Isaiah 36:9

How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?

King James Version
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Other Translations for Isaiah 36:9

BSB
For how can you repel a single officer among the least of my master's servants when you depend on Egypt for chariots and horsemen?
AKJV
How then will you turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put your trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
CPDV
So how will you withstand the face of the ruler of even one place, of even the least of my lord's subordinates? But if you trust in Egypt, in four-horse chariots and in horsemen:
ERV
How then canst thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
NHEB
How then can you turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put your trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
SMT
And how wilt thou turn back the face of one prefect of the servants of my lord, the smallest of them, aid trust for thee upon Egypt for chariot and for horsemen?

Commentary for Isaiah 36:9

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Overview of Isaiah 36:9
Summary
Ridiculing reliance on Egypt's military might
Place
Jerusalem
Event
Taunting military weakness
Estimated Time Period
c. 701 BC
Category
Narrative