Psalms 33:16

In 11 translations

BSB

No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength.

KJV

There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

WEB

There is no king saved by the multitude of an army. A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.

ASV

There is no king saved by the multitude of a host: A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.

LSV

The king is not saved by the multitude of a force. A mighty man is not delivered, || By abundance of power.

YLT

The king is not saved by the multitude of a force. A mighty man is not delivered, By abundance of power.

DBY

The king is not saved by the multitude of [his] forces; a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

DRC32:16

The king is not saved by a great army: nor shall the giant be saved by his own great strength.

GNV

The King is not saued by the multitude of an hoste, neither is the mightie man deliuered by great strength.

JPS

A king is not saved by the multitude of a host; a mighty man is not delivered by great strength.

LXXE32:16

A king is not saved by reason of a great host; and a giant shall not be delivered by the greatness of his strength.

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Original-language editions

WLC

אֵֽין־הַ֭מֶּלֶךְ נוֹשָׁ֣ע בְּרָב־חָ֑יִל גִּ֝בּ֗וֹר לֹֽא־יִנָּצֵ֥ל בְּרָב־כֹּֽחַ׃

LXX-Br32:16

Οὐ σώζεται βασιλεὺς διὰ πολλὴν δύναμιν, καὶ γίγας οὐ σωθήσεται ἐν πλήθει ἰσχύος αὐτοῦ.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Psalms 44:3For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them.
• Jeremiah 9:23This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.
• Psalms 44:6–7For I do not trust in my bow, nor does my sword save me. For You save us from our enemies; You put those who hate us to shame.
• Judges 7:2Then the LORD said to Gideon, “You have too many people for Me to deliver Midian into their hands, lest Israel glorify themselves over Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’
• Exodus 14:28The waters flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen—the entire army of Pharaoh that had chased the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them survived.
• 1 Samuel 14:8–16“Very well,” said Jonathan, “we will cross over toward these men and show ourselves to them. If they say, ‘Wait until we come to you,’ then we will stay where we are and will not go up to them. But if they say, ‘Come…
• 2 Chronicles 32:8–9With him is only the arm of flesh, but with us is the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battles.” So the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah. Later, as Sennacherib king of Assyria and…
• 2 Samuel 21:16–22Then Ishbi-benob, a descendant of Rapha, whose bronze spear weighed three hundred shekels and who was bearing a new sword, resolved to kill David. But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to his aid, struck the Philistine, and…
• 1 Samuel 17:45–49But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This day the LORD…
• Judges 7:12–25Now the Midianites, Amalekites, and all the other people of the east had settled in the valley like a swarm of locusts, and their camels were as countless as the sand on the seashore. And as Gideon arrived, a man was…
• Exodus 14:17–18And I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them. Then I will gain honor by means of Pharaoh and all his army and chariots and horsemen. The Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I…
• Joshua 11:4–8So these kings came out with all their armies, a multitude as numerous as the sand on the seashore, along with a great number of horses and chariots. All these kings joined forces and encamped at the waters of Merom to…
• 2 Chronicles 20:12Our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this vast army that comes against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.”
• 2 Chronicles 32:21and the LORD sent an angel who annihilated every mighty man of valor and every leader and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace. And when he entered the temple of his…
• 2 Chronicles 20:23The Ammonites and Moabites rose up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, devoting them to destruction. And when they had made an end to the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another.
• 1 Samuel 17:4Then a champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out from the Philistine camp. He was six cubits and a span in height,

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