Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

The horse was false to salvation, and he shall not deliver by the multitude of his strength.

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.

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.

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 The king was not saved by much strength: the strong one will not be delivered by much power. 17 The horse was false to salvation, and he shall not deliver by the multitude of his strength. 18 Behold, the eye of Jehovah upon those fearing him, upon those hoping for his mercy;

Cross References

Psalm 20:7

These in chariots, and these in horses: and in the name of Jehovah our God will we remember.

Proverbs 21:31

The horse is prepared for the day of war and salvation is to Jehovah.

Psalm 147:10

He will not delight in the strength of the horse: he will not be pleased in the legs of a man.

Judges 4:15

And Jehovah will discomfit Sisera and all the chariots and all the camp, with the mouth of the sword before Barak; and Sisera will descend from the chariot, and will flee on his feet

2 Kings 7:6-7

And Jehovah caused the camp of Aram to hear a voice of chariot and a voice of horse, a voice of great strength: and they will say a man to his brother, Behold, the king of Israel hired the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Egypt to come upon us.

Job 39:19-25

Wilt thou give strength to the horse? wilt thou clothe his neck with thunder?

Ecclesiastes 9:11

I turned back, and saw under the sun that not to the fleet the race, and the war not to the strong, and also not to the wise, bread; and also not to the understanding ones, riches; and also not to the knowing, favor; for time and chance will light upon all of them.

Isaiah 30:16

And ye will say, No; for upon horses we will flee: for this ye shall flee: and upon the swift will we ride; for this they pursuing you shall be swift.

Hosea 14:3

Assur will not save us; we will not ride upon a horse, and we will no more say, Our God, to the work of our hands, for in thee the orphan shall be compassionated.

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