16 However, he must not acquire many horses for himself or send the people back to Egypt to acquire many horses, for the Lord has told you, ‘You are never to go back that way again.’(A)

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16 The king, moreover, must not acquire great numbers of horses(A) for himself(B) or make the people return to Egypt(C) to get more of them,(D) for the Lord has told you, “You are not to go back that way again.”(E)

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Some take pride in chariots, and others in horses,
but we take pride in the name of Yahweh our God.(A)

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Some trust in chariots(A) and some in horses,(B)
    but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.(C)

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17 The horse is a false hope for safety;
it provides no escape by its great power.(A)

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17 A horse(A) is a vain hope for deliverance;
    despite all its great strength it cannot save.

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Their[a][b] land is full of silver and gold,
and there is no limit to their treasures;
their land is full of horses,
and there is no limit to their chariots.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 2:7 Lit Its
  2. Isaiah 2:7 = the house of Jacob

Their land is full of silver and gold;(A)
    there is no end to their treasures.(B)
Their land is full of horses;(C)
    there is no end to their chariots.(D)

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16 You say, “No!
We will escape on horses”—
therefore you will escape!—
and, “We will ride on fast horses”—
but those who pursue you will be faster.(A)

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16 You said, ‘No, we will flee(A) on horses.’(B)
    Therefore you will flee!
You said, ‘We will ride off on swift horses.’
    Therefore your pursuers will be swift!

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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?(A)

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How then can you repulse one officer of the least of my master’s officials, even though you are depending on Egypt(A) for chariots(B) and horsemen[a]?(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 36:9 Or charioteers