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Breasts

From: Concise Bible Dictionary: B By: George A. Morrish

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Used typically for the source of nourishment. Israel “shall suck the breast of kings” (Isa. 60:16¹⁶Thou 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. (Isaiah 60:16); compare Isa. 49:23²³And 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. (Isaiah 49:23); see also Job 24:9⁹They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor. (Job 24:9); Isa. 66:11¹¹That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory. (Isaiah 66:11)).

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