Psalms 33:17

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A horse is a false hope for victory, and its great strength does not provide escape.

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  • Ps 20:7 : 7 Now I know that the Lord saves His anointed; He will answer him from His holy heaven with the victorious power of His right hand.
  • Prov 21:31 : 31 The horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory belongs to the LORD.
  • Ps 147:10 : 10 He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
  • Judg 4:15 : 15 The LORD threw Sisera, all his chariots, and his entire army into confusion before Barak by the edge of the sword. Sisera got down from his chariot and fled on foot.
  • 2 Kgs 7:6-7 : 6 For the Lord had caused the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a great army, so they said to one another, "Look, the king of Israel has hired the Hittite and Egyptian kings to attack us!" 7 So they got up and fled in the twilight, abandoning their tents, horses, and donkeys. They left the camp as it was and ran for their lives.
  • Job 39:19-25 : 19 Do you give strength to the horse or clothe its neck with a flowing mane? 20 Do you make it leap like a locust, its majestic snorting filling the air with terror? 21 It paws eagerly in the valley, rejoices in its strength, and charges into the battle. 22 It laughs at fear, unshaken and undeterred by the sword. 23 The quiver rattles against it, along with the flashing spear and javelin. 24 With fierce excitement and rage, it devours the ground, unable to stand still when it hears the trumpet sound. 25 At the sound of the trumpet, it says, 'Aha!' It scents the battle from afar, the thunder of commanders and the war cries.
  • Eccl 9:11 : 11 Again I saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor does bread come to the wise, nor riches to the discerning, nor favor to the knowledgeable; but time and chance happen to them all.
  • Isa 30:16 : 16 You said, 'No, we will flee on horses'—therefore you will flee! And, 'We will ride on swift horses'—therefore your pursuers will be swift!
  • Hos 14:3 : 3 Take words with you and return to the LORD. Say to him: 'Forgive all our sins and receive us graciously, that we may offer the sacrifice of our lips.'

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    16A king is not saved by a large army; a warrior will not be delivered by great strength.

  • Prov 21:30-31
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    30There is no wisdom, no understanding, and no counsel that can stand against the LORD.

    31The horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory belongs to the LORD.

  • Amos 2:14-16
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    80%

    14Flight will perish from the swift, the strong will not retain their strength, and the warrior will not save his life.

    15The archer will not stand his ground, the swift-footed will not escape, and the horseman will not save his life.

    16Even the bravest of warriors will flee naked on that day,' declares the LORD.

  • Ps 147:10
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    10He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.

  • Isa 31:1
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    1Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, relying on horses and trusting in chariots because they are many, and in horsemen because they are strong, but who do not look to the Holy One of Israel and do not seek the LORD.

  • Isa 31:3
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    3The Egyptians are human and not God; their horses are flesh and not spirit. When the LORD stretches out His hand, both the helper will stumble and the one being helped will fall; they will all perish together.

  • Job 39:18-20
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    73%

    18When she rises on high, she mocks the horse and its rider.

    19Do you give strength to the horse or clothe its neck with a flowing mane?

    20Do you make it leap like a locust, its majestic snorting filling the air with terror?

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    9Do not be like the horse or the mule, which have no understanding but must be controlled with bit and bridle or they will not come near you.

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    16You said, 'No, we will flee on horses'—therefore you will flee! And, 'We will ride on swift horses'—therefore your pursuers will be swift!

  • Deut 17:16
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    16The king must not acquire great numbers of horses for himself or make the people return to Egypt to get more horses, for the LORD has told you, 'You are not to go back that way again.'

  • Ps 20:7
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    7Now I know that the Lord saves His anointed; He will answer him from His holy heaven with the victorious power of His right hand.

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    2The sound of whips, the clatter of wheels, galloping horses, and jolting chariots.

    3Charging horsemen, flashing swords, glittering spears—a vast number of slain, a heap of corpses with no end. People stumble over the dead bodies.

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    6Through You we will push back our adversaries; in Your name we will trample those who rise against us.

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    11Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?

  • Hos 14:3
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    3Take words with you and return to the LORD. Say to him: 'Forgive all our sins and receive us graciously, that we may offer the sacrifice of our lips.'

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    3Do not put your trust in princes, in a mortal man in whom there is no salvation.

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    12Have you not rejected us, O God? Do you not march out with our armies, O God?

  • Ezek 26:10-11
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    10'The dust from his many horses will cover you. The noise of the horsemen, the wheels, and the chariots will make your walls shake when he enters your gates like warriors entering a breached city.'

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    18Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, on those who hope in His steadfast love.

  • Judg 5:22
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    22Then the hoofs of horses hammered—galloping, galloping of their mighty steeds.

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    3At the sound of galloping hooves of mighty horses, at the rumbling of their chariots and the roar of their wheels, fathers will not turn to help their children, for their hands will be exhausted.

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    6The valiant ones were plundered; they slept their final sleep, and none of the warriors could lift their hands.

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    15You trampled the sea with Your horses, churning the great waters.

  • Isa 43:17
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    17who brings out the chariot and horse, the army and the strong—they lie down together and cannot rise; they are extinguished, snuffed out like a wick.

  • Job 36:19
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    19Will your cry for help set things in order in distress, or will your exertions of strength suffice?

  • 2 Kgs 18:24
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    24How then can you repulse a single captain among the least of my master's servants, relying on Egypt for chariots and horsemen?

  • Isa 36:9
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    12But an empty-headed man will gain understanding when a wild donkey’s colt is born as a human being!

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    10I will demolish the cities of your land and tear down all your fortresses.

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    9They are joined to one another; they stick together and cannot be separated.

  • Hab 1:8
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    8Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than evening wolves. Their horsemen charge ahead; their horsemen come from afar. They fly like an eagle swooping to devour.

  • Jer 50:37
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    37A sword is against her horses and her chariots, and against all the mixed multitude in her midst. They will become like women. A sword is against her treasures, and they will be plundered.

  • Jer 3:23
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    23Surely the false worship on the hills and the commotion on the mountains is a deception. Truly, the salvation of Israel is in the LORD our God.

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    26He looks down on all the lofty; he is king over all the proud.

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    21With you, I shatter horse and rider; with you, I shatter chariot and driver.

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    13You who rejoice in nothingness and say, 'By our own strength we have taken horns for ourselves!'

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    28Their arrows are sharp, and all their bows are drawn. The hooves of their horses are like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind.

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    22It laughs at fear, unshaken and undeterred by the sword.