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Sparks will fly from their horses’ hooves, and the wheels of their chariots will spin like a whirlwind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />their arrows are sharp, all their bows bent, their horses’ hoofs seem like flint, and their wheels like the whirlwind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Whose arrows <i>are</i> sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Whose arrows <i>are</i> sharp, And all their bows bent; Their horses’ hooves will seem like flint, And their wheels like a whirlwind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Its arrows are sharp and all its bows are bent; The hoofs of its horses seem like flint, and its <i>chariot</i> wheels like a storm wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Its arrows are sharp, and all its bows are bent; The hoofs of its horses seem like flint, and its <i>chariot</i> wheels like a whirlwind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Its arrows are sharp and all its bows are bent; The hoofs of its horses seem like flint and its <i>chariot</i> wheels like a whirlwind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Their arrows are sharp and all their bows are strung <i>and</i> bent; Their horses’ hoofs seem like flint and their <i>chariot</i> wheels like a whirlwind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Their arrows are sharpened, and all their bows strung. Their horses’ hooves are like flint; their chariot wheels are like a whirlwind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Their arrows are sharpened, and all their bows strung. Their horses&#8217 hooves are like flint; their chariot wheels are like a whirlwind. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent; their horses' hoofs shall be accounted as flint, and their wheels as a whirlwind:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent; their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Their arrows are sharp, all their bows ready for action. Their horses' hooves seem like flint, and their chariot wheels spin like a whirlwind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent. Their horses' hoofs will be like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent. Their horses’ hoofs will be like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Whose arrows [are] sharp, and all its bows bent, "" Hooves of its horses have been reckoned as flint, "" And its wheels as a windstorm!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Whose arrows are sharp, and all its bows bent, Hoofs of its horses as flint have been reckoned, And its wheels as a hurricane!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Whose arrows were sharpened, and all their bows bent, the hoofs of their horses were reckoned as the rock, and their wheels as the whirlwind.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Their arrows are sharp, and all their bows are taut. The hoofs of their horses are like flint, and their wheels are like the force of a tempest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Their arrows are sharp, and all their bows are bent, The hooves of their horses like flint, and their chariot wheels like the whirlwind. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />their arrows are sharp, all their bows bent, their horses’ hoofs seem like flint, and their wheels like the whirlwind.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Their arrows are sharp and their bows are bent, their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />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<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Whose arrows are sharp, And all their bows bent; Their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, And their wheels like a whirlwind;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Whose arrows are sharp, and their bows bent; their horses' hoofs are counted as solid rock: their chariot-wheels are as a storm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/5-28.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=1158" 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">27</span>None of them grows weary or stumbles; no one slumbers or sleeps. No belt is loose and no sandal strap is broken. <span class="reftext">28</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2671.htm" title="2671: ḥiṣ·ṣāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- From chatsats; properly, a piercer, i.e. An arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, thunder-bolt; the shaft of a spear.">Their arrows</a> <a href="/hebrew/8150.htm" title="8150: šə·nū·nîm (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mp) -- To whet, sharpen. A primitive root; to point; intensively, to pierce; figuratively, to inculcate.">are sharpened,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/7198.htm" title="7198: qaš·šə·ṯō·ṯāw (N-fpc:: 3ms) -- A bow. From qashah in the original sense of bending: a bow, for shooting or the iris.">their bows</a> <a href="/hebrew/1869.htm" title="1869: də·ru·ḵō·wṯ (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-fp) -- To tread, march. A primitive root; to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string a bow.">are strung.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6541.htm" title="6541: par·sō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- A hoof. Feminine of perec; a claw or split hoof.">The hooves</a> <a href="/hebrew/5483.htm" title="5483: sū·sāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- A swallow, swift (type of bird). Or cuc; from an unused root meaning to skip; a horse; also a swallow.">of their horses</a> <a href="/hebrew/6862.htm" title="6862: kaṣ·ṣar (Prep-k, Art:: N-ms) -- Narrow, a tight place, a pebble, an opponent. Or tsar; from tsarar; narrow; a tight place; also a pebble; an opponent.">are like flint;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2803.htm" title="2803: neḥ·šā·ḇū (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- To think, account. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1534.htm" title="1534: wə·ḡal·gil·lāw (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- A wheel, whirl, whirlwind. By reduplication from galal; a wheel; by analogy, a whirlwind; also dust.">their chariot wheels</a> <a href="/hebrew/5492.htm" title="5492: kas·sū·p̄āh (Prep-k, Art:: N-fs) -- A storm wind. From cuwph; a hurricane.">are like a whirlwind.</a> </span><span class="reftext">29</span>Their roaring is like that of a lion; they roar like young lions. They growl and seize their prey; they carry it away from deliverance.