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They will not stop for rest or sleep. Not a belt will be loose, not a sandal strap broken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />None is weary, none stumbles, none slumbers or sleeps, not a waistband is loose, not a sandal strap broken;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />None of them grows weary or stumbles; no one slumbers or sleeps. No belt is loose and no sandal strap is broken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />No 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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />No one in it is tired or stumbles, No one slumbers or sleeps; Nor is the undergarment at his waist loosened, Nor his sandal strap broken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />No one in it is weary or stumbles, None slumbers or sleeps; Nor is the belt at its waist undone, Nor its sandal strap broken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />No one in it is weary or stumbles, None slumbers or sleeps; Nor is the belt at its waist undone, Nor its sandal strap broken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />No one in it is weary or stumbles, None slumbers or sleeps; Nor is the belt at its waist undone, Nor its sandal strap broken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />No one among them is weary or stumbles, No one slumbers or sleeps; Nor is the belt at their waist undone [as if unprepared for action], Nor is the strap of their sandal broken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />None of them grows weary or stumbles; no one slumbers or sleeps. No belt is loose and no sandal strap broken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />None of them grows weary or stumbles; no one slumbers or sleeps. No belt is loose and no sandal strap broken. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />None of them are tired. They don't sleep or get drowsy, and they run without stumbling. Their belts don't come loose; their sandal straps don't break. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />None 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />None of them grow tired; none of them stumble. They never doze or sleep. Not a belt is loose; not a sandal strap is broken. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />No one is weary, no one stumbles, and no one slumbers or sleeps. No belt around their waists will come undone, nor will their sandal straps be broken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />None of them grows weary or stumbles; no one slumbers or sleeps. No belt is loose and no sandal strap is broken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />None tire or stumble, they don't stop to nap or sleep. They don't loosen their belts, or unstrap their sandals to rest. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the belt of their waist be untied, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />No one shall be weary nor stumble among them; no one shall slumber nor sleep, neither shall the belt of their waist be untied, nor the strap of their sandals be broken, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />There is none weary, nor stumbling in it, "" It does not slumber, nor sleep, "" Nor has the girdle of its loins been opened, "" Nor the strap of its sandals drawn away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> There is none weary, nor stumbling in it, It doth not slumber, nor sleep, Nor opened hath been the girdle of its loins, Nor drawn away the latchet of its sandals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />None fainted, and none were weak among them; none shall slumber and none shall sleep; and the girdle of their loins was not loosed, and the thong of their shoes was not broken:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />There is none that shall faint, nor labour among them: they shall not slumber nor sleep, neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />There is no one weak or struggling among them. They will not become drowsy, and they will not sleep. Neither will the belt around their waist be loosened, nor the laces of their boots be broken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />None among them is weary, none stumbles, none will slumber, none will sleep. None with waist belt loose, none with sandal thong broken. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />None of them is weary, none stumbles, none slumbers or sleeps, not a loincloth is loose, not a sandal-thong broken;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They shall not be weary nor stumble, they shall not slumber nor sleep, neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the lace of their shoes be broken;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />They shall not stagger and they shall not stumble, and they shall not slumber, neither shall they sleep, neither shall they loosen the belt of their waists, neither shall the laces of their shoes be cut<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />None shall be weary nor stumble among them; None shall slumber nor sleep; Neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, Nor the latchet of their shoes be broken;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />They shall not hunger nor be weary, neither shall they slumber nor sleep; neither shall they loose their girdles from their loins, neither shall their shoe-latchets be broken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/5-27.