Isaiah 49:24

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

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

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

Who can snatch the plunder of war from the hands of a warrior? Who can demand that a tyrant let his captives go?

Can plunder be retrieved from a giant, prisoners of war gotten back from a tyrant?

Will the goods of war be taken from the strong man, or the prisoners of the cruel one be let go?

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

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

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).