The Meaning of Isaiah 60:16 Explained

Isaiah 60:16

KJV: 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.

YLT: And thou hast sucked the milk of nations, Yea, the breast of kings thou suckest, And thou hast known that I, Jehovah, Thy Saviour, and Thy Redeemer, Am the Mighty One of Jacob.

Darby: And thou shalt suck the milk of the nations, and shalt suck the breast of kings; and thou shalt know that I, Jehovah, am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

ASV: Thou shalt also suck the milk of the nations, and shalt suck the breast of kings; and thou shalt know that I, Jehovah, am thy Saviour, and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Isaiah 60:16 Mean?

Study Notes

redeemer
Heb. goel, Redemp. (Kinsman type).
Redeemer
Redemption: Kinsman type, summary. The goel, or Kinsman-Redeemer, is a beautiful type of Christ.
(1) The kinsman redemption was of persons, and an inheritance Leviticus 25:48 ; Leviticus 25:25 ; Galatians 4:5 ; Ephesians 1:7 ; Ephesians 1:11 ; Ephesians 1:14
(2) The Redeemer must be a kinsman Leviticus 25:48 ; Leviticus 25:49 ; Ruth 3:12 ; Ruth 3:13 ; Galatians 4:4 ; Hebrews 2:14 ; Hebrews 2:15 .
(3) The Redeemer must be able to redeem Ruth 4:4-6 ; Jeremiah 50:34 ; John 10:11 ; Acts 15:14-171
(4) Redemption is effected by the goel paying the just demand in full Leviticus 25:27 ; 1 Peter 1:18 ; 1 Peter 1:19 ; Galatians 3:13 . (See Scofield " Exodus 14:30 ") See Scofield " Romans 3:24 "
come to Zion
The time when the "Redeemer shall come to Zion" is fixed, relatively, by Romans 11:23-29 as following the completion of the Gentile Church. That is also the order of the great dispensational passage, Acts 15:14-17 .
In both, the return of the Lord to Zion follows the outcalling of the Church.
come to Zion
The time when the "Redeemer shall come to Zion" is fixed, relatively, by Romans 11:23-29 as following the completion of the Gentile Church. That is also the order of the great dispensational passage, 1711624704_73 .
In both, the return of the Lord to Zion follows the outcalling of the Church.

Context Summary

Isaiah 60:15-22 - "he Is Their Everlasting Light"
What a graphic delineation is presented in these words of the privileges of the consecrated life! The Mighty One of Jacob becomes its Savior. Thenceforth it is ever ascending in the scale of experience, exchanging the period of stone for that of iron, of iron for silver, and of brass for gold. Anxiety and depression are followed by long and happy years of fulness and joy. Violence and destruction, which, like vandals, hewed and burned, are replaced by salvation and praise. The Lord becomes the everlasting light, and the days of mourning are ended.
Do not think that such an experience is too good to last, and so beautiful that it must be evanescent. When once the dawn of perfect surrender and acceptance breaks, there is no sundown, no shadowed sky, no more sorrow or crying, no more heartbreak or hopelessness. The inheritance is forever! The branch is ever green! The strong nation is destined never again to become small! [source]

Chapter Summary: Isaiah 60

1  The glory of the church in the abundant access of the Gentiles
15  And the great blessings after a short affliction

What do the individual words in Isaiah 60:16 mean?

And You shall drink the milk of the Gentiles and the breast of kings milk and You shall know that I [am] Yahweh your Savior and your Redeemer the Mighty one of Jacob
וְיָנַקְתְּ֙ חֲלֵ֣ב גּוֹיִ֔ם וְשֹׁ֥ד מְלָכִ֖ים תִּינָ֑קִי וְיָדַ֗עַתְּ כִּ֣י אֲנִ֤י יְהוָה֙ מֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֔ךְ וְגֹאֲלֵ֖ךְ אֲבִ֥יר יַעֲקֹֽב

וְיָנַקְתְּ֙  And  You  shall  drink 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person feminine singular
Root: יָנַק 
Sense: to suckle, nurse, suck.
חֲלֵ֣ב  the  milk 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: חָלָב  
Sense: milk, sour milk, cheese.
גּוֹיִ֔ם  of  the  Gentiles 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: גֹּוי 
Sense: nation, people.
וְשֹׁ֥ד  and  the  breast 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שַׁד 
Sense: breast, bosom, (female) breast.
מְלָכִ֖ים  of  kings 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
תִּינָ֑קִי  milk 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person feminine singular
Root: יָנַק 
Sense: to suckle, nurse, suck.
וְיָדַ֗עַתְּ  and  You  shall  know 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person feminine singular
Root: דָּעָה 
Sense: to know.
כִּ֣י  that 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: כִּי 
Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
אֲנִ֤י  I  [am] 
Parse: Pronoun, first person common singular
Root: אֲנִי  
Sense: I (first pers.
יְהוָה֙  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
מֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֔ךְ  your  Savior 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine singular construct, second person feminine singular
Root: יָשַׁע 
Sense: to save, be saved, be delivered.
וְגֹאֲלֵ֖ךְ  and  your  Redeemer 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular construct, second person feminine singular
Root: גְּאוּלִים 
Sense: to redeem, act as kinsman-redeemer, avenge, revenge, ransom, do the part of a kinsman.
אֲבִ֥יר  the  Mighty  one 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אָבִיר  
Sense: strong, mighty—used only to describe God.
יַעֲקֹֽב  of  Jacob 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יַעֲקֹב  
Sense: son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, and father of the 2 patriarchs of the tribes of Israel.