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Isaiah 5:28

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.

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
חִצָּיו֙chi.Tzavarrows itsH2671 →
שְׁנוּנִ֔יםshe.nu.Nim[are] sharpenedH8150 →
וְכָל־ve.kholand allH3605 →
קַשְּׁתֹתָ֖יוka.she.to.Tavbows itsH7198 →
דְּרֻכ֑וֹתde.ru.Khot[are] bentH1869 →
פַּרְס֤וֹתpar.Sot[the] hooves ofH6541 →
סוּסָיו֙su.Savhorses itsH5483 →
כַּצַּ֣רka.Tzarlike <the> flintH6862 →
נֶחְשָׁ֔בוּnech.Sha.vuthey are regardedH2803 →
וְגַלְגִּלָּ֖יוve.gal.gi.Lavand wheels itsH1534 →
כַּסּוּפָֽה׃ka.su.Fahlike <the> storm-windH5492 →

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Jeremiah 4:13Behold, he advances like the clouds, his chariots like the whirlwind. His horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us, for we are ruined!Psalms 45:5Your arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s foes; the nations fall beneath your feet.Daniel 11:40At the time of the end, the king of the South will engage him in battle, but the king of the North will storm out against him with chariots, horsemen, and many ships, invading many countries and sweeping through them like a flood.Ezekiel 26:11The hooves of his horses will trample all your streets. He will slaughter your people with the sword, and your mighty pillars will fall to the ground.Ezekiel 21:9–11“Son of man, prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord says: ‘A sword, a sword, sharpened and polished—Nahum 2:3–4The shields of his mighty men are red; the valiant warriors are dressed in scarlet. The fittings of the chariots flash like fire on the day they are prepared, and the spears of cypress have been brandished.Micah 4:13Rise and thresh, O Daughter of Zion, for I will give you horns of iron and hooves of bronze to break to pieces many peoples. Then you will devote their gain to the LORD, their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.Psalms 120:4Sharp arrows will come from the warrior, with burning coals of the broom tree!Psalms 7:12–13If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow.Jeremiah 5:16Their quivers are like open graves; they are all mighty men.Judges 5:22Then the hooves of horses thundered—the mad galloping of his stallions.Isaiah 21:1This is the burden against the Desert by the Sea: Like whirlwinds sweeping through the Negev, an invader comes from the desert, from a land of terror.Nahum 3:2The crack of the whip, the rumble of the wheel, galloping horse and bounding chariot!Jeremiah 47:3at 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.Jeremiah 25:32This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold! Disaster is spreading from nation to nation; a mighty storm is rising from the ends of the earth.”Jeremiah 50:14Line up in formation around Babylon, all you who draw the bow! Shoot at her! Spare no arrows! For she has sinned against the LORD.Jeremiah 50:42They 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 Babylon.

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The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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