Parallel Verses

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 weakest of my master’s officers and trust in Egypt for chariots and horsemen?

International Standard Version

How, then, can you repulse even one officer from the least of my master's officials, when you are depending for yourselves 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 repulse [the attack of] a single commander of the least of my master’s servants, and rely on Egypt for chariots and for 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 the servants of my lord, the smallest of them, aid trust for thee upon Egypt for chariot and for horsemen I

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

But how can you drive back {one governor among the least of my master's servants}, when you trust in Egypt for chariots and horsemen?

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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?

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 away the face of one pasha of the least of my lords servants? Or hast thou on thy part trusted upon 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, and 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

References

Context Readings

Sennacherib Threatens Jerusalem

8 Now therefore, come make a bargain with my master the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses, if you are able on your part to set riders on them. 9 How then can you repulse one official of the least of my master’s servants and rely on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen? 10 Have I now come up without the Lord’s approval against this land to destroy it? The Lord said to me, ‘Go up against this land and destroy it.’”’”


Cross References

Isaiah 10:8

For it says, “Are not my princes all kings?

Deuteronomy 17:16

Moreover, he shall not multiply horses for himself, nor shall he cause the people to return to Egypt to multiply horses, since the Lord has said to you, ‘You shall never again return that way.’

2 Kings 18:24

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

Proverbs 21:31

The horse is prepared for the day of battle,
But victory belongs to the Lord.

Isaiah 20:5

Then they will be dismayed and ashamed because of Cush their hope and Egypt their boast.

Isaiah 30:2-5

Who proceed down to Egypt
Without consulting Me,
To take refuge in the safety of Pharaoh
And to seek shelter in the shadow of Egypt!

Isaiah 30:7

Even Egypt, whose help is vain and empty.
Therefore, I have called her
Rahab who has been exterminated.”

Isaiah 30:16-17

And you said, “No, for we will flee on horses,”
Therefore you shall flee!
“And we will ride on swift horses,”
Therefore those who pursue you shall be swift.

Isaiah 31:3

Now the Egyptians are men and not God,
And their horses are flesh and not spirit;
So the Lord will stretch out His hand,
And he who helps will stumble
And he who is helped will fall,
And all of them will come to an end together.

Isaiah 36:6

Behold, you rely on the staff of this crushed reed, even on Egypt, on which if a man leans, it will go into his hand and pierce it. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who rely on him.

Jeremiah 2:36

“Why do you go around so much
Changing your way?
Also, you will be put to shame by Egypt
As you were put to shame by Assyria.

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