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=1148" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/5.htm">Woes to the Wicked</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">26</span>He lifts a banner for the distant nations and whistles for those at the ends of the earth. Behold—how speedily and swiftly they come! <span class="reftext">27</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên- (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">None</a> <a href="/hebrew/bōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">of them</a> <a href="/hebrew/5889.htm" title="5889: ‘ā·yêp̄ (Adj-ms) -- Faint, weary. From ayeph; languid.">grows weary</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: wə·’ên- (Conj-w:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/3782.htm" title="3782: kō·wō·šêl (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To stumble, stagger, totter. A primitive root; to totter or waver; by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall.">stumbles;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">no</a> <a href="/hebrew/5123.htm" title="5123: yā·nūm (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To be drowsy, slumber. A primitive root; to slumber.">one slumbers</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/3462.htm" title="3462: yî·šān (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To sleep. A primitive root; properly, to be slack or languid, i.e. sleep; also to grow old, stale or inveterate.">sleeps.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">No</a> <a href="/hebrew/232.htm" title="232: ’ê·zō·wr (N-msc) -- A waist cloth. From 'aziqqiym; something girt; a belt, also a band.">belt</a> <a href="/hebrew/2504.htm" title="2504: ḥă·lā·ṣāw (N-mdc:: 3ms) -- Loins. From chalats; only in the dual; the loins."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6605.htm" title="6605: nip̄·taḥ (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve. A primitive root; to open wide; specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve.">is loose</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and no</a> <a href="/hebrew/5275.htm" title="5275: nə·‘ā·lāw (N-fpc:: 3ms) -- A sandal, shoe. Or na;alah; from na'al; properly, a sandal tongue; by extens. A sandal or slipper.">sandal</a> <a href="/hebrew/8288.htm" title="8288: śə·rō·wḵ (N-msc) -- (sandal) thong. From sarak; a thong.">strap</a> <a href="/hebrew/5423.htm" title="5423: nit·taq (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- To pull, draw, or tear away, apart, or off. A primitive root; to tear off.">is broken.</a> </span><span class="reftext">28</span>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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-15.htm">Jeremiah 5:15-17</a></span><br />Behold, I am bringing a distant nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD. “It is an established nation, an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know and whose speech you do not understand. / Their quivers are like open graves; they are all mighty men. / They will devour your harvest and food; they will consume your sons and daughters; they will eat up your flocks and herds; they will feed on your vines and fig trees. With the sword they will destroy the fortified cities in which you trust.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/3-17.htm">Nahum 3:17</a></span><br />Your guards are like the swarming locust, and your scribes like clouds of locusts that settle on the walls on a cold day. When the sun rises, they fly away, and no one knows where.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/1-6.htm">Habakkuk 1:6-11</a></span><br />For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans—that ruthless and impetuous nation which marches through the breadth of the earth to seize dwellings not their own. / They are dreaded and feared; from themselves they derive justice and sovereignty. / Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves of the night. Their horsemen charge ahead, and their cavalry comes from afar. They fly like a vulture, swooping down to devour. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-49.htm">Deuteronomy 28:49-50</a></span><br />The LORD will bring a nation from afar, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down upon you like an eagle—a nation whose language you will not understand, / a ruthless nation with no respect for the old and no pity for the young.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-7.htm">Joel 2:7-8</a></span><br />They charge like mighty men; they scale the walls like men of war. Each one marches in formation, not swerving from the course. / They do not jostle one another; each proceeds in his path. They burst through the defenses, never breaking ranks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/19-32.htm">2 Kings 19:32-33</a></span><br />So this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: ‘He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow into it. He will not come before it with a shield or build up a siege ramp against it. / He will go back the way he came, and he will not enter this city, declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/23-22.htm">Ezekiel 23:22-24</a></span><br />Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will incite your lovers against you, those from whom you turned away in disgust. And I will bring them against you from every side— / the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, the men of Pekod, Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them—all desirable young men, governors and commanders, officers and men of renown, mounted on horses. / They will come against you with a host of peoples, with weapons, chariots, and wagons. They will array themselves against you on every side with buckler and shield and helmet. I will delegate judgment to them, and they will punish you according to their own standards.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-22.htm">Jeremiah 6:22-23</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Behold, an army is coming from the land of the north; a great nation is stirred up from the ends of the earth. / They grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Zion.