagite and the scheme he had devised against the Jews. 4 The king extended the golden scepter to Esther, so she arose and stood before the king. 5 She said, 'If it pleases the king, and if I have found favor in his sight, and if the matter seems right to the king, and if I am pleasing in his eyes, let a decree be written to revoke the letters devised by Haman, son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews in all the king’s provinces.' 6 For how can I bear to see the disaster that will fall on my people? How can I endure the destruction of my kindred? 7 King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther and to Mordecai the Jew, 'Behold, I have given Haman’s estate to Esther, and he has been hanged on the gallows because he attacked the Jews.' 8 Now you may write in the king’s name concerning the Jews as you see fit and seal it with the king’s signet ring. For a document written in the king’s name and sealed with the king’s ring cannot be revoked. 9 The king’s scribes were summoned on that day, the third month (the month of Sivan), on the twenty-third day, and an edict was written exactly as Mordecai commanded concerning the Jews, to the satraps, governors, and officials of the 127 provinces from India to Cush, each province in its own script and language, and to the Jews in their own script and language. 10 Mordecai wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus, sealed it with the king’s signet ring, and sent the letters by mounted couriers riding fast horses bred from royal mares.
• Ps 2:10-12 : 10 Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth. 11 Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. 12 Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your way, for His wrath can flare up quickly. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.
• Ps 34:22 : 22 Evil will slay the wicked, and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.
• Ps 68:31 : 31 Rebuke the beast of the reeds, the herd of mighty bulls among the calves of the peoples. Scatter those who delight in war; scatter them with pieces of silver.
• Ps 69:6 : 6 God, you know my foolishness, and my guilt is not hidden from you.
• Ps 72:9-9 : 9 Those who dwell in the desert will bow before him, and his enemies will lick the dust. 10 The kings of Tarshish and distant shores will bring tribute; the kings of Sheba and Seba will offer gifts. 11 All kings will bow down to him, and all nations will serve him.
• Ps 138:4 : 4 All the kings of the earth will give you thanks, Lord, for they have heard the words of your mouth.
• Isa 49:7 : 7 This is what the Lord, the Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, says: To the one despised and abhorred by the nations, to the servant of rulers: Kings will see you and stand to attention, and princes will bow down because of the Lord, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.
• Isa 52:15 : 15 so he will startle many nations, and kings will shut their mouths because of him. For what they were not told, they will see, and what they have not heard, they will understand.