Isaiah 5:28

New International Reader's Version

The enemies’ arrows are sharp. All their bows are ready. The hooves of their horses are as hard as rock. Their chariot wheels turn like a twister.

Cross References

Psalm 120:4

He will punish you with the sharp arrows of a soldier. He will punish you with burning coals from a desert bush.

Psalm 45:5

Shoot your sharp arrows into the hearts of your enemies. Let the nations come under your control.

Isaiah 13:18

Instead, they will use their bows and arrows to strike down the young men. They won’t even show any mercy to babies. They won’t take pity on children.

Isaiah 21:1

Here is a prophecy against Babylon that the Lord gave me. Babylon is known as the Desert by the Sea. An attack is coming through the desert. It is coming from a land of terror. It’s sweeping along like a windstorm blowing across the Negev Desert.

Isaiah 66:15

The Lord will judge them with fire. His chariots are coming like a windstorm. He will pour out his burning anger on his enemies. It will blaze out like flames of fire.

Jeremiah 4:13

Look! Our enemies are approaching like the clouds. Their chariots are coming like a strong wind. Their horses are faster than eagles. How terrible it will be for us! We’ll be destroyed!

Jeremiah 47:3

They will weep when they hear galloping horses. They will weep at the noise of enemy chariots. They will weep at the rumble of their wheels. Parents will not even try to help their children. Their hands will not be able to help them.

Jeremiah 5:16

The bags they carry their arrows in are like an open grave. All their soldiers are mighty.

Ezekiel 26:11

The hooves of his horses will pound in your streets. His swords will kill your people. Your strong pillars will fall to the ground.

Ezekiel 38:9

You, all your troops and the many nations with you will march up to attack them. All of you will advance like a storm. You will be like a cloud covering their land.”

Daniel 11:40

“A king in the south will go to war against him. It will happen at the time of the end. The king who will honor himself will rush out against him. He will come with chariots and horsemen. He will attack with a lot of ships. He will lead his army into many countries. He will sweep through them like a flood.

Micah 4:13

The Lord says, “People of Zion, get up and crush your enemies. I will make you like a threshing ox. I will give you iron horns and bronze hooves. So you will crush many nations.” They got their money in the wrong way. But you will set it apart to the Lord. You will give their wealth to the Lord of the whole earth.

Nahum 3:2

Whips crack! Wheels clack! Horses charge! Chariots rumble!

Judges 5:22

The hooves of the horses pounded like thunder. The powerful horses of our enemies galloped away.