22 The Sovereign Lord says to his people:“I will signal to the nations,and they will bring your children home.
23 Kings will be like fathers to you;queens will be like mothers.They will bow low before you and honor you;they will humbly show their respect for you.Then you will know that I am the Lord;no one who waits for my help will be disappointed.”
24 Can you take away a soldier's loot?Can you rescue the prisoners of a tyrant?
25 The Lord replies,“That is just what is going to happen.The soldier's prisoners will be taken away,and the tyrant's loot will be seized.I will fight against whoever fights you,and I will rescue your children.
26 I will make your oppressors kill each other;they will be drunk with murder and rage.Then all people will know that I am the Lord,the one who saves you and sets you free.They will know that I am Israel's powerful God.”