Parallel Verses

NET Bible

Can spoils be taken from a warrior, or captives be rescued from a conqueror?

New American Standard Bible

Can the prey be taken from the mighty man,
Or the captives of a tyrant be rescued?”

King James Version

Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?

Holman Bible

Can the prey be taken from the mighty,
or the captives of the righteous be delivered?

International Standard Version

"Can they seize plunder from warriors, or can the captives of tyrants be rescued?

A Conservative Version

Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captives be delivered?

American Standard Version

Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captives be delivered?

Amplified


“Can the spoils of war be taken from the mighty man,
Or the captives of a tyrant be rescued?”

Bible in Basic English

Will the goods of war be taken from the strong man, or the prisoners of the cruel one be let go?

Darby Translation

Shall the prey be taken from the mighty? and shall he that is rightfully captive be delivered?

Julia Smith Translation

Shall the prey be taken from the strong? and if the captivity of the just shalt be delivered?

King James 2000

Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?

Lexham Expanded Bible

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

Modern King James verseion

Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Who spoileth the giant of his prey? Or, who taketh the prisoners from the mighty?

New Heart English Bible

Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the captives of a tyrant be delivered?

The Emphasized Bible

Shall prey, be taken from a mighty one? Or the captive of one in the right, be delivered?

Webster

Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?

World English Bible

Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captives be delivered?

Youngs Literal Translation

Is prey taken from the mighty? And the captive of the righteous delivered?

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Shall the prey
מלקוח 
Malqowach 
Usage: 8

be taken
לקח 
Laqach 
Usage: 966

from the mighty
גּבּר גּבּור 
Gibbowr 
Usage: 159

or the lawful
צדּיק 
Tsaddiyq 
Usage: 206

שׁבי 
Sh@biy 
Usage: 50

References

Context Readings

Yahweh Remembers Zion

23 Kings will be your children's guardians; their princesses will nurse your children. With their faces to the ground they will bow down to you and they will lick the dirt on your feet. Then you will recognize that I am the Lord; those who wait patiently for me are not put to shame. 24 Can spoils be taken from a warrior, or captives be rescued from a conqueror? 25 Indeed," says the Lord, "captives will be taken from a warrior; spoils will be rescued from a conqueror. I will oppose your adversary and I will rescue your children.


Cross References

Matthew 12:29

How else can someone enter a strong man's house and steal his property, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can thoroughly plunder the house.

Ezra 9:9

Although we are slaves, our God has not abandoned us in our servitude. He has extended kindness to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, in that he has revived us to restore the temple of our God and to raise up its ruins and to give us a protective wall in Judah and Jerusalem.

Ezra 9:13

"Everything that has happened to us has come about because of our wicked actions and our great guilt. Even so, our God, you have exercised restraint toward our iniquities and have given us a remnant such as this.

Nehemiah 9:33

You are righteous with regard to all that has happened to us, for you have acted faithfully. It is we who have been in the wrong!

Nehemiah 9:37

Its abundant produce goes to the kings you have placed over us due to our sins. They rule over our bodies and our livestock as they see fit, and we are in great distress!

Psalm 124:6-7

The Lord deserves praise, for he did not hand us over as prey to their teeth.

Psalm 126:1-3

A song of ascents. When the Lord restored the well-being of Zion, we thought we were dreaming.

Isaiah 42:22

But these people are looted and plundered; all of them are trapped in pits and held captive in prisons. They were carried away as loot with no one to rescue them; they were carried away as plunder, and no one says, "Bring that back!"

Isaiah 53:12

So I will assign him a portion with the multitudes, he will divide the spoils of victory with the powerful, because he willingly submitted to death and was numbered with the rebels, when he lifted up the sin of many and intervened on behalf of the rebels."

Jeremiah 25:6-9

Do not pay allegiance to other gods and worship and serve them. Do not make me angry by the things that you do. Then I will not cause you any harm.'

Jeremiah 25:11-14

This whole area will become a desolate wasteland. These nations will be subject to the king of Babylon for seventy years.'

Ezekiel 37:3

He said to me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" I said to him, "Sovereign Lord, you know."

Ezekiel 37:11

Then he said to me, "Son of man, these bones are all the house of Israel. Look, they are saying, 'Our bones are dry, our hope has perished; we are cut off.'

Luke 11:21-22

When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his possessions are safe.

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