Isaiah 49 Footnotes

49:26 In a vivid metaphor, God declared that he would cause Judah’s oppressors to eat their own flesh and drink their own blood. The meaning seems to be that the oppressive, vile, and vicious enemies who slaughtered the people of Israel would end up expending their bloodthirsty savagery upon each other. This statement does not approve of brutality, cannibalism, or the drinking of blood. It was a graphic description of the destiny of Judah’s enemies, intended to encourage those who were feeling hopeless.