Isaiah 49:25
Yea, thus saith Jehovah, The prey shall be taken away from the mighty, And the spoil of the terrible shall be rescued; For with him that contendeth with thee will I contend, (49:26) And I will save thy children.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
24Shall the prey be taken away from the mighty? Or shall the spoil of the terrible be rescued?
Cross References
Isaiah 14:2The nations shall take them and bring them to their own place; And the house of Israel shall possess them, in the land of Jehovah, As servants and as handmaids; They shall take captive their captors, And they shall rule over their oppressors.
Isaiah 35:4Say ye to the faint-hearted, “Be ye strong; fear ye not; Behold your God! Vengeance cometh, the retribution of God; He will come and save you!”
Isaiah 41:12Thou shalt seek and not find Them that contend with thee; They shall come to nothing, and be no more, Who make war against thee.
Isaiah 52:2Shake thyself from the dust, Arise and sit erect, O Jerusalem! Loose thyself from the bands of thy 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 →