24 Shall the prey be [a]taken from the mighty? or the just captivity delivered?

25 But thus saith the Lord, [b]Even the captivity of the mighty shall be taken away: and the prey of the tyrant shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children,

26 And will feed them that spoil thee, with [c]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 Savior and thy Redeemer, the mighty one of Jacob.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 49:24 He maketh this as an objection, as though the Chaldeans were strong, and had them in just possession.
  2. Isaiah 49:25 This is the answer to their objection, that none is stronger than the Lord, neither hath a more just title unto them.
  3. Isaiah 49:26 I will cause them to destroy one another, as Judg. 7:22; 2 Chron. 20:22; Isa. 19:2.

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

25 But this is what the Lord says:

“Yes, captives(B) will be taken from warriors,(C)
    and plunder retrieved from the fierce;(D)
I will contend with those who contend with you,(E)
    and your children I will save.(F)
26 I will make your oppressors(G) eat(H) their own flesh;
    they will be drunk on their own blood,(I) as with wine.
Then all mankind will know(J)
    that I, the Lord, am your Savior,(K)
    your Redeemer,(L) the Mighty One of Jacob.(M)

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Footnotes

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