Isaiah 49:25

49:24 Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered? lawful: Heb. captivity of the just

But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children. captives: Heb. captivity

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But Yahweh says, “Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the plunder retrieved from the fierce; for I will contend with him who contends with you, and I will save your children.

But thus saith the Lord, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.

But thus says the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contends with you, and I will save your children.

49:26 And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob. sweet: or, new

What does Isaiah 49:25 mean?

Isaiah 49:25 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אָמַר (ʼâmar), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), שְׁבִי (shᵉbîy).

Hebrew interlinear

But

thus

saithאָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)

the

LORD,יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

Even

the

captivesשְׁבִיshᵉbîy/sheb-ee'/H7628exiled; captured; as noun, exile (abstractly or concretely and collectively); by extension, booty

the

mightyגִּבּוֹרgibbôwr/ghib-bore'/H1368powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant

shall

taken

away,לָקַחlâqach/law-kakh'/H3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)

and

the

preyמַלְקוֹחַmalqôwach/mal-ko'-akh/H4455transitively (in dual) the jaws (as taking food); intransitively, spoil (and captives) (as taken)

the

terribleעָרִיץʻârîyts/aw-reets'/H6184fearful, i.e. powerful or tyrannical

shall

delivered:מָלַטmâlaṭ/maw-lat'/H4422properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks

for

will

contendרִיבrîyb/reeb/H7378properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend

with

him

that

contendethיָרִיבyârîyb/yaw-rebe'/H3401literally he will contend; properly, adjective, contentious; used as noun, an adversary

with

thee,

and

will

saveיָשַׁעyâshaʻ/yaw-shah'/H3467properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor

thy

children.בֵּןbên/bane/H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

captives:

Heb.

captivity

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 49:25.

Deuteronomy 10:17

For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:

Isaiah 49:24

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

Job 6:23

Or, Deliver me from the enemy's hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty?

Numbers 31:11

And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of men and of beasts.

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 49:25 say?

Isaiah 49:25 (King James Version) reads: "But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children. captives: Heb. captivity"

Is Isaiah 49:25 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 49:25 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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