Isaiah 5:28

“Whose arrows are sharp, and all its bows bent; the hooves of its horses are counted like flint, and its wheels like the whirlwind.”

Isaiah 5:28 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 5:28, word by word

Whose arrowsחִצָּיchitsay

arrow

Arrow.

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are sharpשְׁנוּנִיםshenunim

sharpen

To hone a sword, arrows, or the tongue.

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its bowsקַשְּׁתֹתָיkashtotay

bow

A curved wooden weapon with a string, which shoots arrows.

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bentדְּרֻכוֹתderuchot

bend a bow

To bend a bow by bracing it with the foot, to string it and shoot.

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the hoovesפַּרְסוֹתparsot

hoof

Hoof, especially a split hoof; also claw.

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of its horsesסוּסָיsusay

horse

A war and draft animal that pulls chariots, or the one who rides it.

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are countedנֶחְשָׁבוּnechshavu

count

To hold or give something as so: to put it on someone's account.

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like flintצַּרtsar

flint

A very hard stone that gives off sparks, like the hooves of a horse.

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and its wheelsגַלְגִּלָּיgalgilay

wheel

The round part that turns beneath a war chariot or a cart.

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like the whirlwindסּוּפָהsufa

whirlwind

A strong wind that sweeps away.

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The context

27None is weary and none stumbles in it; none slumbers or sleeps; the belt of its hips is not loosened, nor is the strap of its sandals broken.

28 · This verse (above)

29Its roar is like a lioness; it roars like young lions; it growls and seizes prey and carries it off to safety, and there is no one to rescue.

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