Psalms 33:17

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

A false thing `is' the horse for safety, And by the abundance of his strength He doth not deliver.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 20:7 : 7 Some of chariots, and some of horses, And we of the name of Jehovah our God Make mention.
  • Prov 21:31 : 31 A horse is prepared for a day of battle, And the deliverance `is' of Jehovah!
  • Ps 147:10 : 10 Not in the might of the horse doth He delight, Not in the legs of a man is He pleased.
  • Judg 4:15 : 15 And Jehovah destroyeth Sisera, and all the chariots, and all the camp, by the mouth of the sword, before Barak, and Sisera cometh down from off the chariot, and fleeth on his feet.
  • 2 Kgs 7:6-7 : 6 seeing Jehovah hath caused the camp of Aram to hear a noise of chariot and a noise of horse -- a noise of great force, and they say one unto another, `Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of Egypt, to come against us.' 7 And they rise and flee in the twilight, and forsake their tents, and their horses, and their asses -- the camp as it `is' -- and flee for their life.
  • Job 39:19-25 : 19 Dost thou give to the horse might? Dost thou clothe his neck `with' a mane? 20 Dost thou cause him to rush as a locust? The majesty of his snorting `is' terrible. 21 They dig in a valley, and he rejoiceth in power, He goeth forth to meet the armour. 22 He laugheth at fear, and is not affrighted, And he turneth not back from the face of the sword. 23 Against him rattle doth quiver, The flame of a spear, and a halbert. 24 With trembling and rage he swalloweth the ground, And remaineth not stedfast Because of the sound of a trumpet. 25 Among the trumpets he saith, Aha, And from afar he doth smell battle, Roaring of princes and shouting.
  • Eccl 9:11 : 11 I have turned so as to see under the sun, that not to the swift `is' the race, nor to the mighty the battle, nor even to the wise bread, nor even to the intelligent wealth, nor even to the skilful grace, for time and chance happen with them all.
  • Isa 30:16 : 16 And ye say, No, for on a horse we flee? Therefore ye flee, And on the swift we ride! Therefore swift are your pursuers.
  • Hos 14:3 : 3 Asshur doth not save us, on a horse we ride not, Nor do we say any more, Our God, to the work of our hands, For in Thee find mercy doth the fatherless.'

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    30There is no wisdom, nor understanding, Nor counsel, over-against Jehovah.

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    14And perished hath refuge from the swift, And the strong strengtheneth not his power, And the mighty delivereth not his soul.

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    16And the courageous of heart among the mighty, Naked doth flee in that day, An affirmation of Jehovah!

  • Ps 147:10
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    10Not in the might of the horse doth He delight, Not in the legs of a man is He pleased.

  • Isa 31:1
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    1Wo `to' those going down to Egypt for help, And on horses lean, And trust on chariots, because many, And on horsemen, because very strong, And have not looked on the Holy One of Israel, And Jehovah have not sought.

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    3And the Egyptians `are men', and not God, And their horses `are' flesh, and not spirit, And Jehovah stretcheth out His hand, And stumbled hath the helper, And fallen hath the helped one, And together all of them are consumed.

  • Job 39:18-20
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    73%

    18At the time on high she lifteth herself up, She laugheth at the horse and at his rider.

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    20Dost thou cause him to rush as a locust? The majesty of his snorting `is' terrible.

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    9Be ye not as a horse -- as a mule, Without understanding, With bridle and bit, its ornaments, to curb, Not to come near unto thee.

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    73%

    16And ye say, No, for on a horse we flee? Therefore ye flee, And on the swift we ride! Therefore swift are your pursuers.

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    16`Only, he doth not multiply to himself horses, nor cause the people to turn back to Egypt, so as to multiply horses, seeing Jehovah hath said to you, Ye do not add to turn back in this way any more.

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    72%

    7Some of chariots, and some of horses, And we of the name of Jehovah our God Make mention.

  • Nah 3:2-3
    2 verses
    71%

    2The sound of a whip, And the sound of the rattling of a wheel, And of a prancing horse, and of a bounding chariot, Of a horseman mounting.

    3And the flame of a sword, and the lightning of a spear, And the abundance of the wounded, And the weight of carcases, Yea, there is no end to the bodies, They stumble over their bodies.

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    6For, not in my bow do I trust, And my sword doth not save me.

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    11Give to us help from adversity, And vain `is' the deliverance of man.

  • Hos 14:3
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    3Asshur doth not save us, on a horse we ride not, Nor do we say any more, Our God, to the work of our hands, For in Thee find mercy doth the fatherless.'

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    3Trust not in princes -- in a son of man, For he hath no deliverance.

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    12Give to us help from adversity, And vain is the salvation of man.

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    31A girt one of the loins, or a he-goat, And a king -- no rising up with him.

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    69%

    3From the sound of the stamping of the hoofs of his mighty ones, From the rushing of his chariot, the noise of his wheels, Fathers have not turned unto sons, From feebleness of hands,

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    68%

    6From Thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, Both rider and horse have been fast asleep.

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    68%

    15Thou hast proceeded through the sea with Thy horses -- the clay of many waters.

  • Isa 43:17
    68%

    17Who is bringing forth chariot and horse, A force, even a strong one: `Together they lie down -- they rise not, They have been extinguished, As flax they have been quenched.'

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    68%

    19Doth He value thy riches? He hath gold, and all the forces of power.

  • 2 Kgs 18:24
    68%

    24And how dost thou turn back the face of one captain of the least of the servants of my lord, that thou dost trust for thee on Egypt for chariot, and for horsemen?

  • Isa 36:9
    68%

    9And how dost thou turn back the face of one captain of the least of the servants of my lord, and dost trust for thee on Egypt, for chariot and for horsemen?

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    12And empty man is bold, And the colt of a wild ass man is born.

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    7And its land is full of silver and gold, And there is no end to its treasures, And its land is full of horses, And there is no end to its chariots,

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    10And it hath come to pass in that day, An affirmation of Jehovah, I have cut off thy horses from thy midst, And I have destroyed thy chariots,

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    9Lo, the hope of him is found a liar, Also at his appearance is not one cast down?

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    23Surely in vain from the heights, The multitude of mountains -- Surely in Jehovah our God `is' the salvation of Israel.

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    7Yea, Egyptians `are' vanity, and in vain do help, Therefore I have cried concerning this: `Their strength `is' to sit still.'

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    22He laugheth at fear, and is not affrighted, And he turneth not back from the face of the sword.