Verse 16

But ye said{H559}{(H8799)}, No; for we will flee{H5127}{(H8799)} upon horses{H5483}; therefore shall ye flee{H5127}{(H8799)}: and, We will ride{H7392}{(H8799)} upon the swift{H7031}; therefore shall they that pursue{H7291}{(H8802)} you be swift{H7043}{(H8735)}.

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 31:1 : 1 Woe{H1945} to them that go down{H3381}{(H8802)} to Egypt{H4714} for help{H5833}; and stay{H8172}{(H8735)} on horses{H5483}, and trust{H982}{(H8799)} in chariots{H7393}, because they are many{H7227}; and in horsemen{H6571}, because they are very{H3966} strong{H6105}{(H8804)}; but they look{H8159}{(H8804)} not unto the Holy One{H6918} of Israel{H3478}, neither seek{H1875}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}!
  • Isa 31:3 : 3 Now the Egyptians{H4714} are men{H120}, and not God{H410}; and their horses{H5483} flesh{H1320}, and not spirit{H7307}. When the LORD{H3068} shall stretch out{H5186}{(H8686)} his hand{H3027}, both he that helpeth{H5826}{(H8802)} shall fall{H3782}{(H8804)}, and he that is holpen{H5826}{(H8803)} shall fall down{H5307}{(H8804)}, and they all shall fail{H3615}{(H8799)} together{H3162}.
  • Jer 4:13 : 13 Behold, he shall come up{H5927}{(H8799)} as clouds{H6051}, and his chariots{H4818} shall be as a whirlwind{H5492}: his horses{H5483} are swifter{H7043}{(H8804)} than eagles{H5404}. Woe{H188} unto us! for we are spoiled{H7703}{(H8795)}.
  • Jer 52:7 : 7 Then the city{H5892} was broken up{H1234}{(H8735)}, and all the men{H582} of war{H4421} fled{H1272}{(H8799)}, and went forth{H3318}{(H8799)} out of the city{H5892} by night{H3915} by the way{H1870} of the gate{H8179} between the two walls{H2346}, which was by the king's{H4428} garden{H1588};(now the Chaldeans{H3778} were by the city{H5892} round about{H5439}:) and they went{H3212}{(H8799)} by the way{H1870} of the plain{H6160}.
  • Lam 4:19 : 19 Our persecutors{H7291}{(H8802)} are swifter{H7031} than the eagles{H5404} of the heaven{H8064}: they pursued{H1814}{(H8804)} us upon the mountains{H2022}, they laid wait{H693}{(H8804)} for us in the wilderness{H4057}.
  • Amos 2:14-16 : 14 Therefore the flight{H4498} shall perish{H6}{(H8804)} from the swift{H7031}, and the strong{H2389} shall not strengthen{H553}{(H8762)} his force{H3581}, neither shall the mighty{H1368} deliver{H4422}{(H8762)} himself{H5315}: 15 Neither shall he stand{H5975}{(H8799)} that handleth{H8610}{(H8802)} the bow{H7198}; and he that is swift{H7031} of foot{H7272} shall not deliver{H4422}{(H8762)} himself: neither shall he that rideth{H7392}{(H8802)} the horse{H5483} deliver{H4422}{(H8762)} himself{H5315}. 16 And he that is courageous{H533}{H3820} among the mighty{H1368} shall flee away{H5127}{(H8799)} naked{H6174} in that day{H3117}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}.
  • Amos 9:1 : 1 I saw{H7200}{(H8804)} the Lord{H136} standing{H5324}{(H8737)} upon the altar{H4196}: and he said{H559}{(H8799)}, Smite{H5221}{(H8685)} the lintel of the door{H3730}, that the posts{H5592} may shake{H7493}{(H8799)}: and cut{H1214}{(H8798)} them in the head{H7218}, all of them; and I will slay{H2026}{(H8799)} the last{H319} of them with the sword{H2719}: he that fleeth{H5127}{(H8801)} of them shall not flee away{H5127}{(H8799)}, and he that escapeth{H6412} of them shall not be delivered{H4422}{(H8735)}.
  • Mic 1:13 : 13 O thou inhabitant{H3427}{(H8802)} of Lachish{H3923}, bind{H7573}{(H8798)} the chariot{H4818} to the swift beast{H7409}: she is the beginning{H7225} of the sin{H2403} to the daughter{H1323} of Zion{H6726}: for the transgressions{H6588} of Israel{H3478} were found{H4672}{(H8738)} in thee.
  • Hab 1:8 : 8 Their horses{H5483} also are swifter{H7043}{(H8804)} than the leopards{H5246}, and are more fierce{H2300}{(H8804)} than the evening{H6153} wolves{H2061}: and their horsemen{H6571} shall spread{H6335}{(H8804)} themselves, and their horsemen{H6571} shall come{H935}{(H8799)} from far{H7350}; they shall fly{H5774}{(H8799)} as the eagle{H5404} that hasteth{H2363}{(H8804)} to eat{H398}{(H8800)}.
