Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

A deception, is the horse, for victory, and, by his great strength, shall he not deliver.

New American Standard Bible

A horse is a false hope for victory;
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

The horse is a false hope for safety;
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.

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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
An horse
סס סוּס 
Cuwc 
Usage: 140

is a vain thing
שׁקר 
Sheqer 
Usage: 113

תּשׁעה תּשׁוּעה 
T@shuw`ah 
Usage: 34

מלט 
Malat 
Usage: 95

References

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

Praise To Yahweh For His Character And Creation

16 Not a king, can be saved by greatness of force, nor, hero, deliver himself by greatness of strength: 17 A deception, is the horse, for victory, and, by his great strength, shall he not deliver. 18 Lo! the eye of Yahweh, is toward them who revere him, unto such as are waiting for his lovingkindness:

Cross References

Psalm 20:7

These, by chariots, and, those, by horses, but, we, by the Name of Yahweh our God, will prevail.

Proverbs 21:31

The horse, is prepared for the day of battle, but, to Yahweh, pertaineth the victory.

Psalm 147:10

Not in the strength of the horse, doth he delight, Not in the legs of a man, hath he pleasure:

Judges 4:15

And Yahweh put to flight Sisera and all the chariots and all the host, with the edge of the sword, before Barak, - so Sisera alighted from his chariot, and fled on foot.

2 Kings 7:6-7

Now, the Lord, had caused the camp of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, noise of horses, a noise of a great host, - and they said one to another - Lo! the king of Israel hath hired against us - the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come against us.

Job 39:19-25

Couldst thou give - to the Horse - strength? Couldst thou clothe his neck with the quivering mane?

Ecclesiastes 9:11

I again saw under the sun, that not, to the swift, was the race, nor, to the strong, the battle, nay! nor, to the wise, food, nor yet, to the intelligent, riches, nor, even to the well-informed, comeliness, - for, time and accident, happened to them all.

Isaiah 30:16

But ye said, - Nay! but on horses, will we flee For this cause, shall ye indeed flee, - And on the swift, will we ride, For this cause, swift, shall be your pursuers:

Hosea 14:3

Assyria, shall not save us, Upon horses, will we not ride, neither will we say any more - Our god! to the work of our own hands! For, in thee, shall the fatherless, find compassion.

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