Isaiah 49:25

But thus saith Hashem: 1 Even the Shevi gibbor shall be taken, 1 and the malko'ach of the aritz (the fierce, the tyrant) shall escape; 1 for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, 1 and I will save thy banim. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

24Shall the malko'ach (plunder, prey, booty) be taken from the gibbor; 1 shall the shevi tzaddik be delivered? 1

26And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own basar; 1 and they shall be shikkor (drunk) with their own dahm, as with asis (new wine); 1 and kol basar shall know that I Hashem am thy Moshi'a 1 and thy Go'el, the Avir Ya'akov (Mighty One of Jacob).

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Cross References

Genesis 12:3And I will bless the one blessing you, and curse him that curses you; and kol mishpochot haadamah shall be blessed through you. + 12:3 There is a brocha in this verse that many do not know but that every true follower of Moshiach should know.

Numbers 23:8How shall I curse, 1 whom El hath not cursed? 1 Or how shall I denounce, 1 whom Hashem hath not denounced? 1

Isaiah 14:2And the nations shall take them, and bring them to their makom (place, home); and Bais Yisroel shall possess them as an inheritance in the Admat Hashem (Land of Hashem ) for avadim and shifchot; and they shall take their captors captive; and they shall rule over their oppressors.

Isaiah 35:4Say to them that are of a fearful lev, 1 Be strong, fear not; 1 hinei, Eloheichem (your G-d) will come with nakam (vengeance), 1 with Elohim gemul (divine retribution) 1 He will come and save you. 1

Isaiah 41:12Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, 1 even the anshei matzutecha (them that contended with thee): 1 the anshei milchamtecha (they that war against thee) shall be as nothing, 1 and as a thing of naught. 1

Isaiah 52:2Shake thyself from the dust; 1 arise, O captive Yerushalayim; 1 free thyself from the chains around thy neck, 1 O captive Bat Tziyon.

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 →

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