“For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away.”
The acknowledgment of Zion's former desolation—'Surely your waste and your desolate places and your ruined land—surely now you will be too crowded for your inhabitants, and those who swallowed you up will be far away'—recognizes past devastation while promising that restoration will be so abundant that space becomes crowded. The contrast between past desolation and future crowding emphasizes the totality of reversal. The promise that those who 'swallowed up' Israel will be far away suggests permanent separation from oppressors. This verse celebrates restoration as abundance surpassing expectation.
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