Isaiah 49:24

In 11 translations

BSB

Can the plunder be snatched from the mighty, or the captives of a tyrant be delivered?DSS, Syriac, and Vulgate (see also verse 25); MT of the righteous

KJV

¶ Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?lawful…: Heb. captivity of the just

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

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

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC

Shall the prey be taken from the strong? or can that which was taken by the mighty be delivered?

GNV

Shall the pray be taken from the mightie? or the iust captiuitie deliuered?

JPS

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

LXXE

Will any one take spoils from a giant? and if one should take a man captive unjustly, shall he be delivered?

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WLC

הֲיֻקַּ֥ח מִגִּבּ֖וֹר מַלְק֑וֹחַ וְאִם־שְׁבִ֥י צַדִּ֖יק יִמָּלֵֽט׃

LXX-Br

Μὴ λήμψεταί τις παρὰ γίγαντος σκῦλα; καὶ ἐὰν αἰχμαλωτεύσῃ τις ἀδίκως, σωθήσεται;

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• Luke 11:21–22When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure. But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted, and then he divides up his plunder.
• Psalms 124:6–7Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as prey to their teeth. We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away.
• Matthew 12:29Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and steal his possessions, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.
• Ezekiel 37:3Then He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones come to life?” “O Lord GOD,” I replied, “only You know.”
• Isaiah 42:22But this is a people plundered and looted, all trapped in caves or imprisoned in dungeons. They have become plunder with no one to rescue them, and loot with no one to say, “Send them back!”
• Ezra 9:13After all that has come upon us because of our evil deeds and our great guilt (though You, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserve and have given us such a remnant as this),
• Ezra 9:9Though we are slaves, our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but He has extended to us grace in the sight of the kings of Persia, giving us new life to rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins, and giving…
• Psalms 126:1–3When the LORD restored the captives of Zion, we were like dreamers. Then our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with shouts of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for…
• Isaiah 53:12Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many…
• Nehemiah 9:37Its abundant harvest goes to the kings You have set over us because of our sins. And they rule over our bodies and our livestock as they please. We are in great distress.
• Ezekiel 37:11Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Look, they are saying, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope has perished; we are cut off.’
• Nehemiah 9:33You are just in all that has befallen us, because You have acted faithfully, while we have acted wickedly.
• Jeremiah 25:6–9Do not follow other gods to serve and worship them, and do not provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands. Then I will do you no harm.’ ‘But to your own harm, you have not listened to Me,’ declares the LORD, ‘so…
• Jeremiah 25:11–14And this whole land will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years. But when seventy years are complete, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land…

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