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Isaiah 43:17

43:16 Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;
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.

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who brings out the chariot and horse, the army and the mighty man (they lie down together, they shall not rise; they are extinct, they are quenched like a wick):

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.

Which brings 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 wick. ¶

43:18 Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.

What does Isaiah 43:17 mean?

Isaiah 43:17 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יָצָא (yâtsâʼ), רֶכֶב (rekeb), סוּס (çûwç). It connects to 11 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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Which
bringeth
forthיָצָאyâtsâʼ/yaw-tsaw'/H3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
the
chariotרֶכֶבrekeb/reh'-keb/H7393a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone
and
horse,סוּסçûwç/soos/H5483a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight)
the
armyחַיִלchayil/khah'-yil/H2428probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
and
the
power;עִזּוּזʻizzûwz/iz-zooz'/H5808forcible; collectively and concretely, an army
they
shall
lie
downשָׁכַבshâkab/shaw-kab'/H7901to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
together,יַחַדyachad/yakh'-ad/H3162properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
they
shall
not
rise:קוּםqûwm/koom/H6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
they
are
extinct,דָּעַךְdâʻak/daw-ak'/H1846to be extinguished; figuratively, to expire or be dried up
they
are
quenchedכָּבָהkâbâh/kaw-baw'/H3518to expire or (causatively) to extinguish (fire, light, anger)
as
tow.פִּשְׁתָּהpishtâh/pish-taw'/H6594flax; by implication, a wick

Commentary on Isaiah 43:17

HENRY_FULL · Isaiah 43:17
Note, 1. Our comfort depends very much upon the testimony of our own consciences, for us or against us. The belly is here put for the conscience, as ch. xx. 27 . Now it is of great consequence to us whether that be satisfied, and what that is filled with, for, accordingly, will our satisfaction be and our inward peace. 2. The testimony of our consciences will be for us, or against us, according as we have or have not governed our tongues well. According as the fruit of the mouth is good or bad, unto iniquity or unto righteousness, so the character of the man is, and consequently the testimony of his conscience concerning him. "We ought to take as great care about the words we speak as we do about the fruit of our trees or the increase of the earth, which we are to eat; for, according as they are wholesome or unwholesome, so will the pleasure or the pain be wherewith we shall be filled." So bishop Patrick. 21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Genesis 24:67

And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.

Genesis 29:20

And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.

Genesis 29:21

And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.

Genesis 29:28

And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.

Ecclesiastes 9:9

Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun. Live: Heb. See, or, Enjoy life

Isaiah 3:4

And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.

Isaiah 5:15

And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled:

Isaiah 12:4

And in that day shall ye say, Praise the LORD, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted. call: or, proclaim

Isaiah 19:14

The LORD hath mingled a perverse spirit in the midst thereof: and they have caused Egypt to err in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit. a perverse: Heb. a spirit of perversities

Hosea 12:12

And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.

1 Corinthians 7:2

Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 43:17.

Deuteronomy 11:4

And what he did unto the army of Egypt, unto their horses, and to their chariots; how he made the water of the Red sea to overflow them as they pursued after you, and how the LORD hath destroyed them unto this day;

Exodus 14:9

But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baalzephon.

1 Kings 20:1

And Benhadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it.

1 Kings 20:21

And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.

1 Kings 20:25

And number thee an army, like the army that thou hast lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot: and we will fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they. And he hearkened unto their voice, and did so. that thou: Heb. that was fallen

Deuteronomy 20:1

When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the LORD thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

Exodus 14:17

And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.

Exodus 14:23

And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea, even all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 43:17 say?

Isaiah 43:17 (King James Version) reads: "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."

Is Isaiah 43:17 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 43:17 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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