Isaiah 49:25

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

But this is what the Lord says: 'Yes, the captives of the mighty will be taken, and the prey of the ruthless will be rescued. I will contend with those who oppose you, and I will save your children.'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּי־כֹ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה גַּם־שְׁבִ֤י גִבּוֹר֙ יֻקָּ֔ח וּמַלְק֥וֹחַ עָרִ֖יץ יִמָּלֵ֑ט וְאֶת־יְרִיבֵךְ֙ אָנֹכִ֣י אָרִ֔יב וְאֶת־בָּנַ֖יִךְ אָנֹכִ֥י אוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃

Transliteration

For-thus ʾāmar YHWH: also-šəḇî gibbôr yuqqāḥ, and-malqôaḥ ʿārîṣ yimmālēṭ; and-ʾeṯ-yərîḇēḵ ʾānōḵî ʾārîḇ, and-ʾeṯ-bānayiḵ ʾānōḵî ʾôšîaʿ.

Grammar Details

• *ʾāmar*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - said
• *YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
• *šəḇî*: noun, masculine singular construct - captive of
• *gibbôr*: adjective, masculine singular - mighty one
• *yuqqāḥ*: verb, hophal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will be taken
• *malqôaḥ*: noun, masculine singular construct - prey of
• *ʿārîṣ*: adjective, masculine singular - terrifying/tyrant
• *yimmālēṭ*: verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will escape/be delivered
• *ʾeṯ*: direct object marker
• *yərîḇēḵ*: verb, qal participle, masculine plural + 2nd feminine singular suffix - your adversaries
• *ʾānōḵî*: pronoun, 1st singular - I
• *ʾārîḇ*: verb, qal imperfect, 1st singular - I will contend
• *bānayiḵ*: noun, masculine plural + 2nd feminine singular suffix - your sons
• *ʾôšîaʿ*: verb, hiphil imperfect, 1st singular - I will save

Word Meanings

• *šəḇî*: captive of/prisoner of/captivity of
• *gibbôr*: mighty one/warrior/hero/powerful person
• *yuqqāḥ*: will be taken/shall be taken/can be taken
• *malqôaḥ*: prey of/plunder of/spoil of
• *ʿārîṣ*: terrifying one/tyrant/ruthless one/violent one
• *yimmālēṭ*: will escape/will be delivered/will be rescued
• *yərîḇēḵ*: your adversaries/those who contend with you/your opponents
• *ʾārîḇ*: I will contend/I will dispute/I will strive
• *ʾôšîaʿ*: I will save/I will deliver/I will rescue

