Isaiah 5:28
Their arrows are sharp, and all their bows are drawn. The hooves of their horses are like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind.
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Other Translations
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind:
KJV1611 – Modern English
Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses' hooves shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind:
King James Version 1611 (Original)
Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind:
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
whose arrows{H2671} are sharp,{H8150} and all their bows{H7198} bent;{H1869} their horses'{H5483} hoofs{H6541} shall be accounted{H2803} as flint,{H6862} and their wheels{H1534} as a whirlwind:{H5492}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
Whose arrows{H2671} are sharp{H8150}{(H8802)}, and all their bows{H7198} bent{H1869}{(H8803)}, their horses{H5483}' hoofs{H6541} shall be counted{H2803}{(H8738)} like flint{H6862}, and their wheels{H1534} like a whirlwind{H5492}:
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Their arowes are sharpe, and their bowes bent. Their horse hoofes are like flynt, and their cartwheles like a stormy wynde.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Whose arrowes shall be sharpe, and all his bowes bent: his horse hoofes shal be thought like flint, and his wheeles like a whirlewinde.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
His arrowes are sharpe, and all his bowes bent: his horse hoofes are as flint, and his cart wheeles like a whyrle winde.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
Whose arrows [are] sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind:
Webster's Bible (1833)
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 (1862/1898)
Whose arrows `are' sharp, and all its bows bent, Hoofs of its horses as flint have been reckoned, And its wheels as a hurricane!
American Standard Version (1901)
whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent; their horses' hoofs shall be accounted as flint, and their wheels as a whirlwind:
American Standard Version (1901)
whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent; their horses' hoofs shall be accounted as flint, and their wheels as a whirlwind:
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Their arrows are sharp, and every bow is bent: the feet of their horses are like rock, and their wheels are like a rushing storm.
World English Bible (2000)
whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent. Their horses' hoofs will be like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
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.
Referenced Verses
- Ps 45:5 : 5 In your majesty ride forth victoriously on behalf of truth, humility, and righteousness; let your right hand perform awesome deeds.
- Ps 120:4 : 4 Sharp arrows of a warrior, along with burning coals of the broom tree.
- Isa 21:1 : 1 This is a prophecy about the wilderness by the sea: Like whirlwinds sweeping through the Negev, it comes from the desert, from a dreadful land.
- Jer 5:16 : 16 Their quiver is like an open grave; all of them are mighty warriors.
- Jer 47:3 : 3 At the sound of galloping hooves of mighty horses, at the rumbling of their chariots and the roar of their wheels, fathers will not turn to help their children, for their hands will be exhausted.
- Ezek 21:9-9 : 9 Because I will cut off both the righteous and the wicked, My sword will go out from its sheath against all flesh, from the south to the north. 10 All humanity will know that I, the LORD, have drawn My sword from its sheath, and it will not return again. 11 And you, son of man, groan with the breaking of your heart and with bitterness. Sigh in their sight.
- Mic 4:13 : 13 Rise and thresh, Daughter Zion, for I will make your horn like iron and your hooves like bronze, and you will crush many nations. You will dedicate their ill-gotten gains to the LORD, their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.
- Nah 2:3-4 : 3 For the LORD has restored the glory of Jacob, as the glory of Israel. Even though plunderers have ravaged them and destroyed their vines. 4 The shields of his warriors are stained red; his mighty men are dressed in scarlet. The chariots flash with fire as they are made ready, and the spears of cypress are brandished.
- Nah 3:2 : 2 The sound of whips, the clatter of wheels, galloping horses, and jolting chariots.
- Judg 5:22 : 22 Then the hoofs of horses hammered—galloping, galloping of their mighty steeds.
- Ps 7:12-13 : 12 God is a righteous judge and a God who is angry every day. 13 If a person does not repent, He will sharpen His sword; He has bent His bow and made it ready.
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7 They are terrifying and dreadful; their justice and authority originate with themselves.
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29 Their roar is like that of a lion; they roar like young lions. They growl and seize their prey and carry it off, with no one to rescue it.
- Nah 3:2-32 verses78%
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- Nah 2:3-53 verses78%
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15 The archer will not stand his ground, the swift-footed will not escape, and the horseman will not save his life.
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22 Then the hoofs of horses hammered—galloping, galloping of their mighty steeds.
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9 Charge, you horses! Drive furiously, you charioteers! Let the warriors march out—Cush and Put, wielding shields, and the Ludim, skilled in using the bow.
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9 They had breastplates like iron breastplates, and the sound of their wings was like the noise of many horse-drawn chariots rushing into battle.
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7 They charge like mighty warriors; they scale walls like soldiers. Each marches in formation without veering off course.
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24 They will come against you with weapons, chariots, and wagons, and with a vast army. They will take up shields, helmets, and armor against you on every side. I will hand you over to them for judgment, and they will punish you according to their laws.
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7 Break their teeth in their mouths, O God! LORD, tear out the fangs of those lions.
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29 At the sound of the horsemen and archers, every city flees. They go into the thickets and climb among the rocks. The cities are abandoned, and no one lives in them.
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9 Like a slug that melts away as it moves, like a stillborn child who never sees the sun.
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15 But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.
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27 Raise a banner in the land! Blow the trumpet among the nations! Prepare the nations for battle against her. Summon the kingdoms: Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Appoint a commander against her. Bring up horses like swarming locusts!