31 (A)The horse is made ready for the day of battle,
    but (B)the victory belongs to the Lord.

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31 The horse is made ready for the day of battle,
    but victory rests with the Lord.(A)

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Woe to Those Who Go Down to Egypt

31 Woe[a] to (A)those who go down to Egypt for help
    and rely on horses,
who (B)trust in chariots because they are many
    and in horsemen because they are very strong,
but (C)do not look to the Holy One of Israel
    or consult the Lord!

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 31:1 Or Ah,

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)

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Some trust in (A)chariots and some in (B)horses,
    (C)but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.

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Some trust in chariots(A) and some in horses,(B)
    but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.(C)

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10 His delight is not in (A)the strength of the horse,
    nor his pleasure in the legs of a man,

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10 His pleasure is not in the strength(A) of the horse,(B)
    nor his delight in the legs of the warrior;

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17 (A)The war horse is a false hope for salvation,
    and by its great might it cannot rescue.

18 Behold, (B)the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him,
    (C)on those who hope in his steadfast love,

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17 A horse(A) is a vain hope for deliverance;
    despite all its great strength it cannot save.
18 But the eyes(B) of the Lord are on those who fear him,
    on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,(C)

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But you, O Lord, are (A)a shield (B)about me,
    my glory, and (C)the lifter of my head.

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But you, Lord, are a shield(A) around me,
    my glory, the One who lifts my head high.(B)

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20 Our God is a God of salvation,
    (A)and to God, the Lord, belong deliverances from death.

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20 Our God is a God who saves;(A)
    from the Sovereign Lord comes escape from death.(B)

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(A)Salvation belongs to the Lord;
    your blessing be on your people! Selah

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From the Lord comes deliverance.(A)
    May your blessing(B) be on your people.

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23 Truly (A)the hills are a delusion,
    the orgies[a] on the mountains.
(B)Truly in the Lord our God
    is the salvation of Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 3:23 Hebrew commotion

23 Surely the idolatrous commotion on the hills(A)
    and mountains is a deception;
surely in the Lord our God
    is the salvation(B) of Israel.

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Wisdom Better Than Folly

11 (A)Again I saw that under the sun (B)the race is not to the swift, nor (C)the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to those with knowledge, but time and (D)chance (E)happen to them all.

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11 I have seen something else under the sun:

The race is not to the swift
    or the battle to the strong,(A)
nor does food come to the wise(B)
    or wealth to the brilliant
    or favor to the learned;
but time and chance(C) happen to them all.(D)

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10 who gives victory to kings,
    who (A)rescues David his servant from the cruel sword.

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10 to the One who gives victory to kings,(A)
    who delivers his servant David.(B)

From the deadly sword(C)

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