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Isaiah 5:28

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

KJV

Sagittæ ejus acutæ, et omnes arcus ejus extenti. Ungulæ equorum ejus ut silex, et rotæ ejus quasi impetus tempestatis.

Vulgate

ὧν τὰ βέλη ὀξεῖά ἐστιν καὶ τὰ τόξα αὐτῶν ἐντεταμένα. οἱ πόδες τῶν ἵππων αὐτῶν ὡς στερεὰ πέτρα· ἐλογίσθησαν οἱ τροχοὶ τῶν ἁρμάτων αὐτῶν ὡς καταιγίς.

LXX

whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent; their horses’ hoofs shall be accounted as flint, and their wheels as a whirlwind:

ASV

אֲשֶׁ֤ר חִצָּי/ו֙ שְׁנוּנִ֔ים וְ/כָל קַשְּׁתֹתָ֖י/ו דְּרֻכ֑וֹת פַּרְס֤וֹת סוּסָי/ו֙ כַּ/צַּ֣ר נֶחְשָׁ֔בוּ וְ/גַלְגִּלָּ֖י/ו כַּ/סּוּפָֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
גַּלְגַּ֖ל
glgl
noun · 11×
ו
v
noun · 45×
ו
v
verb · 107×
חָשַׁ֖ב
chshb
verb · 123×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
ם
m
verb · 9×
נִי
ny
verb · 63×
סוּסִ֖ים
svsym
noun · 141×
סוּפָֽה
svph
noun · 16×
פַּרְסָ֗ה
prsh
noun · 21×
קֶ֣שֶׁת
qsht
noun · 76×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Dan 11:40 — And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he sha
  • Ezek 21:9 — Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished:
  • Ezek 26:11 — With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all thy streets: he shall slay thy people by the sword, and thy strong garrisons shall go down to the ground.
  • Jer 4:13 — Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled.
  • Jer 5:16 — Their quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.
  • Nah 2:3 — The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots shall be with flaming torches in the day of his preparation, and the fir trees shall be terribly shaken.
  • Ps 45:5 — Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king’s enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.
  • Rev 9:17 — And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their