Isaiah 49:24
Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?
Cross-reference
Isaiah 42:22 describes Israel as plundered without a rescuer — the exact scenario Isaiah 49:24 questions whether rescue is possible.
Isaiah 5:29 describes a lion seizing prey with no one to rescue — directly contradicting the promise here that God can rescue.
Isaiah 61:1 proclaims freedom for captives and release for prisoners — the direct answer to the rescue question posed here.
Isaiah 40:10 announces God's strong arm and reward — the power that enables the rescue of captives promised here.
Psalm 126:1-3 celebrates the restoration of Zion from exile — directly showing that captives can be rescued, as God does.
Jeremiah 25:11-14 explicitly states that after 70 years God will punish Babylon and deliver the captives — directly fulfilling the rescue asked about here.
Luke 11:22 says the stronger one overpowers and divides plunder — directly confirming that captives can be taken from the fierce.
Matthew 12:29 uses the same plunder-from-strong-man imagery — Jesus explains that binding the strong man enables rescue, answering Isaiah's question.
In Micah 2:13, God breaks through the gate to lead captives out — mirroring the rescue from the mighty promised here.
Revelation 20:2 shows Christ binding Satan, the ultimate 'mighty' from whom captives are rescued, fulfilling the OT type.
In Acts 26:18, Paul's mission turns people from Satan's power to God — the rescue from the tyrant promised here.
In John 16:11, the ruler of this world is judged — God's verdict against the 'mighty' who holds captives.
In John 12:31, Jesus casts out the ruler of this world — the 'mighty' one from whom captives are rescued.
In John 8:36, the Son sets people free — the ultimate rescue from the tyranny of sin foreshadowed here.
In Luke 4:18, Jesus announces liberty to captives — fulfilling the rescue from oppression that Isaiah 49:24 foreshadows.
In Mark 3:27, Jesus uses the 'binding the strong man' image to explain how He plunders Satan's house to rescue captives.
In Nahum 2:13, God cuts off the prey of the oppressor — directly answering whether prey can be taken from the mighty.
Jeremiah 31:11 says God redeems from the hand of those stronger — nearly identical to the rescue from the mighty in this verse.
Jeremiah 15:21 promises deliverance from the wicked and cruel — the same rescue from oppressors that Isaiah 49 asks about.
Colossians 2:15 shows Christ disarming spiritual rulers, paralleling God taking prey from the mighty in Isaiah.
Jeremiah 50:33 describes captors holding firm and refusing to let go — the exact scenario of the mighty oppressor that God will overcome.
Colossians 1:13 describes believers rescued from darkness' domain, echoing the rescue from the mighty in Isaiah's promise.
Ezra 9:9 recounts God's kindness in bondage, granting new life and rebuilding — a historical example of rescuing captives, like Isaiah's promise.
Leviticus 25:10 establishes the Jubilee liberty proclamation — a pattern of releasing captives that God now applies to the exiles.
Ezekiel 37:11 voices Israel's hopelessness in exile — the same despair that Isaiah 49:24 addresses with God's power to rescue.
Psalm 124:6 thanks God for not giving Israel as prey to enemies' teeth — echoing the rescue of captives from fierce warriors in Isaiah.