the Egyptians: Isaiah 36:6; Deuteronomy 32:30-31; Psalms 9:20, Psalms 146:3-5; Ezekiel 28:9; Acts 12:22-23; 2 Thessalonians 2:4-8
their horses: Psalms 33:17
stretch: Isaiah 9:17; Jeremiah 15:6; Ezekiel 20:33-34
both: Jeremiah 37:7-10
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Isaiah 31:3
Isaiah 31:3
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