Isaiah 49:17 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Your children will hurry to return to you; those who destroyed you and left you in ruins will leave and go away from you.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God is promising that Israel's people will quickly return home while their enemies who devastated them will depart.

📚 Historical Context

This prophecy was given during Israel's time of exile and destruction, likely referring to the Babylonian captivity when Jerusalem was destroyed and the people were taken away. The 'destroyers' would be the foreign nations like Babylon who had conquered and devastated the land. God was promising through Isaiah that this situation would be reversed - the exiled people would return and rebuild while their oppressors would leave.

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2 Chronicles 31:1

When all this was finished, all the Israelites who were there went out to the cities of Judah and smashed the idols to pieces. They cut down the sacred poles, tore down the worship sites on hills, and destroyed the altars throughout all of Judah and Benjamin, and also in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had completely destroyed them all. Then all the Israelites returned home, each person to their own property and cities.

Jeremiah 15:7

I will scatter them like grain being winnowed at the city gates throughout the land. I will take away their children and destroy my people, because they refuse to turn away from their evil ways.

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