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and I will put it into the hand of those who afflict you, who have said to your soul, Bow down, that we may go over; and you have laid your back as the ground, and as the street, to those who go over.
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God's Justice Reverses Fortunes
All commentators agree this verse promises a dramatic reversal. The cup of suffering that God's people were forced to drink will be taken from them and given to their oppressors. As John Calvin notes, this is a core aspect of God's justice: He will repay affliction to those who afflict His people, offering ultimate comfort and vindication to the faithful.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee - The nations that have made war upon you, and that have reduced you to b…
19th Century
Anglican
You have laid your body ... —The image is startlingly bold; but our word “prostration,” as applied to the condition of a …
16th Century
Protestant
And I will put it into the hand of your oppressors. This is another part of the consolation, in which He promises that the Lord will not o…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And I will put it into the hand of them that afflict me As the Lord did to literal Babylon, ([Reference Jeremiah 25:…
God calls upon his people to be mindful of the things that belong to their everlasting peace. Jerusalem had provoked God, and was made to taste the…
13th Century
Catholic
Give ear to me, you that follow justice. Here he addresses the second obstacle to their liberation, which might be assumed from …
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