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Isaiah 5:28

26 He lifts a banner for the distant nations and whistles for those at the ends of the earth. Behold—how speedily and swiftly they come!

27 None of them grows weary or stumbles; no one slumbers or sleeps. No belt is loose and no sandal strap is broken.

Their arrows are sharpened, and all their bows are strung. The hooves of their horses are like flint; their chariot wheels are like a whirlwind.

29 Their roaring is like that of a lion; they roar like young lions. They growl and seize their prey; they carry it away from deliverance.

30 In that day they will roar over it, like the roaring of the sea. If one looks over the land, he will see darkness and distress; even the light will be obscured by clouds.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Their arrows are sharpened, and all their bows are strung. The hooves of their horses are like flint; their chariot wheels are like a whirlwind.
KJV
Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses’ hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind:
WEB
whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent. Their horses’ hoofs will be like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind.
ASV
whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent; their horses` hoofs shall be accounted as flint, and their wheels as a whirlwind:
DARBY
their arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent; their horses' hoofs are reckoned as the flint, and their wheels as a whirlwind.
BLB
whose arrows [are] sharp, and all his bows bent; the hooves of his horses like flint are reckoned, and his wheels like a whirlwind.
ÅB
Fiendens piler er hvesset, og alle hans buer spent; hans hesters hover kan lignes med flintesten, og hans vognhjul er som stormvinden.
OTB
Deres piler er skarpe, alle deres buer er spent; deres hesters hover synes som flint, og deres vognhjul som en virvelvind.
B1930
Fiendens piler er hvesset, og alle hans buer spent; hans hesters hover kan lignes med flintesten, og hans vognhjul er som stormvinden.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Psalms 45:5

    Your arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s foes; the nations fall beneath your feet.

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  • Ezekiel 21:9–11

    “Son of man, prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord says: ‘A sword, a sword, sharpened and polished—

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  • Nahum 2:3–4

    The shields of his mighty men are red; the valiant warriors are dressed in scarlet. The fittings of the chariots flash like fire on the day they are prepared, and the spears of cypress have been brandished.

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  • Jeremiah 5:16

    Their quivers are like open graves; they are all mighty men.

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  • Psalms 7:12–13

    If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow.

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  • Micah 4:13

    Rise and thresh, O Daughter of Zion, for I will give you horns of iron and hooves of bronze to break to pieces many peoples. Then you will devote their gain to the LORD, their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.

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  • Isaiah 21:1

    This is the burden against the Desert by the Sea: Like whirlwinds sweeping through the Negev, an invader comes from the desert, from a land of terror.

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  • Psalms 120:4

    Sharp arrows will come from the warrior, with burning coals of the broom tree!

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