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/4-19.htm">Lamentations 4:19</a></span><br />Those who chased us were swifter than the eagles in the sky; they pursued us over the mountains and ambushed us in the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/6-14.htm">Amos 6:14</a></span><br />For behold, I will raise up a nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD, the God of Hosts, “and they will oppress you from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of the Arabah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-27.htm">Matthew 24:27-28</a></span><br />For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. / Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/17-34.htm">Luke 17:34-37</a></span><br />I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed: one will be taken and the other left. / Two women will be grinding grain together: one will be taken and the other left.” / Two men will be in the field: One and will be taken and the other left. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/9-7.htm">Revelation 9:7-9</a></span><br />And the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle, with something like crowns of gold on their heads; and their faces were like the faces of men. / They had hair like that of women, and teeth like those of lions. / They also had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the roar of many horses and chariots rushing into battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/9-16.htm">Revelation 9:16-19</a></span><br />And the number of mounted troops was two hundred million; I heard their number. / Now the horses and riders in my vision looked like this: The riders had breastplates the colors of fire, sapphire, and sulfur. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths proceeded fire, smoke, and sulfur. / A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke, and sulfur that proceeded from their mouths. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-9.htm">Matthew 8:9</a></span><br />For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes, and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the lace of their shoes be broken:</p><p class="hdg">shall be</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joel/2-7.htm">Joel 2:7,8</a></b></br> They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks: … </p><p class="hdg">neither</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/11-5.htm">Isaiah 11:5</a></b></br> And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/45-1.htm">Isaiah 45:1,5</a></b></br> Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/2-5.htm">1 Kings 2:5</a></b></br> Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, <i>and</i> what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that <i>was</i> about his loins, and in his shoes that <i>were</i> on his feet.</p><p class="hdg">nor the latchet</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-25.htm">Deuteronomy 32:25</a></b></br> The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling <i>also</i> with the man of gray hairs.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/3-24.htm">Belt</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-5.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-6.htm">Cord</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-11.htm">Drawn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-8.htm">Feeble-Footed</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-24.htm">Girdle</a> <a href="/songs/6-10.htm">Grows</a> <a href="/luke/3-16.htm">Latchet</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-3.htm">Loose</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-14.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/songs/8-5.htm">Resting</a> <a href="/psalms/108-9.htm">Sandal</a> <a href="/genesis/14-23.htm">Sandal-Thong</a> <a href="/songs/7-1.htm">Shoes</a> <a href="/songs/5-2.htm">Sleep</a> <a href="/songs/5-2.htm">Sleeping</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-5.htm">Sleeps</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-33.htm">Slumber</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-3.htm">Slumbers</a> <a href="/genesis/14-23.htm">Strap</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-16.htm">Stumble</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-17.htm">Stumbles</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-8.htm">Stumbleth</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-17.htm">Stumbling</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-5.htm">Tired</a> <a href="/psalms/119-139.htm">Undone</a> <a href="/job/39-5.htm">Untied</a> <a href="/songs/7-2.htm">Waist</a> <a href="/job/12-18.htm">Waistcloth</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-12.htm">Weariness</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-14.htm">Weary</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/11-5.htm">Belt</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-13.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-5.htm">Cord</a> <a href="/isaiah/12-3.htm">Drawn</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-23.htm">Feeble-Footed</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-5.htm">Girdle</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-27.htm">Grows</a> <a href="/luke/3-16.htm">Latchet</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-17.htm">Loose</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-14.