Isaiah 43:17
Who bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power — they lie down together, they shall not rise, they are extinct, they are quenched as a wick:
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
16Thus saith the LORD, who maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;
18Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.
Cross References
Exodus 14:23And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.
Judges 4:16But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth-goiim; and all the host of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword; there was not a man left.
Psalms 76:5(76-6) The stout-hearted are bereft of sense, they sleep their sleep; and none of the men of might have found their hands.
Isaiah 1:31And the strong shall be as tow, and his work as a spark; and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.
Ezekiel 38:8After many days thou shalt be mustered for service, in the latter years thou shalt come against the land that is brought back from the sword, that is gathered out of many peoples, against the mountains of Israel, which have been a continual waste; but it is brought forth out of the peoples, and they dwell safely all of them.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 43:15-22
Promises to God's People. ( b. c. 708.) 14 Thus saith the Lord , your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships. 15 I am the Lord , your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King. 16 Thus saith the Lord , which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters; 17 Which bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are… Read the whole commentary →