The promise of the surrounding countries to Israel as its possession is more common in later writings; Obadiah 1:19 ff.; Zechariah 9:7; but comp. already Amos 9:12; Isaiah 11:14; Jeremiah 49:2.

turn away their captivity R.V. bring again their captivity. The sense of the expression is not quite certain. Others render: restore their prosperity(Job 42:10), or, turn their fortunes, Hosea 6:11; Amos 9:14. The phrase does not imply that the Exile had taken place.

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