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  But thus says 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 who contends with you, and I will save your children.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  But thus saith{H559} Jehovah,{H3068} Even the captives{H7628} of the mighty{H1368} shall be taken away,{H3947} and the prey{H4455} of the terrible{H6184} shall be delivered;{H4422} for I will contend{H7378} with him that contendeth{H3401} with thee, and I will save{H3467} thy children.{H1121}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  But thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}, Even the captives{H7628} of the mighty{H1368} shall be taken away{H3947}{(H8714)}, and the prey{H4455} of the terrible{H6184} shall be delivered{H4422}{(H8735)}: for I will contend{H7378}{(H8799)} with him that contendeth{H3401} with thee, and I will save{H3467}{(H8686)} thy children{H1121}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And therfore thus saieth the LORDE: The prisoners shalbe taken from the giaunte, and the spoyle delyuered from the violete: for I wil maynteyne thy cause agaynst thine aduersaries, and saue thy sonnes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But thus sayeth the Lord, euen the captiuitie of the mightie shall be taken away: and the pray of the tyrant shal be deliuered: for I wil contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will saue thy children,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But thus saith the Lorde: The prisoners shalbe taken from the mightie, & the spoyle shalbe recouered from the violent: for I wyll maynteyne thy cause agaynst thine aduersaries, and I wyll saue thy sonnes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But thus says Yahweh, 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 who contends with you, and I will save your children.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For thus said Jehovah: Even the captive of the mighty is taken, And the prey of the terrible is delivered, And with thy striver I strive, and thy sons I save.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But thus saith Jehovah, 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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But thus saith Jehovah, 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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But the Lord says, Even the prisoners of the strong will be taken from him, and the cruel made to let go his goods: for I will take up your cause against your haters, and I will keep your children safe.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But thus says Yahweh, "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 who contends with you, and I will save your children.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  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.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 35:4 : 4 Say to those with fearful hearts, 'Be strong; do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with divine retribution. He will come and save you.'
• Jer 50:33-34 : 33 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: The people of Israel and the people of Judah are oppressed together. All their captors hold them fast and refuse to let them go. 34 But their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of Hosts is His name. He will vigorously defend their cause to bring rest to the land but unrest to the inhabitants of Babylon.
• Isa 54:15-17 : 15 Indeed, if anyone assembles against you, it will not be from Me. Whoever assembles against you will fall for your sake. 16 Behold, I have created the smith who blows the coals in the fire and produces a weapon fit for its purpose; and I have also created the destroyer to ruin. 17 No weapon formed against you will succeed, and you will refute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their vindication is from Me, declares the Lord.
• Isa 41:11-12 : 11 Behold, all who are enraged against you will be ashamed and disgraced. Those who oppose you will be as nothing and will perish. 12 You will search for your enemies, but you will not find them. Those who wage war against you will be as nothing, as non-existent.
• Isa 54:13 : 13 All your children will be taught by the Lord, and great shall be the peace of your children.
• Jer 50:17-19 : 17 Israel is a scattered sheep chased by lions. The first to devour him was the king of Assyria; the last to gnaw at his bones was Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. 18 Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: 'I will punish the king of Babylon and his land just as I punished the king of Assyria.' 19 I will restore Israel to his pasture, and he will graze on Carmel and Bashan; his soul will be satisfied on the hills of Ephraim and Gilead.
• Rom 8:31-39 : 31 What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all—how will He not also, along with Him, graciously give us all things? 33 Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. 34 Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36 As it is written: 'For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.' 37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor rulers, neither powers, neither things present nor things to come, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
• Jer 51:35-36 : 35 May the violence done to me and my flesh be upon Babylon, says the inhabitant of Zion. May my blood be on the inhabitants of Chaldea, says Jerusalem. 36 Therefore, this is what the Lord says: 'Behold, I will defend your cause and take vengeance for you. I will dry up her sea and make her fountains dry.'
• Jer 29:10 : 10 This is what the LORD says: When seventy years for Babylon are complete, I will come to you and fulfill my good promise to bring you back to this place.
• Gen 12:3 : 3 I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you, I will curse; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.
• Isa 14:2 : 2 Nations will take them and bring them to their own place. Then the house of Israel will possess them in the LORD's land as male and female servants. They will take captives of their captors and rule over their oppressors.
• Isa 25:9 : 9 In that day it will be said: ‘Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the LORD; we trusted in him. Let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation.’
• Num 23:8-9 : 8 How can I curse those whom God has not cursed? How can I denounce those the LORD has not denounced? 9 For from the top of the rocks I see them, from the hills I behold them; they are a people who live apart and do not consider themselves among the nations.
• Isa 10:27 : 27 On that day, their burden will be lifted from your shoulders, their yoke from your neck; the yoke will be broken because of your strength.
• Isa 52:2-5 : 2 Shake off the dust, rise up; sit enthroned, Jerusalem. Free yourself from the chains around your neck, captive Daughter of Zion. 3 For this is what the LORD says: You were sold for nothing, and you will be redeemed without money. 4 For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Long ago my people went down to Egypt to live there as foreigners, and Assyria oppressed them for no reason. 5 And now, what do I have here? declares the LORD. My people have been taken away for nothing, and their rulers mock, declares the LORD. And all day long, my name is constantly blasphemed.
• Heb 2:14-15 : 14 Since the children share in flesh and blood, He too likewise partook of the same, so that through death He might destroy the one who has the power of death—that is, the devil. 15 and might free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.
• Zech 14:12 : 12 This will be the plague with which the Lord will strike all the nations that fought against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they stand on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.
• Rev 18:20 : 20 Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints, apostles, and prophets, because God has pronounced your judgment against her!
• 1 John 3:8 : 8 The one who practices sin is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this reason: to destroy the works of the devil.
• Zech 9:11 : 11 As for you, because of the blood of your covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit.
• Zech 9:13-16 : 13 For I have bent Judah as my bow, and I have filled it with Ephraim. I will rouse your sons, Zion, against your sons, Greece, and make you like a warrior’s sword. 14 Then the LORD will appear over them, and His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Sovereign LORD will sound the trumpet and march forth in the storms of the south. 15 The LORD of Hosts will defend them; they will devour and subdue with slingstones. They will drink and roar as with wine; they will be filled like a sacrificial bowl, like the corners of the altar. 16 On that day, the LORD their God will save them as the flock of His people; they will sparkle in His land like jewels in a crown.
• Zech 12:3-6 : 3 And on that day, I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples. All who try to lift it will be severely injured, and all the nations of the earth will gather against her. 4 On that day,” declares the Lord, “I will strike every horse with panic and its rider with madness. But I will watch over the house of Judah, while I strike every horse of the nations with blindness. 5 Then the leaders of Judah will say in their hearts, ‘The inhabitants of Jerusalem are our strength in the Lord Almighty, their God.’ 6 On that day I will make the leaders of Judah like a fire pot in a woodpile and like a flaming torch among sheaves. They will consume all the surrounding peoples on the right and on the left, while Jerusalem will remain secure in her place.
• Zech 14:3 : 3 Then the Lord will go out and fight against those nations, as He fights in a day of battle.
• Gal 4:26 : 26 But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.