Isaiah 30:16

The Passion Translation

And though you boast, ‘No! We will flee on horses,’ you will indeed flee for your lives! You say, ‘We will ride on swift horses,’ but your pursuers will be swift to chase you!

Cross References

Psalm 147:10

His people don’t find security in strong horses, for horsepower is nothing to him. Manpower is even less impressive!

Psalm 33:17

Human strength and the weapons of man are false hopes for victory; they may seem mighty, but they will always disappoint.

Isaiah 2:7

Their land overflows with gold and silver; they are wealthy beyond measure. Their land is filled with horses and innumerable chariots!

Isaiah 31:1

Woe to those who run down to Egypt for help, trusting in the might of their multitude of cavalry, chariots, and riders. Their confident trust is not in the Holy One of Israel, nor do they consult with Yahweh.

Isaiah 31:3

The Egyptians are not gods; they’re only human! Their horses are not supernatural; they’re only flesh! When Yahweh demonstrates his power, the helper will stumble and the helped will fall— both will perish together!

Jeremiah 39:4

Upon seeing them at the Middle Gate, Zedekiah and all his soldiers tried to escape the city under cover of darkness. They went by way of the king’s garden and slipped through the gate between the two city walls and headed toward the Jordan River Valley.

Jeremiah 4:13

Look, as a storm cloud in the sky, he arises, and his war chariots kick up dust like a whirlwind. His horses are swifter than eagles. We’re done for! It’s over for us!

Jeremiah 46:6

Don’t let the swift ones get away. Stop the warriors from fleeing! In the north near the Euphrates River, they collapse, slain in battle.

Jeremiah 52:7

That was when the Babylonians broke through the city wall. That same night, Zedekiah and his soldiers tried to escape through the gate between the two walls near the royal garden even though they knew the enemy had the city surrounded. They fled toward the Jordan Valley,

Lamentations 4:19

Our pursuers were swifter than eagles in the sky; they hunted us on the mountains and lay in ambush for us in the wilderness.