Isaiah 30:16

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

said, “No! We will safely escape on speedy horses.” But those who chase you will be even faster.

Cross References

2 Kings 25:5

but the Babylonian troops caught up with them near Jericho. They arrested Zedekiah, but his soldiers scattered in every direction.

Job 39:11

Can you depend on him to use his great strength and do your heavy work?

Psalm 147:10

The LORD doesn't care about the strength of horses or powerful armies.

Psalm 33:17

In war the strength of a horse cannot be trusted to take you to safety.

Isaiah 2:7

They have endless treasures of silver and gold; they have countless horses and war chariots.

Isaiah 31:1

You are in for trouble if you go to Egypt for help, or if you depend on an army of chariots or a powerful cavalry. Instead you should depend on and trust the holy LORD God of Israel.

Isaiah 31:3

The Egyptians are mere humans. They aren't God. Their horses are made of flesh; they can't live for ever. When the LORD shows his power, he will destroy the Egyptians and all who depend on them. Together they will fall.

Jeremiah 39:4

When King Zedekiah and his troops saw that Jerusalem had been captured, they tried to escape from the city that same night. They went to the king's garden, where they slipped through the gate between the two city walls and headed towards the valley of the River Jordan.

Jeremiah 4:13

Look! The enemy army swoops down like an eagle; their cavalry and chariots race faster than storm clouds blown by the wind.” Then you will answer, “We are doomed!”

Jeremiah 46:6

You are strong and run fast, but you can't escape. You fall in battle near the River Euphrates.

Jeremiah 52:7

the Babylonian troops broke through the city wall. That same night, Zedekiah and his soldiers tried to escape through the gate near the royal garden, even though they knew the enemy had the city surrounded. They headed towards the Jordan valley,

Lamentations 4:19

They swooped down faster than eagles from the sky. They hunted for us in the hills and set traps to catch us out in the desert.

Amos 9:1

I saw a vision of the LORD standing by the temple altar, and he said, “Shake the columns until the tops fall loose, and the doorposts crumble. Then make the pieces fall on the people below. I will take a sword and kill anyone who escapes.

Micah 1:13

Get the war chariots ready, you people of Lachish. You led Jerusalem into sin, just as Israel did.

Habakkuk 1:8

Their cavalry troops are faster than leopards, more ferocious than wolves hunting at sunset, and swifter than hungry eagles suddenly swooping down.

Deuteronomy 28:25

The LORD will let you be defeated by your enemies, and you will scatter in all directions. You will be a horrible sight for the other nations to see,

Deuteronomy 28:49

Foreigners who speak a strange language will be sent to attack you without warning, just like an eagle swooping down.