Lexicon :: Strong's H7392 - rāḵaḇ

You let men ride over our heads;

we went through fire and water,

but you brought us out to abundance.[fn]

Sing to God! Sing praises to his name.

Exalt him who rides on the clouds[fn] ​— ​

his name is the LORD[fn] ​— ​and celebrate before him.

A pronouncement concerning Egypt:

Look, the LORD rides on a swift cloud

and is coming to Egypt.

Egypt’s worthless idols will tremble before him,

and Egypt will lose heart.

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.

“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!

“then you will delight in the LORD,

and I will make you ride over the heights of the land,

and let you enjoy the heritage of your father Jacob.”

For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.

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.

“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.

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 Babylon.

With you I will smash the horse and its rider;

with you I will smash the chariot and its rider.

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

“and come from your place in the remotest parts of the north ​— ​you and many peoples with you, who are all riding horses ​— ​a huge assembly, a powerful army?

Ephraim is a well-trained calf

that loves to thresh,

but I will place a yoke on[fn] her fine neck.

I will harness Ephraim;

Judah will plow;

Jacob will do the final plowing.

“Assyria will not save us,

we will not ride on horses,

and we will no longer proclaim, ‘Our gods! ’

to the work of our hands.

For the fatherless receives compassion in you.”

The archer will not stand his ground,

the one who is swift of foot

will not save himself,

and the one riding a horse will not save his life.

Are you angry at the rivers, LORD?

Is your wrath against the rivers?

Or is your fury against the sea

when you ride on your horses,

your victorious chariot?

“I will overturn royal thrones and destroy the power of the Gentile kingdoms. I will overturn chariots and their riders. Horses and their riders will fall, each by his brother’s sword.

I looked out in the night and saw a man riding on a chestnut[fn] horse. He was standing among the myrtle trees in the valley.[fn] Behind him were chestnut, brown, and white horses.

Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion!

Shout in triumph, Daughter Jerusalem!

Look, your King is coming to you;

he is righteous and victorious,[fn]

humble and riding on a donkey,

on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

They will be like warriors in battle

trampling down the mud of the streets.

They will fight because the LORD is with them,

and they will put horsemen to shame.

“On that day” ​— ​this is the LORD’s declaration ​— ​“I will strike every horse with panic and its rider with madness. I will keep a watchful eye on the house of Judah but strike all the horses of the nations with blindness.