…<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/4-13.htm">Jeremiah 4:13</a></span><br />Behold, he advances like the clouds, his chariots like the whirlwind. His horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us, for we are ruined!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/1-8.htm">Habakkuk 1:8</a></span><br />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="/nahum/2-4.htm">Nahum 2:4</a></span><br />The chariots dash through the streets; they rush around the plazas, appearing like torches, darting about like lightning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/23-24.htm">Ezekiel 23:24</a></span><br />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/47-3.htm">Jeremiah 47:3</a></span><br />at the sound of the galloping hooves of stallions, the rumbling of chariots, and the clatter of their wheels. The fathers will not turn back for their sons; their hands will hang limp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-4.htm">Joel 2:4-5</a></span><br />Their appearance is like that of horses, and they gallop like swift steeds. / With a sound like that of chariots they bound over the mountaintops, like the crackling of fire consuming stubble, like a mighty army deployed for battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/2-15.htm">Amos 2:15</a></span><br />The archer will not stand his ground, the fleet of foot will not escape, and the horseman will not save his life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/19-23.htm">2 Kings 19:23</a></span><br />Through your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the finest of its cypresses. I have reached its farthest outposts, the densest of its forests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-23.htm">Jeremiah 6:23</a></span><br />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="/revelation/9-9.htm">Revelation 9:9</a></span><br />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/9-7.htm">Revelation 9:7</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-27.htm">Matthew 24:27</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/17-24.htm">Luke 17:24</a></span><br />For just as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so will be the Son of Man in His day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-2.htm">Revelation 6:2</a></span><br />So I looked and saw a white horse, and its rider held a bow. And he was given a crown, and he rode out to overcome and conquer.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind:</p><p class="hdg">arrows</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/45-5.htm">Psalm 45:5</a></b></br> Thine arrows <i>are</i> sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; <i>whereby</i> the people fall under thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/120-4.htm">Psalm 120:4</a></b></br> Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/5-16.htm">Jeremiah 5:16</a></b></br> Their quiver <i>is</i> as an open sepulchre, they <i>are</i> all mighty men.</p><p class="hdg">their horses</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/5-22.htm">Judges 5:22</a></b></br> Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/47-3.htm">Jeremiah 47:3</a></b></br> At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong <i>horses</i>, at the rushing of his chariots, <i>and at</i> the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers shall not look back to <i>their</i> children for feebleness of hands;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/4-13.htm">Micah 4:13</a></b></br> 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.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/2-22.htm">Accounted</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-18.htm">Arrows</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-15.htm">Bent</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-8.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/psalms/78-9.htm">Bows</a> <a href="/songs/6-12.htm">Chariot</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/1-15.htm">Counted</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-18.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/psalms/114-8.htm">Flint</a> <a href="/psalms/69-31.htm">Hoofs</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-7.htm">Horses</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-25.htm">Hurricane</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-14.htm">Reckoned</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-10.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-15.htm">Rushing</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-21.htm">Seem</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-10.htm">Sharp</a> <a href="/isaiah/4-6.htm">Storm</a> <a href="/psalms/7-12.htm">Strung</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-33.htm">Wheels</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-25.htm">Whirlwind</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/40-15.htm">Accounted</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-24.htm">Arrows</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-3.htm">Bent</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-24.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-24.htm">Bows</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-7.htm">Chariot</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-10.htm">Counted</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-2.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/isaiah/50-7.htm">Flint</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-3.htm">Hoofs</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-7.htm">Horses</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-6.htm">Hurricane</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-17.htm">Reckoned</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-14.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-8.htm">Rushing</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-17.htm">Seem</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-3.htm">Sharp</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-3.htm">Storm</a> <a href="/psalms/7-12.htm">Strung</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-28.htm">Wheels</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-13.htm">Whirlwind</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 Hebrew text, the word for "sharp" (חַדּוֹת, chadot) conveys a sense of readiness and lethal capability. Historically, arrows were a primary weapon in ancient warfare, representing both the skill of the archer and the inevitability of the attack. This phrase underscores the certainty and swiftness of God's judgment through the instruments He chooses, reminding us of the divine precision in executing justice.