Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Nor does it deliver anyone by its great strength.
King James Version
An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.
Holman Bible
it provides no escape by its great power.
International Standard Version
It is vain to trust in a horse for deliverance, even with its great strength, it cannot deliver.
A Conservative Version
A horse is a vain thing for safety, nor does he deliver any by his great power.
American Standard Version
A horse is a vain thing for safety; Neither doth he deliver any by his great power.
Amplified
A horse is a false hope for victory;
Nor does it deliver anyone by its great strength.
Bible in Basic English
A horse is a false hope; his great power will not make any man free from danger.
Darby Translation
The horse is a vain thing for safety; neither doth he deliver by his great power.
Julia Smith Translation
The horse was false to salvation, and he shall not deliver by the multitude of his strength.
King James 2000
A horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The horse [is] a false hope for victory, nor can it save by the greatness of its power.
Modern King James verseion
A horse is a vain thing for safety; neither shall he deliver by his great strength.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
A horse is counted but a vain thing to save a man; neither shall he deliver any man by his great strength.
NET Bible
A horse disappoints those who trust in it for victory; despite its great strength, it cannot deliver.
New Heart English Bible
A horse is a vain thing for safety, neither does he deliver any by his great power.
The Emphasized Bible
A deception, is the horse, for victory, and, by his great strength, shall he not deliver.
Webster
A horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.
World English Bible
A horse is a vain thing for safety, neither does he deliver any by his great power.
Youngs Literal Translation
A false thing is the horse for safety, And by the abundance of his strength He doth not deliver.
Themes
false Confidence » In outward resources
Horse » Description of » A vain thing for safety
Horses » Described as » Strong
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 33:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Praise To Yahweh For His Character And Creation
16
A mighty army does not save the king. A warrior is not delivered by great strength.
17
Nor does it deliver anyone by its great strength.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 20:7
Some boast in chariots and others in horses, but we will boast in the name of Jehovah our God.
Proverbs 21:31
The horse has prepared the day of battle. However, deliverance is from Jehovah.
Psalm 147:10
He finds no joy in strong horses, nor do brave soldiers please him.
Judges 4:15
Jehovah routed Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his army, with the edge of the sword before Barak. Sisera dismounted his chariot, and fled away on his feet.
2 Kings 7:6-7
Jehovah made the Syrians hear what sounded like the advance of a large army with horses and chariots. The Syrians thought that the king of Israel had hired Hittite and Egyptian kings and their armies to attack them.
Job 39:19-25
Do you give the horse his might? Do you clothe his neck with a mane?
Ecclesiastes 9:11
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift. The battle is not to the strong. Bread does not go to the wise, or riches to men of understanding. Men of skill do not always receive favor, but time and unexpected circumstance happens to them all.
Isaiah 30:16
You have said: No, we will flee on horses. So you flee. You added: We will ride on fast horses. So those who chase you will also be fast.
Hosea 14:3
Assyria will not save us and we will not ride on horses. We will not say again: Our god, to the work of our hands. In you the orphan finds mercy.