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Deuteronomy 17:16
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Deuteronomy 17:16
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16 Even so, he must not acquire many horses for himself or return the people to Egypt in order to acquire more horses, since the Lord has said to you, ‘You must never return that way again.’(A)
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Isaiah 31:1-3
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Isaiah 31:1-3
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Alliance with Egypt Is Futile
31 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help
and who rely on horses,
who trust in chariots because they are many
and in horsemen because they are very strong,
but do not look to the Holy One of Israel
or consult the Lord!(A)
2 Yet he is wise and can bring disaster;
he does not depart from his words
but will rise against the house of the evildoers
and against the helpers of those who work iniquity.(B)
3 The Egyptians are human and not God;
their horses are flesh and not spirit.
When the Lord stretches out his hand,
the helper will stumble, and the one helped will fall,
and they will all perish together.(C)
Isaiah 31:1-3
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Isaiah 31:1-3
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Woe to Those Who Rely on Egypt
31 Woe(A) to those who go down to Egypt(B) for help,
who rely on horses,(C)
who trust in the multitude of their chariots(D)
and in the great strength of their horsemen,
but do not look to the Holy One(E) of Israel,
or seek help from the Lord.(F)
2 Yet he too is wise(G) and can bring disaster;(H)
he does not take back his words.(I)
He will rise up against that wicked nation,(J)
against those who help evildoers.
3 But the Egyptians(K) are mere mortals and not God;(L)
their horses(M) are flesh and not spirit.
When the Lord stretches out his hand,(N)
those who help will stumble,
those who are helped(O) will fall;
all will perish together.(P)
Ezekiel 17:15
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Ezekiel 17:15
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15 But he rebelled against him by sending ambassadors to Egypt, that they might give him horses and a large army. Will he succeed? Can one escape who does such things? Can he break the covenant and yet escape?(A)
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Ezekiel 17:15
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Ezekiel 17:15
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15 But the king rebelled(A) against him by sending his envoys to Egypt(B) to get horses and a large army.(C) Will he succeed? Will he who does such things escape? Will he break the treaty and yet escape?(D)
Deuteronomy 28:68
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Deuteronomy 28:68
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68 The Lord will bring you back in ships to Egypt, by a route that I promised you would never see again, and there you shall offer yourselves for sale to your enemies as male and female slaves, but there will be no buyer.”
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Deuteronomy 28:68
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Deuteronomy 28:68
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68 The Lord will send you back in ships to Egypt on a journey I said you should never make again.(A) There you will offer yourselves for sale to your enemies as male and female slaves, but no one will buy you.
Hosea 11:5
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Hosea 11:5
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5 They shall return to the land of Egypt,
and Assyria shall be their king,
because they have refused to return to me.(A)
Hosea 11:5
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Hosea 11:5
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Psalm 20:7
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Psalm 20:7
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7 Some take pride in chariots and some in horses,
but our pride is in the name of the Lord our God.(A)
Psalm 20:7
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Psalm 20:7
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1 Kings 10:26-28
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1 Kings 10:26-28
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26 Solomon gathered together chariots and horses; he had fourteen hundred chariots and twelve thousand horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.(A) 27 The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stone, and he made cedar as plentiful as the sycamores of the Shephelah. 28 Solomon’s import of horses was from Egypt and Kue, and the king’s traders received them from Kue at a price.(B)
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1 Kings 10:26-28
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1 Kings 10:26-28
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26 Solomon accumulated chariots and horses;(A) he had fourteen hundred chariots and twelve thousand horses,[a] which he kept in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem. 27 The king made silver as common(B) in Jerusalem as stones,(C) and cedar as plentiful as sycamore-fig(D) trees in the foothills. 28 Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue[b]—the royal merchants purchased them from Kue at the current price.
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- 1 Kings 10:26 Or charioteers
- 1 Kings 10:28 Probably Cilicia
1 Kings 4:26
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1 Kings 4:26
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26 Solomon also had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots and twelve thousand horsemen.(A)
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1 Kings 4:26
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1 Kings 4:26
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- 1 Kings 4:26 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 2 Chron. 9:25); Hebrew forty
- 1 Kings 4:26 Or charioteers
Numbers 14:3-4
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Numbers 14:3-4
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3 Why is the Lord bringing us into this land to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will become plunder; would it not be better for us to go back to Egypt?” 4 So they said to one another, “Let us choose a captain and go back to Egypt.”
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Numbers 14:3-4
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Numbers 14:3-4
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Exodus 13:17
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Exodus 13:17
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The Pillars of Cloud and Fire
17 When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was nearer, for God thought, “If the people face war, they may change their minds and return to Egypt.”(A)
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Exodus 13:17
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Exodus 13:17
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Crossing the Sea
17 When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, though that was shorter. For God said, “If they face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.”(A)
Jeremiah 42:14-16
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Jeremiah 42:14-16
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14 and saying, ‘No, we will go to the land of Egypt, where we shall not see war or hear the sound of the trumpet or be hungry for bread, and there we will stay,’(A) 15 then hear the word of the Lord, O remnant of Judah. Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: If you are determined to enter Egypt and go to settle there,(B) 16 then the sword that you fear shall overtake you there, in the land of Egypt, and the famine that you dread shall follow close after you into Egypt, and there you shall die.
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Jeremiah 42:14-16
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Jeremiah 42:14-16
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14 and if you say, ‘No, we will go and live in Egypt,(A) where we will not see war or hear the trumpet(B) or be hungry for bread,’(C) 15 then hear the word of the Lord,(D) you remnant of Judah. This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you are determined to go to Egypt and you do go to settle there, 16 then the sword(E) you fear(F) will overtake you there, and the famine(G) you dread will follow you into Egypt, and there you will die.(H)
1 Kings 1:5
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1 Kings 1:5
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5 Now Adonijah son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, “I will be king.” He prepared for himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.(A)
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1 Kings 1:5
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1 Kings 1:5
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5 Now Adonijah,(A) whose mother was Haggith, put himself forward and said, “I will be king.” So he got chariots(B) and horses[a] ready, with fifty men to run ahead of him.
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- 1 Kings 1:5 Or charioteers
Exodus 14:13
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Exodus 14:13
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13 But Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid, stand firm, and see the deliverance that the Lord will accomplish for you today, for the Egyptians whom you see today you shall never see again.(A)
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Exodus 14:13
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Exodus 14:13
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13 Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid.(A) Stand firm and you will see(B) the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see(C) again.
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