Isa 42:22 | NETfull | STEP | But these people are looted and plundered; all of them are trapped in pits and held captive in prisons. They were carried away as loot with no one to rescue them; they were carried away as plunder, and no one says, “Bring that back!”

Isaiah 42:22

22 But these people are looted and plundered;
all of them are trapped in pits ^{▼▼ The Hebrew text has בַּחוּרִים (bakhurim, “young men”), but the text should be emended to בְּהוֹרִים (b^ehorim, “in holes”).}
and held captive ^{▼▼ Heb “and made to be hidden”; NAB, NASB, NIV, TEV “hidden away in prisons.”} in prisons.
They were carried away as loot with no one to rescue them;
they were carried away as plunder, and no one says, “Bring that back!” ^{▼▼ Heb “they became loot and there was no one rescuing, plunder and there was no one saying, ‘Bring back’.”}