en_tn/isa/49/24.md

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  • spoils - valuable items taken from the losers in a battle - valuable items taken from the losers in a battle
  • Can the spoils be taken from the warrior, or captives be rescued from a tyrant? - Isaiah uses questions to emphasize that a person cannot take anything from a mighty soldier or king. (See: :en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_rquestion)
  • the captives will be taken away from the warrior, and spoils will be rescued - AT: "I will take the captives from the warrior, and I will get back the spoils" (See: :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_activepassive)
  • your adversary … your children - Here "your" refers to the city of Zion as if it were a person who has enemies and the people who live in Zion are her children. (See: :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_personification)