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Atomic Bible
Isaiah 51:23
I will place it in the hands of your tormentors,
from God’s Fury Removed, Isaiah 51:17-23
What it says

The cup will be given to Jerusalem's tormentors who once trampled her down.

What it is doing

This verse closes the chapter with transferred judgment and vindication.

In context

17Awake, awake! 18Among all the sons she bore, 19These pairs have befallen you: 20Your sons have fainted; 21Therefore now hear this, you afflicted one, 22Thus says your Lord, the LORD, 23I will place it in the hands of your tormentors,