Isaiah 5:26-30
World English Bible
26 He will lift up a banner to the nations from far away,
and he will whistle for them from the end of the earth.
Behold, they will come speedily and swiftly.
27 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,
28 whose arrows are sharp,
and all their bows bent.
Their horses’ hoofs will be like flint,
and their wheels like a whirlwind.
29 Their roaring will be like a lioness.
They will roar like young lions.
Yes, they shall roar,
and seize their prey and carry it off,
and there will be no one to deliver.
30 They will roar against them in that day like the roaring of the sea.
If one looks to the land, behold, darkness and distress.
The light is darkened in its clouds.
Isaiah 5:26-30
International Standard Version
26 The Lord[a] will signal[b] for nations far away,
whistling for them to come[c]
from the ends of the earth.
Look how quickly
and how swiftly they come!
27 No one is weary, no one stumbles,[d]
and no one slumbers or sleeps.
No belt around their waists will come undone,
nor will their sandal straps be broken.
28 Their arrows are sharp,
all their bows ready for action.[e]
Their horses’ hooves seem like flint,
and their chariot wheels spin[f] like a whirlwind.
29 With a roar like a lion, they snarl,
and like young lions, they growl;[g]
they seize their prey
and then carry it off,
with no one to rescue.
30 They will roar over it[h] at that time,[i]
like the sea waves roar.
If one surveys the land, watch out!
There’s darkness and distress;
even the daylight is darkened by its clouds.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 5:26 Lit. He
- Isaiah 5:26 Lit. will send up a signal
- Isaiah 5:26 1QIsaa MT lack to come
- Isaiah 5:27 So 1QIsaa; MT reads stumbles among them
- Isaiah 5:28 Lit. bows bent
- Isaiah 5:28 DSS MT lack spin
- Isaiah 5:29 So 1QIsaa; MT reads Their roaring is like a lion; like young lions they roar. They growl
- Isaiah 5:30 I.e. over conquered Judah
- Isaiah 5:30 Lit. it on that day
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