Isaiah 49:26

I will feed those who oppress you with their own flesh; 2 and they will be drunk on their own blood, as with sweet wine. 1 Then all flesh shall know that I, Adonai, am the One who saves you, 2 and your Redeemer, the 'Avir Ya'akov [Mighty One of Supplanter].”

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

25But Adonai says, “Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, 2 and the plunder retrieved from the fierce; 1 for I will contend with him who contends with you, 2 and I will save your children. 1

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Cross References

Exodus 6:7and I will take you to be my people, and I will be your God; + 6:7. Quoted in 2 Cor 6:16 and you shall know that I am Adonai your God, who brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians [people from Abode of slavery].

Psalms 9:16Adonai has made himself known. 2 He has executed judgment. 2 The wicked is snared by the work of his own hands. Higgayon ·Meditation·. 1 Selah ·contemplation with musical interlude·. 1

Psalms 83:18that they may know that you alone, whose name is Adonai, 2 are haElyon [the Most High] over all the earth.

Isaiah 9:20One will devour on the right hand, and be hungry; 2 and he will eat on the left hand, and they will not be satisfied. 1 Everyone will eat the flesh of his own arm: 2

Isaiah 43:1But now Adonai who created you, Jacob [Supplanter], 2 and he who formed you, Israel [God prevails] says: 1 “Don’t be afraid, for I have redeemed you. 2 I have called you by your name. 2 You are mine. 1

Isaiah 45:6that they may know from the rising of the sun, 2 and from the west, 1 that there is no one besides me. 2 I am Yahweh [He sustains breathing], and there is no one else. 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 49:25-26

Encouragement to Zion. ( b. c. 706.) 24 Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered? 25 But thus saith the Lord , Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children. 26 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… Read the whole commentary →

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