And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the LORD for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.
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Gill's Exposition
And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place,.... That is, the people among whom the Jews dwelt in Babylon, who had a kindness for them, and especially such of them as were proselyted…
Barnes' Notes
And the people shall take them - That is, the people in Babylon. And bring them to their place - That is, they shall attend them to the land of Judea, and aid in restoring them to their own country.…
This comes in here as the reason why Babylon must be overthrown and ruined, because God has mercy in store for his people, and therefore, 1. The injuries done to them must be reckoned for and revenged…
Cambridge Bible
And the people And peoples (ch. Isa 49:22 f.).
shall possess them Lit. "serve themselves heirs to them" (Lev 25:46). For the idea cf. ch. Isa 60:10; Isa 60:14; Isa 61:5.
they shall take them captives,…
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