24 Can the prey be taken from the mighty,
    or the captives of a tyrant[a] be rescued?

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  1. Isaiah 49:24 Dead Sea Scroll, Syriac, Vulgate (see also verse 25); Masoretic Text of a righteous man

24 Can plunder be taken from warriors,(A)
    or captives be rescued from the fierce[a]?

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  1. Isaiah 49:24 Dead Sea Scrolls, Vulgate and Syriac (see also Septuagint and verse 25); Masoretic Text righteous

21 When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are safe; 22 (A)but when one stronger than he attacks him and (B)overcomes him, he takes away his (C)armor in which he trusted and (D)divides his spoil.

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21 “When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are safe. 22 But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted and divides up his plunder.

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29 Or (A)how can someone enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? Then indeed (B)he may plunder his house.

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29 “Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.

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Blessed be the Lord,
    who has not given us
    as prey to their teeth!
We have escaped like a bird
    from (A)the snare of the fowlers;
the snare is broken,
    and we have escaped!

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Praise be to the Lord,
    who has not let us be torn by their teeth.
We have escaped like a bird
    from the fowler’s snare;(A)
the snare has been broken,(B)
    and we have escaped.

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And he said to me, (A)“Son of man, (B)can these bones live?” And (C)I answered, “O Lord God, you know.”

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He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones live?”

I said, “Sovereign Lord, you alone know.(A)

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22 But this is a people plundered and looted;
    they are all of them trapped in holes
    (A)and hidden in prisons;
they have become plunder with none to rescue,
    spoil with none to say, “Restore!”

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22 But this is a people plundered(A) and looted,
    all of them trapped in pits(B)
    or hidden away in prisons.(C)
They have become plunder,
    with no one to rescue them;(D)
they have been made loot,
    with no one to say, “Send them back.”

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13 And after all that has come upon us for our evil deeds and for (A)our great guilt, seeing that you, our (B)God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserved and have given us such a (C)remnant as this,

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13 “What has happened to us is a result of our evil(A) deeds and our great guilt, and yet, our God, you have punished us less than our sins deserved(B) and have given us a remnant like this.

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(A)For we are slaves. Yet our God has not forsaken us in our slavery, (B)but has extended to us his steadfast love before the kings of Persia, to grant us some reviving to set up the house of our God, to repair its ruins, and to give us protection[a] in Judea and Jerusalem.

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  1. Ezra 9:9 Hebrew a wall

Though we are slaves,(A) our God has not forsaken us in our bondage. He has shown us kindness(B) in the sight of the kings of Persia: He has granted us new life to rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins,(C) and he has given us a wall of protection in Judah and Jerusalem.

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11 Then he said to me, (A)“Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, ‘Our bones are dried up, and (B)our hope is lost; (C)we are indeed cut off.’

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11 Then he said to me: “Son of man, these bones are the people of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone; we are cut off.’(A)

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12 (A)Therefore I will divide him a portion with the many,[a]
    (B)and he shall divide the spoil with the strong,[b]
because he poured out his soul to death
    and was numbered with the transgressors;
(C)yet he bore the sin of many,
    and makes intercession for the transgressors.

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  1. Isaiah 53:12 Or with the great
  2. Isaiah 53:12 Or with the numerous

12 Therefore I will give him a portion among the great,[a](A)
    and he will divide the spoils(B) with the strong,[b]
because he poured out his life unto death,(C)
    and was numbered with the transgressors.(D)
For he bore(E) the sin of many,(F)
    and made intercession(G) for the transgressors.

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  1. Isaiah 53:12 Or many
  2. Isaiah 53:12 Or numerous

Restore Our Fortunes, O Lord

A Song of (A)Ascents.

126 When the Lord (B)restored the fortunes of Zion,
    we were like those who (C)dream.
Then our (D)mouth was filled with laughter,
    and our tongue with shouts of joy;
then they said among the nations,
    (E)“The Lord has done great things for them.”
The Lord has done great things for us;
    we are glad.

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Psalm 126

A song of ascents.

When the Lord restored(A) the fortunes of[a] Zion,
    we were like those who dreamed.[b]
Our mouths were filled with laughter,(B)
    our tongues with songs of joy.(C)
Then it was said among the nations,
    “The Lord has done great things(D) for them.”
The Lord has done great things(E) for us,
    and we are filled with joy.(F)

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  1. Psalm 126:1 Or Lord brought back the captives to
  2. Psalm 126:1 Or those restored to health

37 (A)And its rich yield goes to the kings whom you have set over us because of our sins. They rule over our bodies and over our livestock as they please, and we are in great distress.

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37 Because of our sins, its abundant harvest goes to the kings you have placed over us. They rule over our bodies and our cattle as they please. We are in great distress.(A)

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(A)Do not go after other gods to serve and worship them, (B)or provoke me to anger (C)with the work of your hands. Then I will do you no harm.’ (D)Yet you have not listened to me, declares the Lord, (E)that you might provoke me to anger (F)with the work of your hands to your own harm.

“Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts: Because you have not obeyed my words, (G)behold, I will send for all the tribes of the north, declares the Lord, and for Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, (H)my servant, and I will bring them against this land and its inhabitants, and against all these surrounding nations. I will devote them to destruction, (I)and make them a horror, a hissing, and an everlasting desolation.

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Do not follow other gods(A) to serve and worship them; do not arouse my anger with what your hands have made. Then I will not harm you.”

“But you did not listen to me,” declares the Lord, “and you have aroused(B) my anger with what your hands have made,(C) and you have brought harm(D) to yourselves.”

Therefore the Lord Almighty says this: “Because you have not listened to my words, I will summon(E) all the peoples of the north(F) and my servant(G) Nebuchadnezzar(H) king of Babylon,” declares the Lord, “and I will bring them against this land and its inhabitants and against all the surrounding nations. I will completely destroy[a](I) them and make them an object of horror and scorn,(J) and an everlasting ruin.(K)

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  1. Jeremiah 25:9 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.