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

23And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am Yhwh: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me. 24Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered? But thus saith Yhwh, 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. 26And 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 Yhwh am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.

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

• But thus saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · 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 10:27And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.
• Isaiah 52:2Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
• Jeremiah 29:10For thus saith Yhwh, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.
• Jeremiah 50:17Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones.
• Zechariah 9:11As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.
• Hebrews 2:14Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;
• 1 John 3:8He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
• Isaiah 41:11Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish.
• Isaiah 54:15Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake.
• Genesis 12:3And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
• Numbers 23:8How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom Yhwh hath not defied?
• Jeremiah 51:35The violence done to me and to my flesh be upon Babylon, shall the inhabitant of Zion say; and my blood upon the inhabitants of Chaldea, shall Jerusalem say.
• Zechariah 9:13When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty man.
• Zechariah 12:3And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.
• Zechariah 14:3And, behold, Yhwh go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
• Romans 8:31What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can 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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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