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Isaiah 49:26

Isaiah 49:26

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain

I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh (comp. ). Civil disunion is intended, which will break the power of Babylon, and render her an easy prey to the Persians. The recently discovered inscriptions clearly show that this was the case. Nabonidus had alienated the affections of his subjects by changes in the religion of the country, and during the course of the war with Cyrus, many Babylonian tribes went over to the invaders, and fought against their own countrymen. The mighty One of Jacob (see the comment on ).

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