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-2.htm">Resting</a> <a href="/john/1-27.htm">Sandal</a> <a href="/genesis/14-23.htm">Sandal-Thong</a> <a href="/isaiah/20-2.htm">Shoes</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-18.htm">Sleep</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-7.htm">Sleeping</a> <a href="/hosea/7-6.htm">Sleeps</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-10.htm">Slumber</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-3.htm">Slumbers</a> <a href="/john/1-27.htm">Strap</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-14.htm">Stumble</a> <a href="/matthew/13-21.htm">Stumbles</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-12.htm">Stumbleth</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-14.htm">Stumbling</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-12.htm">Tired</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-5.htm">Undone</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-23.htm">Untied</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-5.htm">Waist</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-1.htm">Waistcloth</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-31.htm">Weariness</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-13.htm">Weary</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/5-1.htm">Under the parable of a vineyard, God excuses his severe judgment</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/5-8.htm">His judgments upon covetousness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/5-11.htm">Upon lasciviousness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/5-13.htm">Upon impiety</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/5-20.htm">And upon injustice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/5-26.htm">The executioners of God's judgments</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of <a href="/isaiah/5.htm">Isaiah 5</a>, this army is an instrument of God's judgment. The imagery of not growing weary or stumbling suggests divine empowerment, reminiscent of <a href="/isaiah/40-31.htm">Isaiah 40:31</a>, where those who wait on the Lord renew their strength. The idea of an unstoppable force can also be seen in the context of God's sovereignty and His ability to execute His plans without hindrance.<p><b>no one slumbers or sleeps.</b><br>The vigilance and alertness of the army are highlighted here. In ancient warfare, staying awake and alert was crucial for success, as surprise attacks were common. This phrase underscores the readiness and discipline of the troops, reflecting a divine mandate. It can be compared to the watchfulness encouraged in the New Testament, such as in <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-6.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:6</a>, where believers are urged to be awake and sober.<p><b>No belt is loose</b><br>The belt in ancient times was a critical part of a soldier's attire, holding weapons and armor in place. A loose belt would signify unpreparedness or vulnerability. This phrase indicates that the army is fully prepared and equipped for battle. In <a href="/ephesians/6-14.htm">Ephesians 6:14</a>, the belt of truth is part of the armor of God, symbolizing readiness and integrity. The imagery here suggests that the army is not only physically but also morally and spiritually prepared.<p><b>and no sandal strap is broken.</b><br>Sandals were essential for mobility and endurance in the harsh terrains of the ancient Near East. A broken sandal strap would hinder a soldier's ability to march and fight effectively. This detail signifies that the army is perfectly equipped and unhindered in its mission. It reflects the meticulous care and provision of God for His purposes, similar to how the Israelites' sandals did not wear out during their 40 years in the wilderness (<a href="/deuteronomy/29-5.htm">Deuteronomy 29:5</a>). This phrase underscores the completeness and perfection of God's judgment through this army.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet who authored the book, delivering God's messages to the people of Judah and Jerusalem.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah_and_jerusalem.htm">Judah and Jerusalem</a></b><br>The primary audience of Isaiah's prophecies, representing the Southern Kingdom of Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_invading_army.htm">The Invading Army</a></b><br>Though not explicitly named in this verse, the context suggests a disciplined and relentless force used by God as an instrument of judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_discipline_and_judgment.htm">Divine Discipline and Judgment</a></b><br>God uses disciplined forces to execute His judgment, reminding us of His sovereignty and the seriousness of sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_readiness.htm">Spiritual Readiness</a></b><br>Just as the army is prepared and unwavering, Christians are called to be spiritually vigilant and ready for the challenges of faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_unfailing_strength.htm">God's Unfailing Strength</a></b><br>Unlike human frailty, God's strength is unending. Believers can rely on His power to sustain them through trials.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_armor.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Armor</a></b><br>Ephesians 6 emphasizes the need for spiritual armor, echoing the preparedness of the army in Isaiah. Christians must equip themselves with truth, righteousness, and faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_foreign_nations_enact_divine_judgment.htm">Isaiah 5:26-30: How do references to foreign nations carrying out divine judgment align--or conflict--with similar themes elsewhere in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_evidence_of_god's_vineyard.htm">If Isaiah 27:2-3 depicts God personally tending a vineyard, why is there no archeological evidence or historical record of such a divine vineyard?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_jer_27_7_contradict_other_prophecies.htm">Does Jeremiah 27:7 contradict other biblical prophecies by suggesting a succession of Babylonian kings long after Nebuchadnezzar?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_mental_illness.htm">What does the Bible say about mental illness?