And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place; and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the LORD for servants and handmaids; and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors—the reversal of fortunes, in which Israel regains dominion over the nations that had oppressed them. The reversal is not merely political but involves the literal return of captives and the subjugation of former oppressors. This verse emphasizes that restoration includes vindication and the recovery of dignity.

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