And kings shall be your nursing fathers — Margin, ‘Nourishers.’ That is, they would patronize the church of God; they would protect…

Kings shall be thy nursing fathers ... — As a rule kings gave their children to be brought up by their nobles (2 Kings 10:5). …

Shall say again in thine ears, The place is too strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell. Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath …

And kings shall be thy nursing fathers. After speaking of the obedience of the Gentiles, he shows that this relates not only to the common…

And kings shall be your nursing fathers, and their queens your
nursing mothers
Who sh…

Zion is addressed as an afflicted widow, bereaved of her children. Numbers flock to her, and she is assured that they come to be a comfort to her.<…

1. Give ear, you islands. In this part, he describes the order of liberation in more detail. Regarding this, he does two things: