NET Bible
"Can spoils be taken from a warrior, or captives be rescued from a conqueror?"
— Isaiah 49:24, NET Bible
“Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?”
“Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captives be delivered? ”
“Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captives be delivered?”
“Shall the prey be taken from the strong? or can that which was taken by the mighty, be delivered?”
“Will the goods of war be taken from the strong man, or the prisoners of the cruel one be let go?”
“Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?”
Then you will think to yourself,‘Who bore these children for me? I was bereaved and barren, dismissed and divorced. Who raised these children? Look, I was left all alone; where did these children come from?’”
This is what the Sovereign LORD says:“Look I will raise my hand to the nations; I will raise my signal flag to the peoples. They will bring your sons in their arms and carry your daughters on their shoulders.
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.
Can spoils be taken from a warrior, or captives be rescued from a conqueror?
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.
I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh; they will get drunk on their own blood, as if it were wine. Then all humankind will recognize that I am the LORD, your deliverer, your protector, the Powerful One of Jacob.”