Isaiah 49:25

Isaiah 49:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)But this is what the Lord says: “Yes, captives will be taken from warriors, and plunder retrieved from the fierce; I will contend with those who contend with you, and your children I will save.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For thus says the Lord: "Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken, and the prey of the tyrant be rescued, for I will contend with those who contend with you, and I will save your children.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But thus says the Lord: “Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, And the prey of the terrible be delivered; For I will contend with him who contends with you, And I will save your children.

Context of Isaiah 49:25

23Kings and queens will serve you and care for all your needs. They will bow to the earth before you and lick the dust from your feet. Then you will know that I am the Lord. Those who trust in me will never be put to shame.” 24Who can snatch the plunder of war from the hands of a warrior? Who can demand that a tyrant let his captives go? But the Lord says, “The captives of warriors will be released, and the plunder of tyrants will be retrieved. For I will fight those who fight you, and I will save your children. 26I will feed your enemies with their own flesh. They will be drunk with rivers of their own blood. All the world will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Israel.”

Isaiah 49:25 word by word

כִּי־כֹ֣ה׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה גַּם־שְׁבִ֤י גִבּוֹר֙ יֻקָּ֔ח וּמַלְק֥וֹחַ עָרִ֖יץ יִמָּלֵ֑ט וְאֶת־יְרִיבֵךְ֙ אָנֹכִ֣י אָרִ֔יב וְאֶת־בָּנַ֖יִךְ אָנֹכִ֥י אוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But thus saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Even the captivesשְׁבִיshebîy · captivityH7628
• of the mightyגִּבּוֹרgibbôr gibbôr · mighty manH1368
• shall be taken awayלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• and the preyמַלְקוֹחַmalqôach · preyH4455
• of the terribleעָרִיץ‛ârîyts · ruthlessH6184
• shall be deliveredמָלַטmâlaţ · to escapeH4422
• for I will contendרִיבrîyb rûb · to contendH7378
• with him that contendethיָרִיבyârîyb · opponentH3401
• with thee, and I will saveיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467
• thy childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121

Cross-references for Isaiah 49:25

• Isaiah 10:27In that day the Lord will end the bondage of his people. He will break the yoke of slavery and lift it from their shoulders.
• Isaiah 52:2Rise from the dust, O Jerusalem. Sit in a place of honor. Remove the chains of slavery from your neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
• Jeremiah 29:10This is what the Lord says: “You will be in Babylon for seventy years. But then I will come and do for you all the good things I have promised, and I will bring you home again.
• Jeremiah 50:17“The Israelites are like sheep that have been scattered by lions. First the king of Assyria ate them up. Then King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon cracked their bones.”
• Zechariah 9:11Because of the covenant I made with you, sealed with blood, I will free your prisoners from death in a waterless dungeon.
• Hebrews 2:14Because God’s children are human beings—made of flesh and blood—the Son also became flesh and blood. For only as a human being could he die, and only by dying could he break the power of the devil, who had the power of death.
• 1 John 3:8But when people keep on sinning, it shows that they belong to the devil, who has been sinning since the beginning. But the Son of God came to destroy the works of the devil.
• Isaiah 41:11“See, all your angry enemies lie there, confused and humiliated. Anyone who opposes you will die and come to nothing.
• Isaiah 54:15If any nation comes to fight you, it is not because I sent them. Whoever attacks you will go down in defeat.
• Genesis 12:3I will bless those who bless you and curse those who treat you with contempt. All the families on earth will be blessed through you.”
• Numbers 23:8But how can I curse those whom God has not cursed? How can I condemn those whom the Lord has not condemned?
• Jeremiah 51:35Make Babylon suffer as she made us suffer,” say the people of Zion. “Make the people of Babylonia pay for spilling our blood,” says Jerusalem.
• Zechariah 9:13Judah is my bow, and Israel is my arrow. Jerusalem is my sword, and like a warrior, I will brandish it against the Greeks.
• Zechariah 12:3On that day I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock. All the nations will gather against it to try to move it, but they will only hurt themselves.
• Zechariah 14:3Then the Lord will go out to fight against those nations, as he has fought in times past.
• Romans 8:31What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us?

Commentaries on Isaiah 49:25

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25But thus saith the Lord - The meaning of this verse is, that however difficult or impracticable this might seem to be, yet it should be done. The captives taken by the terrible and the mighty should be rescued, and should be restored to their own land. Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away - Margin, as Hebrew, The captivity of the mighty.‘ That which could not have been rescued by any ordinary means. The language here refers undoubtedly to…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-26Verses 24-26 We were lawful captives to the justice of God, yet delivered by a price of unspeakable value. Here is an express promise: Even the prey of the terrible shall be delivered. We may here view Satan deprived of his prey, bound and cast into the pit; and all the powers that have combined to enslave, persecute, or corrupt the church, are destroyed; that all the earth may know that our Saviour and Redeemer is Jehovah, the mighty One of Jacob. And…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25The Lord is like a warrior who fights to protect his children, as promised to Abraham (Genesis 12:3; see also Isaiah 54:15).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. (Is 53:12; Psa 68:18; Col 2:15). contend with him, &c.--(Is 54:17).Read the comment

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• Mouth
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• Prey
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• Terrible, Terror
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Commentaries on Isaiah 49

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings