Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Their arrows are sharp, all their bows are strung; their horses’ hooves seem like flint, their chariot wheels like a whirlwind. New Living Translation Their arrows will be sharp and their bows ready for battle. Sparks will fly from their horses’ hooves, and the wheels of their chariots will spin like a whirlwind. English Standard Version their arrows are sharp, all their bows bent, their horses’ hoofs seem like flint, and their wheels like the whirlwind. Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind: New King James Version Whose arrows are sharp, And all their bows bent; Their horses’ hooves will seem like flint, And their wheels like a whirlwind. New American Standard Bible Its arrows are sharp and all its bows are bent; The hoofs of its horses seem like flint, and its chariot wheels like a storm wind. NASB 1995 Its arrows are sharp and all its bows are bent; The hoofs of its horses seem like flint and its chariot wheels like a whirlwind. NASB 1977 Its arrows are sharp, and all its bows are bent; The hoofs of its horses seem like flint, and its chariot wheels like a whirlwind. Legacy Standard Bible Its arrows are sharp and all its bows are bent; The hoofs of its horses seem like flint and its chariot wheels like a whirlwind. Amplified Bible Their arrows are sharp and all their bows are strung and bent; Their horses’ hoofs seem like flint and their chariot wheels like a whirlwind. Christian Standard Bible Their arrows are sharpened, and all their bows strung. Their horses’ hooves are like flint; their chariot wheels are like a whirlwind. Holman Christian Standard Bible Their arrows are sharpened, and all their bows strung. Their horses’ hooves are like flint; their chariot wheels are like a whirlwind. American Standard Version whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent; their horses' hoofs shall be accounted as flint, and their wheels as a whirlwind: Aramaic Bible in Plain English Their arrows are sharp and their bows are filled, and the hooves of their horses shall be considered as flint and their wheels as a whirlwind Brenton Septuagint Translation Whose arrows are sharp, and their bows bent; their horses' hoofs are counted as solid rock: their chariot-wheels are as a storm. Contemporary English Version Their arrows are sharp, and their bows are ready. The hoofs of their horses are hard as flint; the wheels of their war chariots turn as fast as a whirlwind. Douay-Rheims Bible Their arrows are sharp, and all their bows are bent. The hoofs of their horses shall be like the hint, and their wheels like the violence of a tempest. English Revised Version whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent; their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind: GOD'S WORD® Translation 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. Good News Translation Their arrows are sharp, and their bows are ready to shoot. Their horses' hoofs are as hard as flint, and their chariot wheels turn like a whirlwind. International Standard Version Their arrows are sharp, all their bows ready for action. Their horses' hooves seem like flint, and their chariot wheels spin like a whirlwind. JPS Tanakh 1917 Whose arrows are sharp, And all their bows bent; Their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, And their wheels like a whirlwind; Literal Standard Version Whose arrows [are] sharp, and all its bows bent, | Hooves of its horses have been reckoned as flint, | And its wheels as a windstorm! Majority Standard Bible 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. New American Bible Their arrows are sharp, and all their bows are bent, The hooves of their horses like flint, and their chariot wheels like the whirlwind. NET Bible Their arrows are sharpened, and all their bows are prepared. The hooves of their horses are hard as flint, and their chariot wheels are like a windstorm. New Revised Standard Version their arrows are sharp, all their bows bent, their horses’ hoofs seem like flint, and their wheels like the whirlwind. New Heart English Bible whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent. Their horses' hoofs will be like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind. Webster's Bible Translation Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind: World English Bible whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent. Their horses’ hoofs will be like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind. Young's Literal Translation Whose arrows are sharp, and all its bows bent, Hoofs of its horses as flint have been reckoned, And its wheels as a hurricane! Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Woes to the Wicked…27None of them grows weary or stumbles; no one slumbers or sleeps. No belt is loose and no sandal strap is broken. 28 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. 