Isaiah 5:29

Isaiah 5:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Their roar is like that of the lion, they roar like young lions; they growl as they seize their prey and carry it off with no one to rescue.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Their roaring is like a lion, like young lions they roar; they growl and seize their prey; they carry it off, and none can rescue.
• New Living Translation (NLT)They will roar like lions, like the strongest of lions. Growling, they will pounce on their victims and carry them off, and no one will be there to rescue them.

Context of Isaiah 5:29

27No one will be weary or stumble among them, No one will slumber or sleep; Nor will the belt on their loins be loosed, Nor the strap of their sandals be broken; 28Whose arrows are sharp, And all their bows bent; Their horses’ hooves will seem like flint, And their wheels like a whirlwind. Their roaring will be like a lion, They will roar like young lions; Yes, they will roar And lay hold of the prey; They will carry it away safely, And no one will deliver. 30In that day they will roar against them Like the roaring of the sea. And if one looks to the land, Behold, darkness and sorrow; And the light is darkened by the clouds.

Isaiah 5:29 word by word

שְׁאָגָ֥ה ל֖וֹ כַּלָּבִ֑יא יִשְׁאַ֨ג כַּכְּפִירִ֤ים וְיִנְהֹם֙ וְיֹאחֵ֣ז טֶ֔רֶף וְיַפְלִ֖יט וְאֵ֥ין מַצִּֽיל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Their roaringשְׁאָגָהshe'âgâh · roaringH7581
• like a lionלָבִיאlâbîy' lebîyâ' lebâ'îym lebâ'ôth · lionH3833
• they shall roarשָׁאַגshâ'ag · to roarH7580
• like young lionsכְּפִירkephîyr · lionH3715
• yea, they shall roarנָהַםnâham · to groanH5098
• and lay holdאָחַז'âchaz · to graspH270
• of the preyטֶ֫רֶףţereph · preyH2964
• away safeפָּלַטpâlaţ · to escapeH6403
• and none shall deliverנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337

Cross-references for Isaiah 5:29

• Isaiah 31:4For thus the Lord has spoken to me: “As a lion roars, And a young lion over his prey (When a multitude of shepherds is summoned against him, He will not be afraid of their voice Nor be disturbed by their noise), So the Lord of hosts will come down To fight for Mount Zion and for its hill.
• Genesis 49:9Judah is a lion’s whelp; From the prey, my son, you have gone up. He bows down, he lies down as a lion; And as a lion, who shall rouse him?
• Numbers 24:9‘He bows down, he lies down as a lion; And as a lion, who shall rouse him?’ “Blessed is he who blesses you, And cursed is he who curses you.”
• Jeremiah 4:7The lion has come up from his thicket, And the destroyer of nations is on his way. He has gone forth from his place To make your land desolate. Your cities will be laid waste, Without inhabitant.
• Jeremiah 49:19“Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the floodplain of the Jordan Against the dwelling place of the strong; But I will suddenly make him run away from her. And who is a chosen man that I may appoint over her? For who is like Me? Who will arraign Me? And who is that shepherd Who will withstand Me?”
• Jeremiah 50:17“Israel is like scattered sheep; The lions have driven him away. First the king of Assyria devoured him; Now at last this Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has broken his bones.”
• Hosea 11:10“They shall walk after the Lord. He will roar like a lion. When He roars, Then His sons shall come trembling from the west;
• Amos 3:8A lion has roared! Who will not fear? The Lord God has spoken! Who can but prophesy?
• Zechariah 11:3There is the sound of wailing shepherds! For their glory is in ruins. There is the sound of roaring lions! For the pride of the Jordan is in ruins.
• Isaiah 42:22But this is a people robbed and plundered; All of them are snared in holes, And they are hidden in prison houses; They are for prey, and no one delivers; For plunder, and no one says, “Restore!”
• Isaiah 49:24Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, Or the captives of the righteous be delivered?
• Psalms 50:22“Now consider this, you who forget God, Lest I tear you in pieces, And there be none to deliver:
• Micah 5:8And the remnant of Jacob Shall be among the Gentiles, In the midst of many peoples, Like a lion among the beasts of the forest, Like a young lion among flocks of sheep, Who, if he passes through, Both treads down and tears in pieces, And none can deliver.

Commentaries on Isaiah 5:29

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29Their roaring … - Their battle cry, or their shout as they enter into an engagement. Such a “shout,” or cry, was common at the commencement of a battle. War was very much a personal conflict; and they expected to accomplish much by making it as frightful and terrible as possible. A shout served not only to excite their own spirits, but to produce an impression of their numbers and courage, and to send dismay into the opposite ranks. Such “shouts” are…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. 2929. roaring--their battle cry.Read the comment

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• Cry
• Dry
• Ensign
• Join
• Lay
• Mighty
• Regard
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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