Isaiah 43:17

Isaiah 43:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Which bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are extinct, they are quenched as tow.
• New International Version (NIV)who drew out the chariots and horses, the army and reinforcements together, and they lay there, never to rise again, extinguished, snuffed out like a wick:
• English Standard Version (ESV)who brings forth chariot and horse, army and warrior; they lie down, they cannot rise, they are extinguished, quenched like a wick:
• New Living Translation (NLT)I called forth the mighty army of Egypt with all its chariots and horses. I drew them beneath the waves, and they drowned, their lives snuffed out like a smoldering candlewick.

Context of Isaiah 43:17

15I am the Lord, your Holy One, The Creator of Israel, your King.” 16Thus says the Lord, who makes a way in the sea And a path through the mighty waters, Who brings forth the chariot and horse, The army and the power (They shall lie down together, they shall not rise; They are extinguished, they are quenched like a wick): 18“Do not remember the former things, Nor consider the things of old. 19Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness And rivers in the desert.

Isaiah 43:17 word by word

הַמּוֹצִ֥יא רֶֽכֶב־וָס֖וּס חַ֣יִל וְעִזּ֑וּז יַחְדָּ֤ו יִשְׁכְּבוּ֙ בַּל־יָק֔וּמוּ דָּעֲכ֖וּ כַּפִּשְׁתָּ֥ה כָבֽוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Which bringeth forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
• the chariotרֶ֫כֶבrekeb · chariotH7393
• and horseסוּסsûs sûs · horseH5483
• the armyחַ֫יִלchayil · armyH2428
• and the powerעִזּוּז‛izzûz · mightyH5808
• they shall lie downשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: lay downH7901
• togetherיָחְדָּוyachad · togetherH3162
• they shall not riseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• they are extinctדָּעַךְdâ‛ak · to put outH1846
• they are quenchedכָּבָהkâbâh · to quenchH3518
• as towפִּשְׁתָּהpishtâh · flaxH6594

Cross-references for Isaiah 43:17

• Exodus 14:4Then I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, so that he will pursue them; and I will gain honor over Pharaoh and over all his army, that the Egyptians may know that I am the Lord.” And they did so.
• Exodus 15:4Pharaoh’s chariots and his army He has cast into the sea; His chosen captains also are drowned in the Red Sea.
• Psalms 46:8Come, behold the works of the Lord, Who has made desolations in the earth.
• Psalms 76:5The stouthearted were plundered; They have sunk into their sleep; And none of the mighty men have found the use of their hands.
• Ezekiel 38:8After many days you will be visited. In the latter years you will come into the land of those brought back from the sword and gathered from many people on the mountains of Israel, which had long been desolate; they were brought out of the nations, and now all of them dwell safely.
• Isaiah 14:20You will not be joined with them in burial, Because you have destroyed your land And slain your people. The brood of evildoers shall never be named.
• Revelation 19:17Then I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the midst of heaven, “Come and gather together for the supper of the great God,
• Revelation 20:8and will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle, whose number is as the sand of the sea.
• Isaiah 1:31The strong shall be as tinder, And the work of it as a spark; Both will burn together, And no one shall quench them.

Commentaries on Isaiah 43:17

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Which bringeth forth the chariot and horse - The reference here is, undoubtedly, to the occurrences which are recorded in Exodus 14:4, following, when Pharaoh and his host are said to have followed the Israelites, but were all submerged in the sea. God is said to have brought them forth in accordance with the general statement so often made, that he controls and directs princes and nations (see the note at Isaiah 10:5-6). They shall lie down together…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-21Verses 14-21 The deliverance from Babylon is foretold, but there is reference to greater events. The redemption of sinners by Christ, the conversion of the Gentiles, and the recall of the Jews, are described. All that is to be done to rescue sinners, and to bring the believer to glory, is little, compared with that wondrous work of love, the redemption of man.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-21The Lord promised Israel that it would be freed from Babylon. This redemption would be similar to Israel's past freedom from Egypt but even greater in some ways (Isaiah 43:18).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-1716-17. Allusion to the deliverance of Israel and overthrow of Pharaoh in the Red Sea, the standing illustration of God's unchanging character towards His people (Ex 14:21, 22, 27, 28).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 43:17

• Babylon
• Condescension of God
• Egypt
• Isaiah
• Red Sea

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Commentaries on Isaiah 43

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings