Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

and, if thou be not, how then art thou able to resist one of the least dukes of my master's servants? Or trustest thou to Egypt for chariots and horsemen?

New American Standard Bible

How then can you repulse one official of the least of my master’s servants, and rely on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?

King James Version

How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?

Holman Bible

How then can you drive back a single officer among the least of my master’s servants and trust in Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?

International Standard Version

How can you refuse even one official from the least of my master's servants and rely on Egypt for chariots and horsemen?

A Conservative Version

How then can thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?

American Standard Version

How then canst thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?

Amplified

How then can you drive back even one official of the least of my master’s servants, when you rely on Egypt for chariots and horsemen?

Bible in Basic English

How then may you put to shame the least of my master's servants? and you have put your hope in Egypt for war-carriages and horsemen:

Darby Translation

How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants? And thou reliest upon Egypt for chariots and for horsemen!

Julia Smith Translation

And how wilt thou turn back the face of one prefect of my lord's servants of the least, and wilt thou trust to thyself upon Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?

King James 2000

How then will you turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put your trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?

Lexham Expanded Bible

How {can you repulse a single captain among the least of the servants of my master}? [Yet] you rely for yourself on Egypt for chariots and horsemen!

Modern King James verseion

And how will you turn away the face of one commander of the least of my master's servants, and put your trust in Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?

NET Bible

Certainly you will not refuse one of my master's minor officials and trust in Egypt for chariots and horsemen.

New Heart English Bible

How then can you turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put your trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?

The Emphasized Bible

How then wilt thou turn back the face of one pasha of the least of my lord's servants? Or hast thou, on thy part, trusted to Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?

Webster

How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?

World English Bible

How then can you turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put your trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?

Youngs Literal Translation

And 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?

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׁוּב 
Shuwb 
Usage: 1058

the face
פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

of one
אחד 
'echad 
Usage: 432

פּחה 
Pechah 
Usage: 28

of the least
קטן קטן 
Qatan 
Usage: 101

of my master's
אדן אדון 
'adown 
Usage: 335

עבד 
`ebed 
Usage: 800

and put thy trust
בּטח 
Batach 
Usage: 120

on Egypt
מצרים 
Mitsrayim 
Usage: 681

רכב 
Rekeb 
Usage: 119

Context Readings

Assyrians Advise Against Trust In Yahweh

23 And now join thyself to my lord the king of Assyria, and I will deliver thee two thousand horses, if thou be able to set riders upon them: 24 and, if thou be not, how then art thou able to resist one of the least dukes of my master's servants? Or trustest thou to Egypt for chariots and horsemen? 25 Moreover, thinkest thou that I am come without the bidding of the LORD to this place to destroy it? Nay: the LORD said to me, 'Go up to this land, and destroy it.''"

Cross References

Isaiah 10:8

for he sayeth, "Are not my princes all kings?

Deuteronomy 17:16

But in any wise let him not hold too many horses, that he bring not the people again to Egypt through the multitude of horses, forasmuch as the LORD hath said unto you, 'Ye shall henceforth go no more again that way.'

2 Kings 18:21

Dost thou trust to the staff of this broken reed Egypt, on which if a man lean it will run into his hand and pierce it? For even so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him.

Psalm 20:7-8

Some put their trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.

Isaiah 31:1

Woe be unto them that go down into Egypt for help, and trust in horses, and comfort themselves in chariots, because they be many, and in horsemen because they be lusty and strong. But they regard not the holy one of Israel, and they ask no question at the LORD.

Isaiah 31:3

Now the Egyptians are men, and not God, and their horses flesh, and not spirit. And as soon as the LORD stretcheth out his hand: then shall the helper fall, and he that should have been helped, and they shall all together be destroyed.

Isaiah 36:6

Lo, thou puttest thy trust in a broken staff of reed: I mean Egypt, which he that leaneth upon, it goeth into his hand and shooteth him through. Even so is Pharaoh the king of Egypt, unto all them that trust in him.

Isaiah 36:9

Seeing now that thou canst not resist the power of the smallest prince that my LORD hath, how darest thou trust in the chariots and horsemen of Egypt?

Jeremiah 37:7

"Thus sayeth the LORD God of Israel: This answer shall ye give to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me for counsel, 'Behold, Pharaoh's host which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into his own land:

Jeremiah 42:14-18

but will say thus, 'We will not dwell here, but go into Egypt; where we shall neither see war, hear the noise of battle, nor suffer hunger, there will we dwell.'

Ezekiel 17:15

But he fell from him, and sent his Ambassadors into Egypt that he might have horses and much people. Should that prosper? Should he be kept safe, that doth such things? Or should he escape, that breaketh his covenant?

Ezekiel 17:17

Neither shall Pharaoh, with his great host and multitude of people, maintain him in the war: when they cast up ditches, and set up bulwarks to destroy much people.

Daniel 2:37-38

O king, thou art a king of kings: For the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, riches, strength, and majesty:

Daniel 4:22

Even thou, O king, art the tree: great and strong. Thy greatness increaseth, and reacheth unto the heaven, so doth thy power to the ends of the earth.

Daniel 4:37

Then did I, Nebuchadnezzar, love, magnify and praise the King of heaven: for all his works are true, and his ways right. As for those that go on proudly, he is able to bring them down.

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