1:24 Therefore, the sovereign Lord who commands armies, 1
the powerful ruler of Israel, 2 says this:
“Ah, I will seek vengeance 3 against my adversaries,
I will take revenge against my enemies. 4
49:26 I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh;
they will get drunk on their own blood, as if it were wine. 5
Then all humankind 6 will recognize that
I am the Lord, your deliverer,
your protector, 7 the powerful ruler of Jacob.” 8
60:16 You will drink the milk of nations;
you will nurse at the breasts of kings. 9
Then you will recognize that I, the Lord, am your deliverer,
your protector, 10 the powerful ruler of Jacob. 11
1 tn Heb “the master, the Lord who commands armies [traditionally, the Lord of hosts].” On the title “the Lord who commands armies,” see the note at v. 9.
2 tn Heb “the powerful [one] of Israel.”
3 tn Heb “console myself” (i.e., by getting revenge); NRSV “pour out my wrath on.”
4 sn The Lord here identifies with the oppressed and comes as their defender and vindicator.
5 sn Verse 26a depicts siege warfare and bloody defeat. The besieged enemy will be so starved they will their own flesh. The bloodstained bodies lying on the blood-soaked battle site will look as if they collapsed in drunkenness.
6 tn Heb “flesh” (so KJV, NASB).
7 tn Heb “your redeemer.” See the note at 41:14.
8 tn Heb “the powerful [one] of Jacob.” See 1:24.
9 sn The nations and kings are depicted as a mother nursing her children. Restored Zion will be nourished by them as she receives their wealth as tribute.
10 tn Or “redeemer.” See the note at 41:14.
11 sn See 1:24 and 49:26.