<p><b>All their bows are strung</b><br />The phrase "bows are strung" indicates a state of preparedness and tension. In ancient times, a bow that was strung was ready for immediate use, signifying that the warriors were poised for battle. The Hebrew word for "strung" (דָּרוּכִים, darukim) suggests a readiness to release power. This readiness reflects the urgency and immediacy of the divine action that is about to unfold. It serves as a reminder of the vigilance required in spiritual warfare and the preparedness expected of God's people.<p><b>Their horses’ hooves are like flint</b><br />The comparison of "hooves" to "flint" emphasizes strength and resilience. Flint, known for its hardness and ability to spark fire, symbolizes the unstoppable and fierce nature of the advancing forces. In the ancient Near Eastern context, horses were symbols of military might and speed. The Hebrew word for "flint" (צֹר, tzor) conveys an image of unyielding determination. This phrase highlights the formidable power of God's instruments of judgment, urging believers to recognize the might of God and the seriousness of His warnings.<p><b>Their chariot wheels are like a whirlwind</b><br />The imagery of "chariot wheels" likened to a "whirlwind" evokes a sense of overwhelming force and rapid movement. In Hebrew, the word for "whirlwind" (סוּפָה, suphah) suggests chaos and unstoppable momentum. Chariots were the pinnacle of military technology in Isaiah's time, representing speed and destructive capability. This phrase illustrates the swift and comprehensive nature of divine judgment, serving as a powerful reminder of God's sovereignty and the futility of resisting His will. It calls believers to trust in God's ultimate plan and to seek refuge in His protection.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 28.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent.</span> 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. <span class="cmt_word">Their horses' hoofs... like flint.</span> Hard, strong, and solid, as was most necessary when shoeing was unknown. <span class="cmt_word">Their wheels like a whirlwind.</span> Sennacherib (<a href="/isaiah/37-24.htm">Isaiah 37:24</a>) 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, <a href="/isaiah/66-15.htm">Isaiah 66:15</a>; and comp. <a href="/jeremiah/4-13.htm">Jeremiah 4:13</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/5-28.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">Their arrows</span><br /><span class="heb">חִצָּיו֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḥiṣ·ṣāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2671.htm">Strong's 2671: </a> </span><span class="str2">A piercer, an arrow, a wound, thunderbolt, the shaft of a, spear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are sharpened,</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁנוּנִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(šə·nū·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8150.htm">Strong's 8150: </a> </span><span class="str2">To point, to pierce, to inculcate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and all</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their bows</span><br /><span class="heb">קַשְּׁתֹתָ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(qaš·šə·ṯō·ṯāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7198.htm">Strong's 7198: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bow, for, shooting, the iris</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are strung.</span><br /><span class="heb">דְּרֻכ֑וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(də·ru·ḵō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1869.htm">Strong's 1869: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tread, to walk, to string a, bow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">The hooves</span><br /><span class="heb">פַּרְס֤וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(par·sō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6541.htm">Strong's 6541: </a> </span><span class="str2">A claw, split hoof</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of their horses</span><br /><span class="heb">סוּסָיו֙</span> <span class="translit">(sū·sāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5483.htm">Strong's 5483: </a> </span><span class="str2">A swallow, swift (type of bird)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are like flint;</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּצַּ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(kaṣ·ṣar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6862.htm">Strong's 6862: </a> </span><span class="str2">Narrow, a tight place, a pebble, an opponent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their chariot wheels</span><br /><span class="heb">וְגַלְגִּלָּ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḡal·gil·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1534.htm">Strong's 1534: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wheel, a whirlwind, dust</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[are] like a whirlwind.</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּסּוּפָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(kas·sū·p̄āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5492.htm">Strong's 5492: </a> </span><span class="str2">A storm wind</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/5-28.htm">Isaiah 5:28 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/5-28.htm">Isaiah 5:28 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/5-28.htm">Isaiah 5:28 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/5-28.htm">Isaiah 5:28 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/5-28.htm">Isaiah 5:28 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/5-28.htm">Isaiah 5:28 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/5-28.htm">Isaiah 5:28 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/5-28.htm">Isaiah 5:28 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/5-28.htm">Isaiah 5:28 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/5-28.htm">Isaiah 5:28 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/5-28.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 5:28 Whose arrows are sharp and all their (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/5-27.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 5:27"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 5:27" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/5-29.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 5:29"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 5:29" /></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>