Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?
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
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?
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 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 And kings shall be your nursing fathers, and their queens your nurses. They shall bow to you, faces to the earth, and lick up the dust of your feet; and you shall know that I am Jehovah; by whom they shall not be ashamed who wait for Me. 24 Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered? 25 But so says Jehovah, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the fearful ones shall escape. For I will contend with him who contends with you, and I will save your sons.
Phrases
Cross References
Matthew 12:29
Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house and spoil his goods, unless first he binds the strong one, and then he will plunder his house.
Ezra 9:9
For we were slaves, yet our God has not left us in our bondage, but has given mercy to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us some life, to set up the house of our God, and to repair its waste, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.
Ezra 9:13
And after all that has come on us for our evil deeds and for our great sin, since You our God have punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and have given us such an escape as this,
Nehemiah 9:33
But You are just in all that is brought upon us, for You have done right, but we have done wickedly.
Nehemiah 9:37
And it yields much increase to the kings whom You have set over us because of our sins. And they rule over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.
Psalm 124:6-7
Blessed is Jehovah, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth.
Psalm 126:1-3
A Song of degrees. When Jehovah turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like those who dream.
Isaiah 42:22
But this is a people robbed and spoiled; all of them snared in holes, and they are hidden in prison-houses; they have been taken, and none delivers them; a prize, and none says, Give back.
Isaiah 53:12
Therefore I will divide to Him with the great, and He shall divide the spoil with the strong; because He has poured out His soul to death; and He was counted among the transgressors; and He bore the sin of many, and made intercession for transgressors.
Jeremiah 25:6-9
And do not go after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, and do not provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands; and I will do you no harm.
Jeremiah 25:11-14
And this whole land shall be a ruin and a waste. And these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.
Ezekiel 37:3
And he said to me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord Jehovah, You know.
Ezekiel 37:11
And He said to me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, Our bones are dried and our hope is lost; we are cut off by ourselves.
Luke 11:21-22
When the strong man, fully armed, guards his dwelling, his goods are in peace.