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24 Can war-booty be taken from the mighty?
    or can a captive of a righteous[a] person be rescued?

25 But thus says Yahweh:

“Indeed a captive of the mighty shall be taken,
    and the war-booty of the tyrant shall be rescued,
for[b] I myself will dispute with your opponent,
    and I myself will save your children.
26 And I will feed your oppressors their own flesh,
    and they shall be drunk with their blood as with wine.
Then[c] all flesh shall know that I am Yahweh,
    your savior and redeemer, the strong one of Jacob.”

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  1. Isaiah 49:24 The Dead Sea Scroll has “violent”
  2. Isaiah 49:25 Or “and”
  3. Isaiah 49:26 Or “And”

24 Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or [a]the lawful captives be delivered? 25 But thus saith Jehovah, 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, Jehovah, am thy Saviour, and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

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  1. Isaiah 49:24 Hebrew the captives of the just.