Isaiah 43:17
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“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.”
קוּם
To arise, to stand up, to establish. Quwm. Arise shine for your light has come. God calls His people to get up. Passivity is not the posture of those who carry His glory.
חַיִל
an army
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חַיִל
Strength, wealth, army, force. Chayil. A woman of chayil. Not just moral goodness but active powerful capability in every area of life.
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רֶכֶב
chariotry
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רֶכֶב
a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone
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שָׁכַב
they lay down
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שָׁכַב
to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
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כָּבָה
they were quenched
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כָּבָה
to expire or (causatively) to extinguish (fire, light, anger)
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דָּעַךְ
they were extinguished
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דָּעַךְ
to be extinguished; figuratively, to expire or be dried up
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יַחַד
together
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יַחַד
properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
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