Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
cut off thy horses . . . chariots--namely, those used for the purposes of war. Israel had been forbidden the use of cavalry, or to go to Egypt for horses (Deuteronomy 17:16), lest they should trust in worldly forces, rather than in God (Psalms 20:7). Solomon had disregarded this command (1 Kings 10:26, 1 Kings 10:28). Hereafter, saith God, I will remove these impediments to the free course of My grace: horses, chariots, etc., on which ye trust. The Church will never be safe, till she is stripped of all creature trusts, and rests on Jehovah alone [CALVIN]. The universal peace given by God shall cause warlike instruments to be needless. He will cut them off from Israel (Zechariah 9:10); as she will cut them off from Babylon, the representative of the nations (Jeremiah 50:37; Jeremiah 51:21).
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Isaiah 9:5
Hosea 8:14
Micah 5:1
Haggai 2:22
Zechariah 9:10
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