  • Deut 28:25 : 25 The LORD{H3068} shall cause{H5414}{(H8799)} thee to be smitten{H5062}{(H8737)} before{H6440} thine enemies{H341}{(H8802)}: thou shalt go out{H3318}{(H8799)} one{H259} way{H1870} against them, and flee{H5127}{(H8799)} seven{H7651} ways{H1870} before{H6440} them: and shalt be removed{H2189} into all the kingdoms{H4467} of the earth{H776}.
  • Deut 28:49 : 49 The LORD{H3068} shall bring{H5375}{(H8799)} a nation{H1471} against thee from far{H7350}, from the end{H7097} of the earth{H776}, as swift as the eagle{H5404} flieth{H1675}{(H8799)}; a nation{H1471} whose tongue{H3956} thou shalt not understand{H8085}{(H8799)};
  • 2 Kgs 25:5 : 5 And the army{H2428} of the Chaldees{H3778} pursued{H7291}{(H8799)} after{H310} the king{H4428}, and overtook{H5381}{(H8686)} him in the plains{H6160} of Jericho{H3405}: and all his army{H2428} were scattered{H6327}{(H8738)} from him.
  • Ps 33:17 : 17 An horse{H5483} is a vain thing{H8267} for safety{H8668}: neither shall he deliver{H4422}{(H8762)} any by his great{H7230} strength{H2428}.
  • Ps 147:10 : 10 He delighteth{H2654}{(H8799)} not in the strength{H1369} of the horse{H5483}: he taketh not pleasure{H7521}{(H8799)} in the legs{H7785} of a man{H376}.
  • Isa 5:26-30 : 26 And he will lift up{H5375}{(H8804)} an ensign{H5251} to the nations{H1471} from far{H7350}, and will hiss{H8319}{(H8804)} unto them from the end{H7097} of the earth{H776}: and, behold, they shall come{H935}{(H8799)} with speed{H4120} swiftly{H7031}: 27 None shall be weary{H5889} nor stumble{H3782}{(H8802)} among them; none shall slumber{H5123}{(H8799)} nor sleep{H3462}{(H8799)}; neither shall the girdle{H232} of their loins{H2504} be loosed{H6605}{(H8738)}, nor the latchet{H8288} of their shoes{H5275} be broken{H5423}{(H8738)}: 28 Whose arrows{H2671} are sharp{H8150}{(H8802)}, and all their bows{H7198} bent{H1869}{(H8803)}, their horses{H5483}' hoofs{H6541} shall be counted{H2803}{(H8738)} like flint{H6862}, and their wheels{H1534} like a whirlwind{H5492}: 29 Their roaring{H7581} shall be like a lion{H3833}, they shall roar{H7580}{(H8799)}{(H8675)}{H7580}{(H8804)} like young lions{H3715}: yea, they shall roar{H5098}{(H8799)}, and lay hold{H270}{(H8799)} of the prey{H2964}, and shall carry it away safe{H6403}{(H8686)}, and none shall deliver{H5337}{(H8688)} it. 30 And in that day{H3117} they shall roar{H5098}{(H8799)} against them like the roaring{H5100} of the sea{H3220}: and if one look{H5027}{(H8765)} unto the land{H776}, behold darkness{H2822} and sorrow{H6862}, and the light{H216} is darkened{H2821}{(H8804)} in the heavens{H6183} thereof.
  • Isa 10:28-32 : 28 He is come{H935}{(H8804)} to Aiath{H5857}, he is passed{H5674}{(H8804)} to Migron{H4051}; at Michmash{H4363} he hath laid up{H6485}{(H8686)} his carriages{H3627}: 29 They are gone over{H5674}{(H8804)} the passage{H4569}: they have taken up their lodging{H4411} at Geba{H1387}; Ramah{H7414} is afraid{H2729}{(H8804)}; Gibeah{H1390} of Saul{H7586} is fled{H5127}{(H8804)}. 30 Lift up{H6670}{(H8761)} thy voice{H6963}, O daughter{H1323} of{H1530} Gallim{H1554}: cause it to be heard{H7181}{(H8685)} unto Laish{H3919}, O poor{H6041} Anathoth{H6068}. 31 Madmenah{H4088} is removed{H5074}{(H8804)}; the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of Gebim{H1374} gather themselves to flee{H5756}{(H8689)}. 32 As yet shall he remain{H5975}{(H8800)} at Nob{H5011} that day{H3117}: he shall shake{H5130}{(H8787)} his hand{H3027} against the mount{H2022} of the daughter{H1323}{(H8675)}{H1004} of Zion{H6726}, the hill{H1389} of Jerusalem{H3389}.