Isaiah 42:22

New Century Version

These people have been defeated and robbed. They are trapped in pits or locked up in prison. Like robbers, enemies have taken them away, and there is no one to save them. Enemies carried them off, and no one said, “Bring them back.”

Cross References

Psalm 102:20

He heard the moans of the prisoners, and he freed those sentenced to die.

Psalm 50:22

“Think about this, you who forget God. Otherwise, I will tear you apart, and no one will save you.

Isaiah 1:7

Your land is ruined; your cities have been burned with fire. While you watch, your enemies are stealing everything from your land; it is ruined like a country destroyed by enemies.

Isaiah 14:17

who turned the world into a desert, who destroyed its cities, who captured people in war and would not let them go home?”

Isaiah 18:2

That land sends messengers across the sea; they go on the water in boats made of reeds. Go, quick messengers, to a people who are tall and smooth-skinned, who are feared everywhere. They are a powerful nation that defeats other nations. Their land is divided by rivers.

Isaiah 24:18

Anyone who tries to escape from the sound of terror will fall into a hole. Anyone who climbs out of the hole will be caught in a trap. The clouds in the sky will pour out rain, and the foundations of the earth will shake.

Isaiah 24:22

They will be gathered together like prisoners thrown into a dungeon; they will be shut up in prison. After much time they will be punished.

Isaiah 24:3

The earth will be completely empty. The wealth will all be taken, because the Lord has commanded it.

Isaiah 36:1

During Hezekiah’s fourteenth year as king, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked all the strong, walled cities of Judah and captured them.

Isaiah 42:23

Will any of you listen to this? Will you listen carefully in the future?

Isaiah 42:7

You will help the blind to see. You will free those who are in prison, and you will lead those who live in darkness out of their prison.

Isaiah 45:13

I will bring Cyrus to do good things, and I will make his work easy. He will rebuild my city and set my people free without any payment or reward. The Lord All-Powerful says this.”

Isaiah 5:29

Their shout is like the roar of a lion; it is loud like a young lion. They growl as they grab their captives. There is no one to stop them from taking their captives away.

Isaiah 51:23

I will now give that cup of punishment to those who gave you pain, who told you, ‘Bow down so we can walk over you.’ They made your back like dirt for them to walk on; you were like a street for them to travel on.”

Isaiah 56:9

All you animals of the field, all you animals of the forest, come to eat.

Jeremiah 50:17

“The people of Israel are like a flock of sheep that are scattered from being chased by lions. The first lion to eat them up was the king of Assyria. The last lion to crush their bones was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.”

Jeremiah 52:31

Jehoiachin king of Judah was in prison in Babylon for thirty-seven years. The year Evil-Merodach became king of Babylon he let Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison. He set Jehoiachin free on the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month.