Isaiah 49:24

There is no one [RHQ] who can snatch valuable things from a soldier who has captured those things in a war; there is no one [RHQ] who can force a ◄tyrant/cruel man► to free the people whom he has captured.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?

In Context

23Kings will serve you and will tutor/teach your children, and their queens will take care of your young children. They will prostrate themselves in front of you and humble themselves by licking the dust off your feet. When that happens, you will know that I, Yahweh, have the power to do what I say that I will do; and those who trust in me will never be disappointed.”

25But Yahweh says this: “ Some day, those who have been captured will be freed, and the valuable things that ◄tyrants/cruel men► have snatched from others will be returned, because I will fight against those who fight against you, and I will rescue your children.

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Cross References

Ezra 9:9We were slaves, but you did not abandon us. Instead, because you faithfully love us, you caused the kings of Persia to be very kind to us. You have allowed us to continue to live and to rebuild your temple which had been completely destroyed. You have allowed us to start to live safely here in Jerusalem and in other towns in Judah.

Nehemiah 9:33We know that you acted justly each time that you punished us. We have sinned greatly, but you have treated us fairly.

Psalms 124:6But praise Yahweh, because he has not allowed our enemies to destroy us like wild animals [MET] tear apart the creatures that they capture.

Isaiah 42:22But the armies of Babylon have destroyed Jerusalem and have completely ◄plundered/taken away► [DOU] all the valuable things, and they have captured Yahweh’s people and taken them away and put them in prison. They have been captured easily, because there was no one to protect them; there was no one to say that they should be allowed to return home.

Jeremiah 25:6Do not cause Yahweh to become angry by serving and worshiping idols that you have made with your hands. If you do not cause him to be angry, he will not punish/harm you.’

Ezekiel 37:3He asked me, “You human, do you think that these bones can become living people again?” I replied, “Yahweh my Lord, only you know if that can happen.”

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 49:19-24

Encouragement to Zion. ( b. c. 706.) 18 Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith the Lord , thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on thee, as a bride doeth. 19 For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away. 20 The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost… Read the whole commentary →

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