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Isaiah 5:28

26 And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly:

27 None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken:

Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses’ hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind:

29 Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it.

30 And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.

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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

    Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king’s enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.

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  • Ezekiel 21:9–11

    Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished:

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  • Nahum 2:3–4

    The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots shall be with flaming torches in the day of his preparation, and the fir trees shall be terribly shaken.

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  • Jeremiah 5:16

    Their quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.

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  • Psalms 7:12–13

    If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.

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  • Micah 4:13

    Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain unto the LORD, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.

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  • Isaiah 21:1

    The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; so it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land.

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  • Psalms 120:4

    Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.

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