Isaiah 36:9

New Century Version

You cannot defeat one of my master’s least important officers, so why do you depend on Egypt to give you chariots and horsemen?

Cross References

2 Kings 18:24

You cannot defeat one of my master’s least important officers, so why do you depend on Egypt to give you chariots and horsemen?

2 Kings 7:6

The Lord had caused the Aramean army to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a large army. They had said to each other, “The king of Israel has hired the Hittite and Egyptian kings to attack us!”

Proverbs 21:31

You can get the horses ready for battle, but it is the Lord who gives the victory.

Isaiah 10:8

The king of Assyria says to himself, ‘All of my commanders are like kings.

Isaiah 20:5

People who looked to Cush for help will be afraid, and those who were amazed by Egypt’s glory will be shamed.

Isaiah 30:7

to Egypt whose help is useless. So I call that country Rahab the Do-Nothing.

Isaiah 31:3

The Egyptians are only people and are not God. Their horses are only animals and are not spirit. The Lord will stretch out his arm, and the one who helps will stumble, and the people who wanted help will fall. All of them will be destroyed together.

Isaiah 36:6

Look, you are depending on Egypt to help you, but Egypt is like a splintered walking stick. If you lean on it for help, it will stab your hand and hurt you. The king of Egypt will hurt all those who depend on him.

Isaiah 36:8

“ ‘Now make an agreement with my master, the king of Assyria: I will give you two thousand horses if you can find enough men to ride them.

Jeremiah 2:36

It is so easy for you to change your mind. Even Egypt will let you down, as Assyria let you down.

Deuteronomy 17:16

The king must not have too many horses for himself, and he must not send people to Egypt to get more horses, because the Lord has told you, “Don’t return that way again.”