Isaiah 51:23
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And I will put it in the hand of them that have oppressed thee, and have said to thy soul: Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as a way to them that went over.

I will

Isaiah 49:25,26 For thus saith the Lord: Yea verily, even the captivity shall be taken away from the strong: and that which was taken by the mighty, shall be delivered. But I will judge those that have judged thee, and thy children I will save. . . .

Proverbs 11:8 The dissembler with his mouth deceiveth his friend: but the just shall be delivered by knowledge.

Proverbs 21:18 The wicked is delivered up for the just: and the unjust for the righteous.

Jeremiah 25:17-29 And I took the cup at the hand of the Lord, and I presented it to all the nations to drink of it, to which the Lord sent me: . . .

Zechariah 12:2 Behold I will make Jerusalem a lintel of surfeiting to all the people round about: and Juda also shall be in the siege against Jerusalem.

Revelation 17:6-8,18 And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And I wondered, when I had seen her, with great admiration. . . .

bow

Joshua 10:24 And when they were brought out to him, he called all the men of Israel, and said to the chiefs of the army that were with him: Go, and set your feet on the necks of these kings. And when they had gone, and put their feet upon the necks of them lying under them,

Psalm 65:11,12 Thou shalt bless the crown of the year of thy goodness: and thy fields shall be filled with plenty. . . .

Revelation 11:2 But the court which is without the temple, cast out and measure it not: because it is given unto the Gentiles. And the holy city they shall tread under foot, two and forty months:

Revelation 13:16,17 And he shall make all, both little and great, rich and poor, freemen and bondmen, to have a character in their right hand or on their foreheads: . . .

Context
The Cup of Wrath
22Thus saith thy Sovereign the Lord, and thy God, who will fight for his people: Behold I have taken out of thy hand the cup of dead sleep, the dregs of the cup of my indignation, thou shalt not drink it again any more. 23And I will put it in the hand of them that have oppressed thee, and have said to thy soul: Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as a way to them that went over.
Cross References
Joshua 10:24
And when they were brought out to him, he called all the men of Israel, and said to the chiefs of the army that were with him: Go, and set your feet on the necks of these kings. And when they had gone, and put their feet upon the necks of them lying under them,

Psalm 66:12
Thou hast set men over our heads. We have passed through fire and water, and thou hast brought us out into a refreshment.

Isaiah 49:26
And I will feed thy enemies with their own flesh: and they shall be made drunk with their own blood, as with new wine: and all flesh shall know, that I am the Lord that save thee, and thy Redeemer the Mighty One of Jacob.

Jeremiah 25:15
For thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Take the cup of wine of this fury at my hand: and thou shalt make all the nations to drink thereof, into which I shall send thee.

Jeremiah 25:26
And all the kings of the north far and near, every one against his brother: and all the kingdoms of the earth, which are upon the face thereof: and the king of Sesac shall drink after them.

Obadiah 1:16
For the day of the Lord is at hand upon all nations: as thou hast done, so shall it be done to thee: he will turn thy reward upon thy own head.

Micah 7:10
And my enemy shall behold, and she shall be covered with shame, who saith to me: Where is the Lord thy God? my eyes shall look down upon her: now shall she be trodden under foot as the mire of the streets.

Zechariah 12:2
Behold I will make Jerusalem a lintel of surfeiting to all the people round about: and Juda also shall be in the siege against Jerusalem.

Lexicon
I will place it
וְשַׂמְתִּ֙יהָ֙ (wə·śam·tî·hā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7760: Put -- to put, place, set

in the hands
בְּיַד־ (bə·yaḏ-)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand

of your tormentors,
מוֹגַ֔יִךְ (mō·w·ḡa·yiḵ)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3013: To grieve

who
אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

told
אָמְר֥וּ (’ā·mə·rū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

you:
לְנַפְשֵׁ֖ךְ (lə·nap̄·šêḵ)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

‘Lie down,
שְׁחִ֣י (šə·ḥî)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7812: To depress, prostrate

so we can walk over you.’
וְנַעֲבֹ֑רָה (wə·na·‘ă·ḇō·rāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on

And you made
וַתָּשִׂ֤ימִי (wat·tā·śî·mî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7760: Put -- to put, place, set

your back
גֵּוֵ֔ךְ (gê·wêḵ)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1460: The back, the middle

like the ground,
כָאָ֙רֶץ֙ (ḵā·’ā·reṣ)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land

and like a street
וְכַח֖וּץ (wə·ḵa·ḥūṣ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2351: Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors

to be traversed.
לַעֹבְרִֽים׃ (la·‘ō·ḇə·rîm)
Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on


Additional Translations
I will place it in the hands of your tormentors, who told you: ‘Lie down, so we can walk over you.’ And you made your back like the ground, and like a street to be traversed.But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict you; which have said to your soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and you have laid your body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over.

and I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee, that have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over; and thou hast laid thy back as the ground, and as the street, to them that go over.

And I will give it into the hands of them that injured thee, and them that afflicted thee; who said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may pass over: and thou didst level thy body with the ground to them passing by without.

and I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; who 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.

and 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 back as the ground, and as the street, to them that go over.

But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; who have said to thy soul, Prostrate thyself, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over.

and I will put it into the hand of those who afflict you, who have said to your soul, 'Bow down, that we may walk over you;' and you have laid your back as the ground, and as the street, to those who walk over."

And I have put it into the hand of those afflicting thee, Who have said to thy soul, Bow down, and we pass over, And thou makest as the earth thy body, And as the street to those passing by!'
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