Isaiah 49:24
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?”
צַדִּיק
The blessed man is not the one who has never fallen — it is the one who knows where not to stand, not to walk, not to sit. Righteousness in the Psalms is relational — it is being in right standing with God, walking in step with Him, rooted in His word like a tree by water.
מָלַט
will it escape
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מָלַט
properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks
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שְׁבִי
the captives of
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שְׁבִי
Captive, exile. Shebiy. To set free those who are bound. Jesus came to open every prison that holds human beings captive. He has the keys to every door.
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מַלְקוֹחַ
booty
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מַלְקוֹחַ
transitively (in dual) the jaws (as taking food); intransitively, spoil (and captives) (as taken)
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