the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
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Psalms 33:17
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An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great power.
A horse is a vain thing for safety; Neither does he deliver any by his great power.
Horses can't bring victory; they can't save by their strength.
A horse disappoints those who trust in it for victory; despite its great strength, it cannot deliver.
A horse [is] a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver [any] by his great strength.
A horse is a vain thing for safety, Neither does he deliver any by his great power.
A horse is a false hope for victory; Nor does it deliver anyone by its great strength.
The war horse is a false hope for salvation, and by its great might it cannot rescue.
An hors is false to helthe; forsothe he schal not be sauyd in the habundaunce, `ether plentee, of his vertu.
A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save.
In war the strength of a horse cannot be trusted to take you to safety.
A horse is a vain thing for safety; Neither doth he deliver any by his great power.
A horse is a false hope; his great power will not make any man free from danger.
To rely on a horse for safety is vain, nor does its great power assure escape.
The horse is a vain thing for safety; neither doth he deliver by his great power.
Horses don't really bring victory in war. Their strength cannot help you escape.
A horse is a vain thing for safety; neither doth it afford escape by its great strength.
An horse is a vaine thing for safetie: neither shall he deliuer any by his great strength.
A horse cannot be trusted to win a battle. Its great strength cannot save anyone.
The war horse is a vain hope for victory, and by its great might it cannot save.
A horse is a vaine helpe, and shall not deliuer any by his great strength.
A horse is a false thing for salvation; neither shall he deliver his rider by his great strength.
War horses are useless for victory; their great strength cannot save.
A deception, is the horse, for victory, and, by his great strength, shall he not deliver.
(32-17) Vain is the horse for safety: neither shall he be saved by the abundance of his strength.
The war horse is a vain hope for victory, and by its great might it cannot save.
A horse for to saue is vanitie: and he can deliuer none by his great strength.
A horse is vain for safety; neither shall he be delivered by the greatness of his power.
The horse is a false hope for safety;it provides no escape by its great power.
A horse is a vain thing for safety, Neither does he deliver any by his great power.
An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.
The horse is a false hope for victory, nor can it save by the greatness of its power.
A horse is a vain thing for safety; nor does he save by his great strength.
A false thing [is] the horse for safety, And by the abundance of his strength He doth not deliver.
A horse is but a vayne thynge to saue a man, it is not the power of his stregth that can delyuer him.
A horse is a false hope for victory; Nor does it rescue anyone by its great strength.
A horse is a vain hope for safety; Neither shall it deliver any by its great strength.
A horse is a false hope for victory; Nor does it deliver anyone by its great strength.
A horse is a false hope for salvation;Nor does it provide escape to anyone by its great strength.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
An horse: Psalms 20:7, Judges 4:15, 2 Kings 7:6, 2 Kings 7:7, Proverbs 21:31, Ecclesiastes 9:11, Isaiah 30:16, Hosea 14:3
his great: Psalms 147:10, Job 39:19-25
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 20:1 - horses Judges 1:10 - Sheshai Judges 5:22 - horsehoofs 1 Samuel 2:9 - by strength 1 Samuel 17:47 - saveth not 2 Samuel 8:4 - chariots 1 Chronicles 18:4 - David Job 36:19 - nor all Job 39:11 - trust Psalms 44:6 - General Isaiah 31:1 - stay on horses Isaiah 31:3 - their horses Jeremiah 9:23 - neither Jeremiah 46:6 - not Daniel 11:11 - the multitude Amos 2:15 - neither Micah 5:10 - that I Nahum 3:10 - she carried
Cross-References
That night the people of Israel left Rameses and started for Succoth. There were about 600,000 men, plus all the women and children.
The Israelites left Succoth and camped at Etham on the edge of the wilderness.
In the valley were Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, Succoth, Zaphon, and the rest of the kingdom of King Sihon of Heshbon. The western boundary ran along the Jordan River, extended as far north as the tip of the Sea of Galilee, and then turned eastward.
When they reached Succoth, Gideon asked the leaders of the town, "Please give my warriors some food. They are very tired. I am chasing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian."
From there Gideon went up to Peniel and again asked for food, but he got the same answer.
There he captured a young man from Succoth and demanded that he write down the names of all the seventy-seven officials and elders in the town.
Then Gideon took the elders of the town and taught them a lesson, punishing them with thorns and briers from the wilderness.
The king had them cast in clay molds in the Jordan Valley between Succoth and Zarethan.
God has promised this by his holiness: "I will divide up Shechem with joy. I will measure out the valley of Succoth.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
A horse [is] a vain thing for safety,.... Though it is prepared for the day of battle, and is a very warlike creature, and of great service in war, yet safety only is of the Lord, Proverbs 21:31; this is put for all kinds of military preparations which men are apt to trust in, but should not, for they are "a lie" i, as the horse is here said to be; that is, deceives and disappoints when trusted to; in like manner the olive is said "to lie", Habakkuk 3:17; when hope of fruit from it is disappointed; so "fundus mendax" in Horace k;
neither shall he deliver [any] by his great strength; in the time of battle; either by fighting for him, or fleeing with him.
i שקר "mendacium", Pagninus, Montanus; "fallax", V. L. k Epod. l. 1. Ode 16. ver. 45. Carmin. l. 3. Ode 1. v. 30. "Spem mentita seges", ib. Epist. l. 1. ep. 7. v. 87.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
An horse - The reference here is undoubtedly to the war-horse. See the notes at Psalms 20:7.
Is a vain thing - literally, is a “lie.” That is, he cannot be confided in.
For safety - For securing safety in battle. He is liable to be stricken down, or to become wild and furious so as to be beyond the control of his rider; and however strong or fleet he may be, or however well he may be “broken,” yet none of these things make it certain that the rider will be safe. God is the only being in whom perfect confidence can be reposed.
Neither shall he deliver any by his great strength - Safety cannot be found in his mere “strength,” however great that may be. These illustrations are all designed to lead the mind to the great idea that safety is to be found in God alone, Psalms 33:18-19.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 33:17. A horse is a vain thing for safety — Even the horse, with all his fleetness, is no sure means of escape from danger: the lion or the tiger can overtake him or he may stumble, fall, and destroy his rider.
