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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The boots of the warrior and the uniforms bloodstained by war will all be burned. They will be fuel for the fire.

Context of Isaiah 9:5

3You have multiplied the nation; you have increased its joy; they rejoice before you as with joy at the harvest, as they are glad when they divide the spoil. 4For the yoke of his burden, and the staff for his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, you have broken as on the day of Midian. For every boot of the tramping warrior in battle tumult and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire. 6For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.

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 13:4The sound of a tumult is on the mountains as of a great multitude! The sound of an uproar of kingdoms, of nations gathering together! The Lord of hosts is mustering a host for battle.
• 1 Samuel 14:19Now while Saul was talking to the priest, the tumult in the camp of the Philistines increased more and more. So Saul said to the priest, "Withdraw your hand."
• Jeremiah 47:3At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his stallions, at the rushing of his chariots, at the rumbling of their wheels, the fathers look not back to their children, so feeble are their hands,
• Joel 2:5As with the rumbling of chariots, they leap on the tops of the mountains, like the crackling of a flame of fire devouring the stubble, like a powerful army drawn up for battle.
• Nahum 3:2The crack of the whip, and rumble of the wheel, galloping horse and bounding chariot!
• Isaiah 4:4when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstains of Jerusalem from its midst by a spirit of judgment and by a spirit of burning.
• Isaiah 10:16Therefore the Lord God of hosts will send wasting sickness among his stout warriors, and under his glory a burning will be kindled, like the burning of fire.
• Isaiah 30:33For a burning place has long been prepared; indeed, for the king it is made ready, its pyre made deep and wide, with fire and wood in abundance; the breath of the Lord, like a stream of sulfur, kindles it.
• Isaiah 37:36And the angel of the Lord went out and struck down 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians. And when people arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies.
• Isaiah 66:15"For behold, the Lord will come in fire, and his chariots like the whirlwind, to render his anger in fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire.
• Psalms 46:9He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; he breaks the bow and shatters the spear; he burns the chariots with fire.
• Ezekiel 39:8Behold, it is coming and it will be brought about, declares the Lord God. That is the day of which I have spoken.
• Malachi 3:2But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap.
• Matthew 3:11"I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
• Acts 2:3And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:8in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of 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
• Gentiles
• 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