World English Bible
"Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captives be delivered?"
— Isaiah 49:24, World English 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? ”
“Can spoils be taken from a warrior, or captives be rescued from a conqueror?”
“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 say in your heart, 'Who has conceived these for me, since I have been bereaved of my children, and am solitary, an exile, and wandering back and forth? Who has brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where were they?'"
Thus says the Lord Yahweh, "Behold, I will lift up my hand to the nations, and set up my banner to the peoples; and they shall bring your sons in their bosom, and your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders.
Kings shall be your nursing fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers: they shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of your feet; and you shall know that I am Yahweh; and those who wait for me shall not be disappointed."
Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captives be delivered?
But thus says Yahweh, "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 who contends with you, and I will save your children.
I will feed those who oppress you with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I, Yahweh, am your Savior, and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob."