And with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider, &c.] Or, "have broken": meaning the cavalry of an army, wherein lies its chief strength: and with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and his rider; which were also used in war.
19
The heritage of Jacob is not like these; for the maker of all things is his heritage: the Lord of armies is his name.
20
You are my fighting axe and my instrument of war: with you the nations will be broken; with you kingdoms will be broken;
21
With you the horse and the horseman will be broken; with you the war-carriage and he who goes in it will be broken;
22
With you man and woman will be broken; with you the old man and the boy will be broken; with you the young man and the virgin will be broken;
23
With you the keeper of sheep with his flock will be broken, and with you the farmer and his oxen will be broken, and with you captains and rulers will be broken.
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