Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version You said, ‘No, we will flee on horses.’ Therefore you will flee! You said, ‘We will ride off on swift horses.’ Therefore your pursuers will be swift! New Living Translation You said, ‘No, we will get our help from Egypt. They will give us swift horses for riding into battle.’ But the only swiftness you are going to see is the swiftness of your enemies chasing you! English Standard Version and you said, “No! We will flee upon horses”; therefore you shall flee away; and, “We will ride upon swift steeds”; therefore your pursuers shall be swift. Berean Standard Bible “No,” you say, “we will flee on horses.” Therefore you will flee! “We will ride swift horses,” but your pursuers will be faster. King James Bible But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift. New King James Version And you said, “No, for we will flee on horses”— Therefore you shall flee! And, “We will ride on swift horses”— Therefore those who pursue you shall be swift! New American Standard Bible And you said, “No, for we will flee on horses!” Therefore you shall flee! “And we will ride on swift horses!” Therefore those who pursue you shall be swift. NASB 1995 And you said, “No, for we will flee on horses,” Therefore you shall flee! “And we will ride on swift horses,” Therefore those who pursue you shall be swift. NASB 1977 And you said, “No, for we will flee on horses,” Therefore you shall flee! “And we will ride on swift horses,” Therefore those who pursue you shall be swift. Legacy Standard Bible And you said, “No, for we will flee on horses,” Therefore you shall flee! “And we will ride on swift horses,” Therefore those who pursue you shall be swift. Amplified Bible And you said, “No! We will flee on horses!” Therefore you will flee [from your enemies]! And [you said], “We will ride on swift horses!” Therefore those who pursue you shall be swift. Christian Standard Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible 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. American Standard Version but ye said, No, for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift. Contemporary English Version said, "No! We will safely escape on speedy horses." But those who chase you will be even faster. English Revised Version but ye said, No, for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift. GOD'S WORD® Translation You've said, "No, we'll flee on horses." So you flee. You've added, "We'll ride on fast horses." So those who chase you will also be fast. Good News Translation Instead, you plan to escape from your enemies by riding fast horses. And you are right--escape is what you will have to do! You think your horses are fast enough, but those who pursue you will be faster! International Standard Version Instead, you said, 'No! We'll escape on horses!' Therefore, you'll flee away. And you said, 'We'll ride off on swift steeds!' Therefore your pursuers will be swift. Majority Standard Bible “No,” you say, “we will flee on horses.” Therefore you will flee! “We will ride swift horses,” but your pursuers will be faster. NET Bible You say, 'No, we will flee on horses,' so you will indeed flee. You say, 'We will ride on fast horses,' so your pursuers will be fast. New Heart English Bible but you said, "No, for we will flee on horses;" therefore you will flee; and, "We will ride on the swift;" therefore those who pursue you will be swift. Webster's Bible Translation But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift. World English Bible but you said, “No, for we will flee on horses;” therefore you will flee; and, “We will ride on the swift;” therefore those who pursue you will be swift. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd you say, “No, for we flee on a horse,” "" Therefore you flee, "" And, “We ride on the swift!” Therefore your pursuers are swift. Young's Literal Translation And ye say, No, for on a horse we flee? Therefore ye flee, And on the swift we ride! Therefore swift are your pursuers. Smith's Literal Translation 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. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBut have said: No, but we will flee to horses: therefore shall you flee. And we will mount upon swift ones: therefore shall they be swifter that shall pursue after you. Catholic Public Domain Version And you have said: “Never! Instead, we will flee by horseback.” For this reason, you will be put to flight. And you have said, “We will climb upon swift ones.” For this reason, those who pursue you will be even swifter. New American Bible “No,” you said, “Upon horses we will flee.” Very well, you shall flee! “Upon swift steeds we will ride.” Very well, swift shall be your pursuers! New Revised Standard Version and said, “No! We will flee upon horses”— therefore you shall flee! and, “We will ride upon swift steeds”— therefore your pursuers shall be swift! Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBut you said, Not so, for we will ride upon horses, and will flee upon swift ones; therefore you shall flee, and your pursuers shall be swift. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And you said: “Not so! We shall ride on horses and upon swift ones we shall escape!” Because of this, you shall flee, and your pursuers shall be swift ones OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917But ye said: 'No, for we will flee upon horses'; Therefore shall ye flee; And: 'We will ride upon the swift'; Therefore shall they that pursue you be swift. Brenton Septuagint Translation but ye said, We will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will be aided by swift riders; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Worthless Treaty with Egypt…15For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence—but you were not willing.” 