Isaiah 9:5

Isaiah 9:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this shall be with burning and fuel of fire.
• New International Version (NIV)Every warrior’s boot used in battle and every garment rolled in blood will be destined for burning, will be fuel for the fire.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For every boot of the tramping warrior in battle tumult and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For every warrior’s sandal from the noisy battle, And garments rolled in blood, Will be used for burning and fuel of fire.

Context of Isaiah 9:5

3You, Lord, will make your nation stronger. You will cause your people to be very happy. They will be happy because you are with them. They will be like people who are happy at the time of harvest. They will be happy like soldiers who have won a battle, and who share their enemy's valuable things among themselves. 4They are happy because you have removed the power of their cruel enemies. They no longer have to carry a heavy load, as slaves. You have rescued them from their enemies, in the same way that you won against Midian's army. Fire will destroy every shoe that the soldiers wore to march into the battle. Their clothes which have the blood of war on them will also go into the fire. 6Yes, your people are happy! A child has been born for us. We now have a son with the authority to rule. His names will be: Wonderful Advisor, Mighty God, Father for Ever, Ruler who brings Peace. 7His authority to rule will be very great. The peace that he brings will never have an end. He will rule as king over David's kingdom. He will make it strong and safe, because he will do what is right and fair. He will rule like that now and for ever. The Lord Almighty will make those things happen, because he loves his people.

Isaiah 9:5 word by word

כִּ֤י כָל־סְאוֹן֙ סֹאֵ֣ן בְּרַ֔עַשׁ וְשִׂמְלָ֖ה מְגוֹלָלָ֣ה בְדָמִ֑ים וְהָיְתָ֥ה לִשְׂרֵפָ֖ה מַאֲכֹ֥לֶת אֵֽשׁ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For every battleסְאוֹןse'ôn · bootH5430
• of the warriorסָאַןsâ'an · to treadH5431
• with confused noiseרַ֫עַשׁra‛ash · quakingH7494
• and garmentsשִׂמְלָהώimlâh · mantleH8071
• rolledגָּלַלgâlal · to rollH1556
• in bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
• shall be with burningשְׂרֵפָהώerêphâh · fireH8316
• fuelמַאֲכֹ֫לֶתma'ăkôleth · fuelH3980
• of fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784

Cross-references for Isaiah 9:5

• Isaiah 13:4Listen to the loud noise of a big crowd on the mountains! It is the sound of large armies from many kingdoms as they march and shout. Nations are joining together to fight! The Lord Almighty is preparing an army ready for war.
• 1 Samuel 14:19While Saul was saying this, the Philistine soldiers were making more and more noise. They were all very confused. So Saul said to the priest, ‘Take your hand out of the ephod. It is time to go!’
• Jeremiah 47:3They will hear the sound of their enemies' horses and the loud noises of their chariots. Fathers will not turn back to save their children, because fear has made them weak.
• Joel 2:5Their noise is like the noise of many feet. They jump over the mountains as fast as fire burns dry grass. They are like a great army ready for a fight.
• Nahum 3:2Listen to the loud noises of the whips, the chariots, the wheels and the feet of the horses. The chariots are moving fast towards Nineveh.
• Isaiah 4:4At that time, the Lord God will wash away the dirt from Zion's women. He will make Jerusalem clean from the blood that murderers have left. He will do that as judge, and he will punish people as with fire.
• Isaiah 10:16So the Lord, the Almighty Lord, will punish Assyria's soldiers. They are now fat and healthy, but they will become thin! It will be like a fire that burns them, with all their proud strength.
• Isaiah 30:33The Lord has already prepared a place to burn the bodies of the dead people. It is ready for the king of Assyria! There is a place for him that is deep and wide. There is plenty of wood for the fire. The Lord's breath will be like a stream of hot sulphur. He will breathe out on the heap of wood and the fire will burn!
• Isaiah 37:36Then the Lord's angel went to the camp of the Assyrian army. He killed 185,000 of their soldiers. When people got up in the morning, they saw all those dead bodies!
• Isaiah 66:15Look! The Lord is coming with fire. His chariots will blow in like a strong storm. People will see his great anger, as he comes to punish his enemies with flames of fire.
• Psalms 46:9All over the world, he causes wars to finish. He destroys the soldiers' bows and spears. He burns their shields in a fire.
• Ezekiel 39:8I promise that I will cause this to happen. You can be sure that this day will come, says the Lord God. I told you that this day would come.
• Malachi 3:2‘But when he comes, he will be like a hot fire that makes metal pure. He will be like strong soap that makes clothes completely clean. Nobody will be able to stand in front of him when he appears. On that day, nobody will remain the same.
• Matthew 3:11I baptize you with water. This shows that you want to change the way that you live. But another person will come soon. He is greater than I am. I am not good enough even to carry his shoes for him. This other person will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
• Acts 2:3Then they saw something that looked like many small fires. The separate fires moved and went to sit on each person there.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:8and with a very hot fire. He will punish those people who do not know God. Yes, he will punish those people who do not obey the good news about our Lord Jesus.

Commentaries on Isaiah 9:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Every battle of the warrior "The greaves of the armed warrior" - שאון שאון seon soen . This word, occurring only in this place, is oaf very doubtful signification. Schindler fairly tells us that we may guess at it by the context. The Jews have explained it, by guess I believe, as signifying battle, conflict: the Vulgate renders it violenta praedatio. But it seems as if something was rather meant which was capable of becoming fuel for the fire, together…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5For every battle of the warrior - The expression used here has caused great difficulty, from the fact that it occurs nowhere else in the Scriptures. The word סאון se'ôn rendered here battle, is supposed to mean rather greaves, or the armor of the warrior which covered the feet and the legs. It would be literally translated, Every greave of those armed with greaves.‘ - Gesenius. The Chaldee renders it, Forevery gift of theirs is for evil.‘ The Syriac…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Burning the boots and uniforms marked the end of the need for instruments of war.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. every battle, &c.--rather, "every greave of (the warrior who is) armed with greaves in the din of battle, and the martial garment (or cloak, called by the Latins sagum) rolled in blood, shall be for burning, (and) fuel for fire" [Maurer]. All warlike accoutrements shall be destroyed, as no longer required in the new era of peace (Is 2:4; 11:6, 7; Psa 46:9; Eze 39:9; Mi 5:5, 10; Zec 9:9, 10). Compare Mal 4:1, as to the previous burning up of the wicked.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 9:5

• Church
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• Isaiah
• Jesus, the Christ
• War

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Commentaries on Isaiah 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings