Isaiah 5:28

Isaiah 5:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses’ hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind:
• New International Version (NIV)Their arrows are sharp, all their bows are strung; their horses’ hooves seem like flint, their chariot wheels like a whirlwind.
• English Standard Version (ESV)their arrows are sharp, all their bows bent, their horses' hoofs seem like flint, and their wheels like the whirlwind.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Whose arrows are sharp, And all their bows bent; Their horses’ hooves will seem like flint, And their wheels like a whirlwind.

Context of Isaiah 5:28

26The Lord raises up a flag for the nations far away. With a whistle he signals those at the ends of the earth. Look, they are coming very quickly! 27None of them grow tired or stumble. None of them slumber or sleep. The belts on their waists aren’t loose or their sandal straps broken. Their arrows are sharpened; all their bows are ready to shoot. Their horses’ hoofs are as hard as flint. Their chariot wheels are as quick as the wind. 29They roar like a lioness. They growl like a young lion. They growl as they snatch their prey and carry it off to where no one can rescue it. 30On that day they will roar over their prey as the sea roars. If they look at the land, they will see only darkness and distress. Even the light will be darkened by thick clouds.

Isaiah 5:28 word by word

אֲשֶׁ֤ר חִצָּיו֙ שְׁנוּנִ֔ים וְכָל־קַשְּׁתֹתָ֖יו דְּרֻכ֑וֹת פַּרְס֤וֹת סוּסָיו֙ כַּצַּ֣ר נֶחְשָׁ֔בוּ וְגַלְגִּלָּ֖יו כַּסּוּפָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whose arrowsחֵץchêts · arrowH2671
• sharpשָׁנַןshânan · to sharpenH8150
• and all their bowsקֶ֫שֶׁתqesheth · bowH7198
• bentדָּרַךְdârak · to treadH1869
• their horses’סוּסsûs sûs · horseH5483
• hoofsפַּרְסָהparsâh · hoofH6541
• shall be countedחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: thinkH2803
• like flintצַרtsar tsâr · flintH6862
• and their wheelsגַּלְגַּלgalgal · wheelH1534
• like a whirlwindסוּפָהsûphâh · whirlwindH5492

Cross-references for Isaiah 5:28

• Psalms 45:5Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the king’s enemies. Nations fall beneath you.
• Psalms 120:4He will give you a warrior’s sharpened arrows and red-hot coals.
• Jeremiah 5:16Their arrow quivers are like open graves. They are all mighty warriors.
• Ezekiel 21:9“Son of man, prophesy. Tell them, ‘This is what the Lord says: A sword, a sword is sharpened and polished,
• Judges 5:22Then the horses’ hoofs pounded. The mighty war horses galloped on and on.
• Jeremiah 47:3They will hear the sound of galloping war horses, the rattling of enemy chariots, and the rumbling of their wheels. Fathers who lack courage abandon their children.
• Micah 4:13Get up and thresh, people of Zion. I will make your horns as hard as iron and your hoofs as hard as bronze. You will smash many nations into small pieces. You will claim their loot for the Lord, their wealth for the Lord of the whole earth.
• Nahum 2:3The shields of his warriors are painted red. His soldiers have red uniforms. The metal on his chariots flashes fiery red, so do the spears when they are waved on the day he prepares for battle.
• Nahum 3:2The sound of the whip! The sound of rattling wheels! Horses gallop! Chariots bounce along!

Commentaries on Isaiah 5:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28Their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint "The hoofs of their horses shall be counted as adamant" - The shoeing of horses with iron plates nailed to the hoof is quite a modern practice, and was unknown to the ancients, as appears from the silence of the Greek and Roman writers, especially those that treat of horse medicine, who could not have passed over a matter so obvious and of such importance that now the whole science takes its name from it…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28Whose arrows are sharp - Bows and arrows were the common instruments of fighting at a distance. Arrows were, of course, made sharp, and usually pointed with iron, for the purpose of penetrating the shields or coats of mail which were used to guard against them. And all their bows bent - All ready for battle. Their horses‘ hoofs shall be counted like flint - It is supposed that the ancients did not usually shoe their horses. Hence, a hard, solid hoof would…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-30Verses 24-30 Let not any expect to live easily who live wickedly. Sin weakens the strength, the root of a people; it defaces the beauty, the blossoms of a people. When God's word is despised, and his law cast away, what can men expect but that God should utterly abandon them? When God comes forth in wrath, the hills tremble, fear seizes even great men. When God designs the ruin of a provoking people, he can find instruments to be employed in it, as he…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-30The prophet delivered judgment through a song (Isaiah 5:1–7) and prophecies of sorrow (5:8–30). Although Israel's future will be pure and in fellowship with God (Isaiah 4:2–6), it must address the current sinful state of the people and their leaders.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2828. bent--ready for battle. hoofs ... flint--The ancients did not shoe their horses: hence the value of hard hoofs for long marches. wheels--of their chariots. The Assyrian army abounded in cavalry and chariots (Is 22:6, 7; 36:8).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Isaiah 5

• 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