Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Can spoils be taken from a warrior, or captives be rescued from a conqueror?
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 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?
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 Kings will be your children's guardians; their princesses will nurse your children. With their faces to the ground they will bow down to you and they will lick the dirt on your feet. Then you will recognize that I am the Lord; those who wait patiently for me are not put to shame. 24 Can spoils be taken from a warrior, or captives be rescued from a conqueror? 25 Indeed," says the Lord, "captives will be taken from a warrior; spoils will be rescued from a conqueror. I will oppose your adversary and I will rescue your children.
Phrases
Cross References
Matthew 12:29
How else can someone enter a strong man's house and steal his property, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can thoroughly plunder the house.
Ezra 9:9
Although we are slaves, our God has not abandoned us in our servitude. He has extended kindness to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, in that he has revived us to restore the temple of our God and to raise up its ruins and to give us a protective wall in Judah and Jerusalem.
Ezra 9:13
"Everything that has happened to us has come about because of our wicked actions and our great guilt. Even so, our God, you have exercised restraint toward our iniquities and have given us a remnant such as this.
Nehemiah 9:33
You are righteous with regard to all that has happened to us, for you have acted faithfully. It is we who have been in the wrong!
Nehemiah 9:37
Its abundant produce goes to the kings you have placed over us due to our sins. They rule over our bodies and our livestock as they see fit, and we are in great distress!
Psalm 124:6-7
The Lord deserves praise, for he did not hand us over as prey to their teeth.
Psalm 126:1-3
A song of ascents. When the Lord restored the well-being of Zion, we thought we were dreaming.
Isaiah 42:22
But these people are looted and plundered; all of them are trapped in pits and held captive in prisons. They were carried away as loot with no one to rescue them; they were carried away as plunder, and no one says, "Bring that back!"
Isaiah 53:12
So I will assign him a portion with the multitudes, he will divide the spoils of victory with the powerful, because he willingly submitted to death and was numbered with the rebels, when he lifted up the sin of many and intervened on behalf of the rebels."
Jeremiah 25:6-9
Do not pay allegiance to other gods and worship and serve them. Do not make me angry by the things that you do. Then I will not cause you any harm.'
Jeremiah 25:11-14
This whole area will become a desolate wasteland. These nations will be subject to the king of Babylon for seventy years.'
Ezekiel 37:3
He said to me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" I said to him, "Sovereign Lord, you know."
Ezekiel 37:11
Then he said to me, "Son of man, these bones are all the house of Israel. Look, they are saying, 'Our bones are dry, our hope has perished; we are cut off.'
Luke 11:21-22
When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his possessions are safe.