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

biblegateway Isa 49:24

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

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

Can loot be taken away from mighty men or prisoners be freed from conquerors?

biblegateway Isa 49:24

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

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

bibleoremus Isa 49:24

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

Can spoil be snatched from the strong man, or a captive liberated from the ruthless?

biblegateway Isa 49:24

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

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

biblegateway Isa 49:24

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).