Yesaya 49:26

49:26 I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh;

they will get drunk on their own blood, as if it were wine. ¹ 

Then all humankind ²  will recognize that

I am the Lord, your deliverer,

your protector, ³  the powerful ruler of Jacob.” ⁴ 

Yesaya 62:8

62:8 The Lord swears an oath by his right hand,

by his strong arm: ⁵ 

“I will never again give your grain

to your enemies as food,

and foreigners will not drink your wine,

which you worked hard to produce.

[49:26]  ¹ sn Verse 26a depicts siege warfare and bloody defeat. The besieged enemy will be so starved they will their own flesh. The bloodstained bodies lying on the blood-soaked battle site will look as if they collapsed in drunkenness.

[49:26]  ² tn Heb “flesh” (so KJV, NASB).

[49:26]  ³ tn Heb “your redeemer.” See the note at 41:14.

[49:26]  ⁴ tn Heb “the powerful [one] of Jacob.” See 1:24.

[62:8]  ⁵ tn The Lord’s right hand and strong arm here symbolize his power and remind the audience that his might guarantees the fulfillment of the following promise.