“And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the Lord am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.”
The climactic promise—'I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh, and they shall be drunk with their own blood as with wine. Then all flesh shall know that I am Yahweh your Savior, and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob'—depicts a terrible judgment on oppressors while emphasizing universal recognition of God's identity. The grotesque image of oppressors consuming their own flesh suggests complete self-destruction. The statement that all flesh shall know God's identity makes this verse's purpose eschatological: universal recognition of God as savior and redeemer. This verse concludes the second servant song with apocalyptic judgment and universal revelation.
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