29Their roaring is like that of a lion; they roar like young lions. They growl and seize their prey; they carry it away from deliverance.… Cross References Psalm 7:12 If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow. Psalm 7:13 He has prepared His deadly weapons; He ordains His arrows with fire. Psalm 45:5 Your arrows pierce the hearts of the king's foes; the nations fall beneath your feet. Psalm 120:4 Sharp arrows will come from the warrior, with burning coals of the broom tree! Isaiah 13:18 Their bows will dash young men to pieces; they will have no mercy on the fruit of the womb; they will not look with pity on the children. Isaiah 21:1 This is the burden against the Desert by the Sea: Like whirlwinds sweeping through the Negev, an invader comes from the desert, from a land of terror. Isaiah 66:15 For behold, the LORD will come with fire--His chariots are like a whirlwind--to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire. Treasury of Scripture Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind: arrows Psalm 45:5 Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; whereby the people fall under thee. Psalm 120:4 Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper. Jeremiah 5:16 Their quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men. their horses Judges 5:22 Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones. Jeremiah 47:3 At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong horses, at the rushing of his chariots, and at the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers shall not look back to their children for feebleness of hands; 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. Jump to Previous Accounted Arrows Bent Bow Bows Chariot Counted Feet Flint Hoofs Horses Hurricane Reckoned Rock Rushing Seem Sharp Storm Strung Wheels WhirlwindJump to Next Accounted Arrows Bent Bow Bows Chariot Counted Feet Flint Hoofs Horses Hurricane Reckoned Rock Rushing Seem Sharp Storm Strung Wheels WhirlwindIsaiah 5 1. Under the parable of a vineyard, God excuses his severe judgment8. His judgments upon covetousness 11. Upon lasciviousness 13. Upon impiety 20. And upon injustice 26. The executioners of God's judgments Verse 28. - Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent. The special weapon of the Assyrian soldiers is the bow. From the king in his chariot to the light-armed recruit just pressed into the service, all fight mainly with this weapon, more particularly in the earlier times (see 'Ancient Monarchies,' vol. 1. pp. 414, 423, 424-437, etc.). Swords and spears are also known, but comparatively little used. Their horses' hoofs... like flint. Hard, strong, and solid, as was most necessary when shoeing was unknown. Their wheels like a whirlwind. Sennacherib (Isaiah 37:24) is represented as boasting of the "multitude of his chariots;" and both the sculptures and the inscriptions of Assyria show that the chariot throe was numerous, and was regarded as more important than any other. The king always went to battle in a chariot. For the comparison of the rush of chariot-wheels to a whirlwind, see below, Isaiah 66:15; and comp. Jeremiah 4:13). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Their arrowsחִצָּיו֙ (ḥiṣ·ṣāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 2671: A piercer, an arrow, a wound, thunderbolt, the shaft of a, spear are sharpened, שְׁנוּנִ֔ים (šə·nū·nîm) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural Strong's 8150: To point, to pierce, to inculcate and all וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every their bows קַשְּׁתֹתָ֖יו (qaš·šə·ṯō·ṯāw) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7198: A bow, for, shooting, the iris are strung. דְּרֻכ֑וֹת (də·ru·ḵō·wṯ) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural Strong's 1869: To tread, to walk, to string a, bow The hooves פַּרְס֤וֹת (par·sō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 6541: A claw, split hoof of their horses סוּסָיו֙ (sū·sāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5483: A swallow, swift (type of bird) are like flint; כַּצַּ֣ר (kaṣ·ṣar) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6862: Narrow, a tight place, a pebble, an opponent their chariot wheels וְגַלְגִּלָּ֖יו (wə·ḡal·gil·lāw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1534: A wheel, a whirlwind, dust [are] like a whirlwind. כַּסּוּפָֽה׃ (kas·sū·p̄āh) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5492: A storm wind Links Isaiah 5:28 NIVIsaiah 5:28 NLT Isaiah 5:28 ESV Isaiah 5:28 NASB Isaiah 5:28 KJV Isaiah 5:28 BibleApps.com Isaiah 5:28 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 5:28 Chinese Bible Isaiah 5:28 French Bible Isaiah 5:28 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 5:28 Whose arrows are sharp and all their (Isa Isi Is) |
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