Isaiah 49:24

Can spoils be taken from a warrior, or captives be rescued from a conqueror? ¹ 

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Can plunder be taken from warriors, or captives rescued from the fierce?

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

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Who can snatch the plunder of war from the hands of a warrior? Who can demand that a tyrant let his captives go?

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Can plunder be retrieved from a giant, prisoners of war gotten back from a tyrant?

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

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Can the prey be taken from the mighty, or the captives of a tyrant be rescued?

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Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, Or the captives of the righteous be delivered?

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Can spoils be taken from a warrior, or captives be rescued from a conqueror? ¹ 

¹ tc The Hebrew text has צָדִיק (tsadiq, “a righteous [one]”), but this makes no sense in the parallelism. The Qumran scroll 1QIsa^a reads correctly עריץ (“violent [one], tyrant”; see v. 25).