Isaiah 60:14

“And they will come to you bowing low, the sons of those who afflicted you, and they will bow down at the soles of your feet, all who despised you; and they will call you “The City of YHWH, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.””
Isaiah 60:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew

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And they will comeוְהָלְכוּto youאֵלַיִךְbowing low,שְׁחוֹחַthe sonsבְּנֵיof those who afflicted you,מְעַנַּיִךְand they will bow downוְהִשְׁתַּחֲווּat the solesעַל כַּפּוֹתof your feet,רַגְלַיִךְallכָּלwho despised you;מְנַאֲצָיִךְand they will call youוְקָרְאוּ לָךְ“The Cityעִירof YHWH,יְהוָהZionצִיּוֹןof the Holy Oneקְדוֹשׁof Israel.”יִשְׂרָאֵל

Allusion · Revelation 3:9

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Both texts say that those who oppressed will come and bow down at the feet of God’s people.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

הִשְׁתַּחֲווּhishtajavuH7812προσκυνήσουσινproskynēsousinG4352“bow down, bow”
רַגְלַיִraglayiH7272ποδῶνpodōnG4228“foot; time”

Isaiah 60:14, word by word

And they will comeהָלְכוּhalchu

To move on foot from place to place; to set out.

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bowing lowשְׁחוֹחַshechoach

bow down

To bend the body down, whether in grief, in submission or to lie in wait.

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the sonsבְּנֵיbene

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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of those who afflicted youמְעַנַּיִmeanayi

afflict

To make suffer, oppress.

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and they will bow downהִשְׁתַּחֲווּhishtachavu

bow down

To bow to the ground before someone in respect.

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at the solesכַּפּוֹתkapot

sole

The underside of the foot, with which one treads.

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of your feetרַגְלַיִraglayi

foot

The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.

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who despised youמְנַאֲצָיִmenaatsayi

despise

To turn away with scorn, as from YHWH.

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and they will call youקָרְאוּkaru

name

To give someone a name.

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“The Cityעִירir

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

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of YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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Zionצִיּוֹןtsiyon

Zion

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of the Holy Oneקְדוֹשׁkedosh

Holy One

God, the one wholly set apart and pure, God of Israel.

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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Translation note

Revelation 3:9 takes up this image.

Places in this verse

Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.

Zion
Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem
A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.
David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).
2 Samuel 5:7 Psalms 48:2 Hebrews 12:22 Romans 9:33

The context

13The glory of Lebanon will come to you, the cypress, the elm, and the boxwood together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and the place of my feet I will honor.

14 · This verse (above)

15Instead of your being forsaken and hated, with no one passing through, I will make you an eternal pride, a rejoicing of generation after generation.

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