Lexicon :: Strong's H5483 - sûs

They were bringing horses for Solomon from Egypt and from all the countries.

So they arrested her, and she went by the entrance of the Horse Gate to the king’s palace, where they put her to death.

They carried him back on horses and buried him with his ancestors in the city of Judah.[fn]

Each of the priests made repairs above the Horse Gate, each opposite his own house.

“Have them bring a royal garment that the king himself has worn and a horse the king himself has ridden, which has a royal crown on its head.

Mordecai wrote in King Ahasuerus’s name and sealed the edicts with the royal signet ring. He sent the documents by mounted couriers, who rode fast horses bred in the royal stables.

When she proudly[fn] spreads her wings,

she laughs at the horse and its rider.

Some take pride in chariots, and others in horses,

but we take pride in the name of the LORD our God.

Do not be like a horse or mule,

without understanding,

that must be controlled with bit and bridle

or else it will not come near you.

The horse is a false hope for safety;

it provides no escape by its great power.

At your rebuke, God of Jacob,

both chariot and horse lay still.

He is not impressed by the strength of a horse;

he does not value the power of a warrior.[fn]

A horse is prepared for the day of battle,

but victory comes from the LORD.

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,

and a rod for the backs of fools.

I have seen slaves on horses,

but princes walking on the ground like slaves.

Their[fn][fn] land is full of silver and gold,

and there is no limit to their treasures;

their land is full of horses,

and there is no limit to their chariots.

Their arrows are sharpened,

and all their bows strung.

Their horses’ hooves are like flint;

their chariot wheels are like a whirlwind.

You say, “No!

We will escape on horses” —

therefore you will escape! —

and, “We will ride on fast horses” —

but those who pursue you will be faster.

Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help

and who depend on horses!

They trust in the abundance of chariots

and in the large number of horsemen.

They do not look to the Holy One of Israel,

and they do not seek the LORD.

“Now make a deal with my master, the king of Assyria. I’ll give you two thousand horses if you’re able to supply riders for them!

I chirp like a swallow or a crane;

I moan like a dove.

My eyes grow weak looking upward.

Lord, I am oppressed; support me.

who brings out the chariot and horse,

the army and the mighty one together

(they lie down, they do not rise again;

they are extinguished, put out like a wick) —

and led them through the depths

like a horse in the wilderness,

so that they did not stumble.

“They will bring all your brothers from all the nations as a gift to the LORD on horses and chariots, in litters, and on mules and camels, to my holy mountain Jerusalem,” says the LORD, “just as the Israelites bring an offering in a clean vessel to the house of the LORD.

Look, he advances like clouds;

his chariots are like a storm.

His horses are swifter than eagles.

Woe to us, for we are ruined!

They are well-fed,[fn] eager[fn] stallions,

each neighing after someone else’s wife.

They grasp bow and javelin.

They are cruel and show no mercy.

Their voice roars like the sea,

and they ride on horses,

lined up like men in battle formation

against you, Daughter Zion.

“I have paid careful attention.

They do not speak what is right.

No one regrets his evil,

asking, ‘What have I done? ’

Everyone has stayed his course

like a horse rushing into battle.

If you have raced with runners

and they have worn you out,

how can you compete with horses?

If you stumble[fn] in a peaceful land,

what will you do in the thickets of the Jordan?

“kings and princes will enter through the gates of this city. They will sit on the throne of David; they will ride in chariots and on horses with their officials, the men of Judah, and the residents of Jerusalem. This city will be inhabited forever.

“For if you conscientiously carry out this word, then kings sitting on David’s throne will enter through the gates of this palace riding on chariots and horses ​— ​they, their officers, and their people.

“The whole valley ​— ​the corpses, the ashes, and all the fields as far as the Kidron Valley to the corner of the Horse Gate to the east ​— ​will be holy to the LORD. It will never be uprooted or demolished again.”

Harness the horses;

mount the steeds;[fn]

take your positions with helmets on!

Polish the lances;

put on armor!

A sword is against his horses and chariots

and against all the foreigners among them,

and they will be like women.

A sword is against her treasuries,

and they will be plundered.

With you I will smash the horse and its rider;

with you I will smash the chariot and its rider.

“However, this king revolted against him by sending his ambassadors to Egypt so they might give him horses and a large army. Will he flourish? Will the one who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and still escape?

“dressed in blue, governors and prefects, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding on steeds.