Parallel Verses

American Standard Version

Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captives be delivered?

New American Standard Bible

Can the prey be taken from the mighty man,
Or the captives of a tyrant be rescued?”

King James Version

Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?

Holman Bible

Can the prey be taken from the mighty,
or the captives of the righteous be delivered?

International Standard Version

"Can they seize plunder from warriors, or can the captives of tyrants be rescued?

A Conservative Version

Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captives be delivered?

Amplified


“Can the spoils of war be taken from the mighty man,
Or the captives of a tyrant be rescued?”

Bible in Basic English

Will the goods of war be taken from the strong man, or the prisoners of the cruel one be let go?

Darby Translation

Shall the prey be taken from the mighty? and shall he that is rightfully captive be delivered?

Julia Smith Translation

Shall the prey be taken from the strong? and if the captivity of the just shalt be delivered?

King James 2000

Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?

Lexham Expanded Bible

Can war-booty be taken from [the] mighty? or can a captive of a righteous [person] be rescued?

Modern King James verseion

Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Who spoileth the giant of his prey? Or, who taketh the prisoners from the mighty?

NET Bible

Can spoils be taken from a warrior, or captives be rescued from a conqueror?

New Heart English Bible

Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the captives of a tyrant be delivered?

The Emphasized Bible

Shall prey, be taken from a mighty one? Or the captive of one in the right, be delivered?

Webster

Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?

World English Bible

Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captives be delivered?

Youngs Literal Translation

Is prey taken from the mighty? And the captive of the righteous delivered?

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Shall the prey
מלקוח 
Malqowach 
Usage: 8

be taken
לקח 
Laqach 
Usage: 966

from the mighty
גּבּר גּבּור 
Gibbowr 
Usage: 159

or the lawful
צדּיק 
Tsaddiyq 
Usage: 206

שׁבי 
Sh@biy 
Usage: 50

References

Context Readings

Yahweh Remembers Zion

23 And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am Jehovah; and they that wait for me shall not be put to shame. 24 Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captives be delivered? 25 But thus saith Jehovah, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered; for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.


Cross References

Matthew 12:29

Or how can one enter into the house of the strong man, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man ? and then he will spoil his house.

Ezra 9:9

For we are bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended lovingkindness unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the ruins thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.

Ezra 9:13

And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great guilt, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such a remnant,

Nehemiah 9:33

Howbeit thou art just in all that is come upon us; for thou hast dealt truly, but we have done wickedly;

Nehemiah 9:37

And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they have power over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.

Psalm 124:6-7

Blessed be Jehovah, Who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.

Psalm 126:1-3

When Jehovah brought back those that returned to Zion, We were like unto them that dream.

Isaiah 42:22

But this is a people robbed and plundered; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison-houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore.

Isaiah 53:12

Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he poured out his soul unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors: yet he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

Jeremiah 25:6-9

and go not after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, and provoke me not to anger with the work of your hands; and I will do you no hurt.

Jeremiah 25:11-14

And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.

Ezekiel 37:3

And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord Jehovah, thou knowest.

Ezekiel 37:11

Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are clean cut off.

Luke 11:21-22

When the strong man fully armed guardeth his own court, his goods are in peace:

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