“But thus saith the Lord, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.”
The divine assertion—'But thus says Yahweh: Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken, and the prey of the tyrant be rescued; for I will contend with those who contend with you, and I will save your children'—answers the rhetorical question with divine affirmation. The reversal of prey and captives, mighty and oppressed suggests complete reversal of power relations. The promise that God will 'contend' (using the lawsuit metaphor) suggests that liberation will be vindicated. This verse asserts that divine power supersedes all earthly tyrants.
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