Isaiah 62:8

The Lord has sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength,"Surely I will no more give your grain to be food for your enemies; and foreigners shall not drink your new wine, for which you have labored:

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In The King James Version

The LORD hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured:

In Context

7and give him no rest, until he establishes, and until he makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth.

9but those who have garnered it shall eat it, and praise the Lord; and those who have gathered it shall drink it in the courts of my sanctuary."

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Cross References

Leviticus 26:16I also will do this to you: I will appoint terror over you, even consumption and fever, that shall consume the eyes, and make the soul to pine away; and you will sow your seed in vain, for your enemies will eat it.

Deuteronomy 28:31Your ox shall be slain before your eyes, and you shall not eat of it: your donkey shall be violently taken away from before your face, and shall not be restored to you: your sheep shall be given to your enemies, and you shall have none to save you.

Deuteronomy 32:40For I lift up my hand to heaven,And say, As I live forever,

Isaiah 1:7Your country is desolate.Your cities are burned with fire.Strangers devour your land in your presence,and it is desolate,as overthrown by strangers.

Isaiah 65:21They shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat their fruit.

Jeremiah 5:17They shall eat up your harvest, and your bread, which your sons and your daughters should eat. They shall eat up your flocks and your herds. They shall eat up your vines and your fig trees. They shall beat down your fortified cities, in which you trust, with the sword.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 62:7-10

The Prosperity of the Church. ( b. c. 706.) 6 I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the Lord , keep not silence, 7 And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth. 8 The Lord hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured:… Read the whole commentary →

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