Isaiah 49:25
Indeed, this is what the LORD says: “Even the captives of the mighty will be taken away, and the plunder of the tyrant will be retrieved; I will contend with those who contend with you, and I will save your children.
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In Context
24Can the plunder be snatched from the mighty, or the captives of a tyrant be delivered?
Cross References
Genesis 12:3I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”
Numbers 23:8How can I curse those whom God has not cursed? How can I denounce those whom the LORD has not denounced?
Isaiah 14:2The nations will escort Israel and bring it to its homeland. Then the house of Israel will possess the nations as menservants and maidservants in the LORD’s land. They will make captives of their captors and rule over their oppressors.
Isaiah 35:4Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”
Isaiah 41:12You will seek them but will not find them. Those who wage war against you will come to nothing.
Isaiah 52:2Shake off your dust! Rise up and sit on your throne, O Jerusalem. Remove the chains from your neck, O captive Daughter of Zion.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 49:25-26
Encouragement to Zion. ( b. c. 706.) 24 Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered? 25 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. 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… Read the whole commentary →