16“No,” you say, “ we will flee on horses.” Therefore you will flee! “We will ride swift horses,” but your pursuers will be faster. 17A thousand will flee at the threat of one; at the threat of five you will all flee, until you are left alone like a pole on a mountaintop, like a banner on a hill.… Cross References Jeremiah 2:25 You should have kept your feet from going bare and your throat from being thirsty. But you said, ‘It is hopeless! For I love foreign gods, and I must go after them.’ Hosea 14:3 Assyria will not save us, nor will we ride on horses. We will never again say, ‘Our gods!’ to the work of our own hands. For in You the fatherless find compassion.” Deuteronomy 17:16 But the king must not acquire many horses for himself or send the people back to Egypt to acquire more horses, for the LORD has said, ‘You are never to go back that way again.’ Psalm 20:7 Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. Isaiah 31:1 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD. Jeremiah 4:29 Every city flees at the sound of the horseman and archer. They enter the thickets and climb among the rocks. Every city is abandoned; no inhabitant is left. Hosea 7:11 So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove—calling out to Egypt, then turning to Assyria. 2 Kings 18:21 Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him. Ezekiel 17:15 But this king rebelled against Babylon by sending his envoys to Egypt to ask for horses and a large army. Will he flourish? Will the one who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and yet escape?’ Isaiah 36:6 Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him. Jeremiah 46:6 “The swift cannot flee, and the warrior cannot escape! In the north by the River Euphrates they stumble and fall. Lamentations 4:17 All the while our eyes were failing as we looked in vain for help. We watched from our towers for a nation that could not save us. Isaiah 31:3 But the Egyptians are men, not God; their horses are flesh, not spirit. When the LORD stretches out His hand, the helper will stumble, and the one he helps will fall; both will perish together. Isaiah 57:10 You are wearied by your many journeys, but you did not say, “There is no hope!” You found renewal of your strength; therefore you did not grow weak. Matthew 23:37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! Treasury of Scripture But you said, No; for we will flee on horses; therefore shall you flee: and, We will ride on the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift. for we will Isaiah 5:26-30 And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly: … Isaiah 10:28-32 He is come to Aiath, he is passed to Migron; at Michmash he hath laid up his carriages: … Isaiah 31:1 Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD! therefore Deuteronomy 28:49 The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand; Jeremiah 4:13 Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled. Lamentations 4:19 Our persecutors are swifter than the eagles of the heaven: they pursued us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness. Jump to Previous Backs Beasts Flee Flight Horse Horses Pursue Pursuers Quick-Running Ride Speed Steeds SwiftJump to Next Backs Beasts Flee Flight Horse Horses Pursue Pursuers Quick-Running Ride Speed Steeds SwiftIsaiah 30 1. The prophet threatens the people for their confidence in Egypt8. And contempt of God's word 18. God's mercies toward his church 27. God's wrath and the people's joy, in the destruction of Assyria No, you say This phrase captures the defiance and self-reliance of the people of Judah. In the Hebrew context, the word "no" is a strong negation, indicating a rejection of God's counsel. Historically, this reflects a period when Judah sought alliances with Egypt rather than relying on God. The phrase sets the tone for the people's misplaced trust in their own plans. We will flee on horses Therefore you will flee! And, 'We will ride swift horses,' but your pursuers will be faster Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew “No,”לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no you say, וַתֹּ֨אמְר֥וּ (wat·tō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say “we will flee נָנ֖וּס (nā·nūs) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural Strong's 5127: To flit, vanish away on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against horses.” ס֥וּס (sūs) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5483: A swallow, swift (type of bird) Therefore עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against you will flee! תְּנוּס֑וּן (tə·nū·sūn) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | Paragogic nun Strong's 5127: To flit, vanish away “We will ride נִרְכָּ֔ב (nir·kāḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural Strong's 7392: To ride, to place upon, to despatch swift horses,” קַ֣ל (qal) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7031: Light, swift, fleet but your pursuers רֹדְפֵיכֶֽם׃ (rō·ḏə·p̄ê·ḵem) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 7291: To pursue, chase, persecute will be faster. יִקַּ֥לּוּ (yiq·qal·lū) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7043: To be slight, swift or trifling Links Isaiah 30:16 NIVIsaiah 30:16 NLT Isaiah 30:16 ESV Isaiah 30:16 NASB Isaiah 30:16 KJV Isaiah 30:16 BibleApps.com Isaiah 30:16 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 30:16 Chinese Bible Isaiah 30:16 French Bible Isaiah 30:16 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 30:16 But you said No for we will (Isa Isi Is) |
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