Isaiah 49:24 KJV
Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?
Isaiah 49:24, King James Version
In context
23 And 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 the Lord: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.
24 Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?
25 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.
Cross-references
- Luke 11:21 When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:
- Psalms 124:6 Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
- Matthew 12:29 Or else how can one enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.
- Ezekiel 37:3 And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord God, thou knowest.