Isaiah 5:28

Their arrows are already sharpened, and all their bows have been strung. The hooves of their horses are hard as flint; their chariot wheels spin like a whirlwind.

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Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses’ hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind:

In Context

27None of them gets tired or stumbles; none of them rests or sleeps. No belt comes loose, and no sandal strap breaks.

29They roar like lions, like young lions. They growl, and pounce on their prey. They drag it off so it can't be rescued.

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Cross References

Psalms 7:12If people do not change their minds, he will sharpen his sword. He has bent and strung his bow.

Psalms 120:4With the sharp arrows of a warrior and burning coals made from a broom tree.

Jeremiah 5:16Their arrows bring death; they are all strong warriors.

Ezekiel 21:9“Son of man, prophesy! Tell them this is what the Lord says: There's a sword, a sword that's being sharpened and polished.

Nahum 2:3The shields of his chief soldiers are red; the warriors wear scarlet. His chariots flash like fire in the sunlight as he prepares for battle. Spears with their wooden shafts are held up and shaken.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 5:19-30

Denunciations against Sin. ( b. c. 758.) 18 Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope: 19 That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it! 20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! 21 Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in… Read the whole commentary →

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