Some trust in their war chariots and others in their horses, but we trust in the power of the LORD our God.

Such people will stumble and fall, but we will rise and stand firm.

A king does not win because of his powerful army; a soldier does not triumph because of his strength.

War horses are useless for victory; their great strength cannot save.

We were not helped at all by our pagan worship on the hilltops. Help for Israel comes only from the LORD our God.

But to the people of Judah I will show love. I, the LORD their God, will save them, but I will not do it by war---with swords or bows and arrows or with horses and horsemen."

Assyria can never save us, and war horses cannot protect us. We will never again say to our idols that they are our God. O LORD, you show mercy to those who have no one else to turn to."

The LORD says, "I will remove the war chariots from Israel and take the horses from Jerusalem; the bows used in battle will be destroyed. Your king will make peace among the nations; he will rule from sea to sea, from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth."