49:26 I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh;
they will get drunk on their own blood, as if it were wine. 1
Then all humankind 2 will recognize that
I am the Lord, your deliverer,
your protector, 3 the powerful ruler of Jacob.” 4
60:16 You will drink the milk of nations;
you will nurse at the breasts of kings. 5
Then you will recognize that I, the Lord, am your deliverer,
your protector, 6 the powerful ruler of Jacob. 7
1 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.
2 tn Heb “flesh” (so KJV, NASB).
3 tn Heb “your redeemer.” See the note at 41:14.
4 tn Heb “the powerful [one] of Jacob.” See 1:24.
5 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.
6 tn Or “redeemer.” See the note at 41:14.
7 sn See 1:24 and 49:26.