Isaiah 43:17
Who bringeth forth chariot and horse, army and power: together shall they lie down, they shall not rise up again; they are extinct, like a wick are they quenched.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
16Thus hath said the Lord, who maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;
18Remember not the former things, and ancient events regard no more.
Cross References
Exodus 14:23And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them, all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen, to the midst of the sea.
Judges 4:16And Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the army, unto Charosheth-hagoyim: and all the army of Sissera fell by the edge of the sword; there was not left even one.
Psalms 76:5(76:6) Bereft of reason are the stouthearted, they slumber their sleep: and none of the men of might have found [the use of] their hands.
Isaiah 1:31And the mighty oppressor shall become as tow, and his workman as a spark; and they shall both burn together, with none to quench.
Ezekiel 38:8After many days shalt thou be ordered forward; in the end of years shalt thou come into the land that is recovering from the sword, and is gathered together out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been ruined for a very long time: [to a people] that are brought forth out of the nations, and that now dwell in safety, 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 →