“But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over.”
The conclusion 'See, I have taken from your hand the cup of staggering; the bowl of my wrath you shall drink no more; and I will put it into the hand of your tormentors and oppressors, who have said to you, Bow down, that we may walk over you; and you have made your back like the ground and like the street for them to walk on' announces the reversal of judgment: the cup of wrath will be transferred from Israel to her oppressors. The image of Israel's back as ground for oppressors to walk on captures complete subjugation now to be reversed. The transfer of the cup becomes poetic justice: those who demanded submission will experience devastating judgment.
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