And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.
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Gill's Exposition
And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh,.... Not that they should feed upon their own flesh, because of famine, for this was not the case of Babylon when taken; but that they…
Barnes' Notes
And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh - The language used here is that which appropriately describes the distresses resuiting from discord and internal strifes. Similar language…
Here is, I. An objection started against the promise of the Jews' release out of their captivity in Babylon, suggesting that it was a thing not to be expected; for (Isa 49:24) they were a prey in the…
Cambridge Bible
I will feed them that? &c. Better: I will cause thine oppressors (the Chaldæans) to eat their own flesh (cf. ch. Isa 9:20; Zec 11:9). The enemies of Zion shall be consumed by internecine war a common…
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