Isaiah 49:24

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

"Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?" - Isaiah 49:24
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What does Isaiah 49:24 mean?

Isaiah 49:24 from the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible reads, "Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?" This verse is a thought-provoking and powerful reminder of God's sovereignty and His ability to rescue and deliver His people from any…

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Breaking the Chains: A Divine Promise of Deliverance

Isaiah 49:24 asks a penetrating question: "Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?" This verse invites us to delve deeply into the tension between power and vulnerability, strength and captivity. In a world filled with challenges, we often find…

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Deliverance from the Mighty: A Prayer for Liberation and Hope

Heavenly Father, With humble hearts, we come before Your throne today, seeking Your infinite wisdom and strength as we meditate upon the words of Isaiah 49:24, which plead, "Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?" In this profound verse, we…

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Isaiah 49:24 - "¶ Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?"
Genesis 24-49
Isaiah 49 1-7
Matthew 24:49 - "And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;"
Isaiah 49:11 - "And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted."
Isaiah 49:14 - "But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me."
Isaiah 49:3 - "And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified."
Isaiah 49:12 - "Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim."
Isaiah 49:17 - "Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee."
Isaiah 49:16 - "Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me."
Jeremiah 49:24 - "Damascus is waxed feeble, and turneth herself to flee, and fear hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in travail."
Genesis 24:49 - "And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left."
Luke 24:49 - "¶ And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high."
"And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;" - Matthew 24:49
Isaiah 49:9 - "That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places."
Genesis 49:24 - "But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)"
Isaiah 24:1
Isaiah 24:1
Isaiah 49:15 - "Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee."
"Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of [my] hands; thy walls [are] continually before me." - Isaiah 49:16
Isaiah 49:13 - "¶ Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted."
Isaiah 49:19 - "For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away."
Isaiah 49:25 - "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."
"And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted." - Isaiah 49:11
Isaiah 49:4 - "Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the LORD, and my work with my God."
"But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me." - Isaiah 49:14
Isaiah 49:10 - "They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them."
Isaiah 49:20 - "The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other, shall say again in thine ears, The place is too strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell."
Isaiah 49:2 - "And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;"