Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
vengeance--for the slaughter of Josiah (2 Kings 23:29).
sword shall devour . . . be . . . drunk--poetical personification (Deuteronomy 32:42).
a sacrifice-- (Isaiah 34:6; Ezekiel 39:17). The slaughter of the Egyptians is represented as a sacrifice to satiate His righteous vengeance.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Isaiah 34:5
Jeremiah 46:14
Ezekiel 9:2
Zephaniah 1:7
Zechariah 9:15
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