Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
"Can they seize plunder from warriors, or can the captives of tyrants be rescued?
New American Standard Bible
Or the captives of
King James Version
Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?
Holman Bible
or the captives of the righteous
A Conservative Version
Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captives be delivered?
American Standard 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?
Themes
Contention » Who the lord contends with
Israel/jews » What israel shall know
Knowledge » What israel shall know
Interlinear
References
Smith
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 49:24
Verse Info
Context Readings
Yahweh Remembers Zion
23 "Oh, yes! Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens will be your nursing mothers. They will bow to you with their faces to the ground, and lick the dust from your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in me will not be disappointed. 24 "Can they seize plunder from warriors, or can the captives of tyrants be rescued? 25 But this is what the LORD says: "He will seize even the warriors' plunder, and the captives of tyrants will be rescued. I myself will quarrel with those who have a quarrel with you, and I myself will save your children.
Phrases
Cross References
Matthew 12:29
How can someone go into a strong man's house and carry off his possessions without first tying up the strong man? Then he can ransack his house.
Ezra 9:9
Even though we are slaves, our God has not abandoned us in our slavery. Instead, he has extended gracious love to us in the presence of the kings of Persia, to grant us revival, to set up the Temple of our God, to repair its damage, and to give us a protective wall for Judah and Jerusalem.
Ezra 9:13
"After all that has happened to us because of our evil behavior, and because of our great sin considering that you our God have punished us less than our iniquities deserve and have given us this deliverance
Nehemiah 9:33
You are righteous in all that is happening to us, because you have acted faithfully while we have practiced evil.
Nehemiah 9:37
But now its abundant produce belongs to the kings whom you placed over us because of our sin. They also have power over our bodies and our herds at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.
Psalm 124:6-7
Blessed be the LORD, who did not give us as prey to their teeth.
Psalm 126:1-3
When the LORD brought back Zion's exiles, we were like dreamers.
Isaiah 42:22
But this is a people who have been robbed and plundered, all of them trapped in pits or hidden away in prisons. They have become prey, with no one to rescue them; they have been made loot, with no one to say, "Send them back!'
Isaiah 53:12
Therefore I will allot him a portion with the great, and he will divide the spoils with the strong; because he poured out his life to death, and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he carried the sins of many, and made intercession for their transgressions."
Jeremiah 25:6-9
Don't follow other gods to serve and worship them. Don't provoke me with the idols you make with your hands, and I won't bring disaster on you.'
Jeremiah 25:11-14
This entire land will be a desolation and a waste, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years.
Ezekiel 37:3
The LORD asked me, "Son of Man, will these bones ever live?" "Lord GOD," I replied, "you know the answer to that!"
Ezekiel 37:11
"These bones represent the entire house of Israel," the LORD explained to me. "Look how they keep saying, "Our bones are dried up, and our future is lost. We've been completely eliminated!'
Luke 11:21-22
"When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own mansion, his property is safe.