Isaiah 49:24
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Can the plunder be snatched from the mighty, or the captives of a tyrant be delivered?”
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“Can the plunder be snatched from the mighty, or the captives of a tyrant be delivered?”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?”
King James Version · Public Domain“Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captives be delivered?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Is prey taken from the mighty? And the captive of the righteous delivered?”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Isaiah 49:24 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 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 us a wall of protection in Judah and Jerusalem.
- 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),
- Nehemiah 9:33You are just in all that has befallen us, because You have acted faithfully, while we have acted wickedly.
- 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.
- Psalms 124:6Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as prey to their teeth.
- Psalms 126:1When the LORD restored the captives of Zion, we were like dreamers.
- 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!”
- 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 and made intercession for the transgressors.
- Jeremiah 25:6Do 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.’
- Jeremiah 25:11And this whole land will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years.
- Ezekiel 37:3Then He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones come to life?” “O Lord GOD,” I replied, “only You know.”
- 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.’
- 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.
- Luke 11:21When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure.
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