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(27-29) <span class= "bld">None shall be weary </span>. . .--The three verses paint the progress of the invading army. Unresting, unhasting, in perfect order, they march onward. They do not loosen their girdle for repose. The latchet or <span class= "ital">thong </span>which fastens their sandals is not "broken" or untied. The light-armed troops are there, probably the Medes and Elamites in the Assyrian army (<a href="/isaiah/13-18.htm" title="Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eyes shall not spare children.">Isaiah 13:18</a>). The chariots of the Assyrians themselves are there, sweeping onward like a tempest. Their unshod hoofs (the practice of shoeing horses was unknown in the ancient East) are hard as flint. Comp. Homer's epithet of "brazen-footed" (<span class= "ital">Il. v.</span> 329); and <a href="/amos/6-12.htm" title="Shall horses run on the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for you have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:">Amos 6:12</a>. The battle-cry is heard far off like the roaring of lions.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 27.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">None shall be weary nor stumble.</span> None shall lag behind on the march, none fall and be disabled. None shall slumber. They shall scarcely give themselves time for necessary repose. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/5-27.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">None</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵין־</span> <span class="translit">(’ên-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of them grows weary</span><br /><span class="heb">עָיֵ֤ף</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·yêp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5889.htm">Strong's 5889: </a> </span><span class="str2">Faint, weary</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or stumbles;</span><br /><span class="heb">כּוֹשֵׁל֙</span> <span class="translit">(kō·wō·šêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3782.htm">Strong's 3782: </a> </span><span class="str2">To totter, waver, to falter, stumble, faint, fall</span><br /><br /><span class="word">no</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">one slumbers</span><br /><span class="heb">יָנ֖וּם</span> <span class="translit">(yā·nūm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5123.htm">Strong's 5123: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be drowsy, slumber</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or sleeps.</span><br /><span class="heb">יִישָׁ֑ן</span> <span class="translit">(yî·šān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3462.htm">Strong's 3462: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be slack, languid, sleep, to grow old, stale, inveterate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">No</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">belt</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵז֣וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·zō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_232.htm">Strong's 232: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something girt, a belt, a band</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is loose</span><br /><span class="heb">נִפְתַּח֙</span> <span class="translit">(nip̄·taḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6605.htm">Strong's 6605: </a> </span><span class="str2">To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and no</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֤א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sandal</span><br /><span class="heb">נְעָלָֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(nə·‘ā·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5275.htm">Strong's 5275: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sandal tongue, a sandal, slipper</span><br /><br /><span class="word">strap</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׂר֥וֹךְ</span> <span class="translit">(śə·rō·wḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8288.htm">Strong's 8288: </a> </span><span class="str2">(sandal) thong</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is broken.</span><br /><span class="heb">נִתַּ֖ק</span> <span class="translit">(nit·taq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5423.htm">Strong's 5423: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pull, draw, or tear away, apart, or off</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/5-27.htm">Isaiah 5:27 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/5-27.htm">Isaiah 5:27 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/5-27.htm">Isaiah 5:27 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/5-27.htm">Isaiah 5:27 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/5-27.htm">Isaiah 5:27 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/5-27.htm">Isaiah 5:27 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/5-27.htm">Isaiah 5:27 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/5-27.htm">Isaiah 5:27 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/5-27.htm">Isaiah 5:27 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/5-27.htm">Isaiah 5:27 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/5-27.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 5:27 None shall be weary nor stumble among (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/5-26.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 5:26"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 5:26" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/5-28.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 5:28"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 5:28" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>