‏ Isaiah 51:21-23

21. drunken ... not with wine--(Is 29:9; compare Is 51:17, 20, here; La 3:15).

22. pleadeth ... cause--(Psa 35:1; Jr 50:34; Mi 7:9).

no more drink it--(Is 54:7-9). This cannot apply to Israel after the return from Babylon, but only to them after their final restoration.

23. (Is 49:26; Jr 25:15-29; Zec 12:2).

Bow down that ... go over--Conquerors often literally trod on the necks of conquered kings, as Sapor of Persia did to the Roman emperor Valerian (Jos 10:24; Psa 18:40; 66:11, 12).
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