Psalms 33:17

In 11 translations

BSB

A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save.

KJV

An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.

WEB

A horse is a vain thing for safety, neither does he deliver any by his great power.

ASV

A horse is a vain thing for safety; Neither doth he deliver any by his great power.

LSV

A false thing [is] the horse for safety, || And he does not deliver || By the abundance of his strength.

YLT

A false thing [is] the horse for safety, And by the abundance of his strength He doth not deliver.

DBY

The horse is a vain thing for safety; neither doth he deliver by his great power.

DRC32:17

Vain is the horse for safety: neither shall he be saved by the abundance of his strength.

GNV

A horse is a vaine helpe, and shall not deliuer any by his great strength.

JPS

A horse is a vain thing for safety; neither doth it afford escape by its great strength.

LXXE32:17

A horse is vain for safety; neither shall he be delivered by the greatness of his power.

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Original-language editions

WLC

שֶׁ֣קֶר הַ֭סּוּס לִתְשׁוּעָ֑ה וּבְרֹ֥ב חֵ֝יל֗וֹ לֹ֣א יְמַלֵּֽט׃

LXX-Br32:17

Ψευδὴς ἵππος εἰς σωτηρίαν, ἐν δὲ πλήθει δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ οὐ σωθήσεται.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 21:31A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory is of the LORD.
• Psalms 20:7Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
• Psalms 147:10He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legpower of the man.
• Job 39:19–25Do you give strength to the horse or adorn his neck with a mane? Do you make him leap like a locust, striking terror with his proud snorting? He paws in the valley and rejoices in his strength; he charges into battle.…
• Hosea 14:3Assyria 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.”
• Isaiah 30:16“No,” you say, “we will flee on horses.” Therefore you will flee! “We will ride swift horses,” but your pursuers will be faster.
• Judges 4:15And in front of him the LORD routed with the sword Sisera, all his charioteers, and all his army. Sisera abandoned his chariot and fled on foot.
• Ecclesiastes 9:11I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful. For time and chance…
• 2 Kings 7:6–7For the Lord had caused the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a great army, so that they said to one another, “Look, the king of Israel must have hired the kings of the Hittites and Egyptians to…

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