Isaiah 5:28 meaning and explanation

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.

Isaiah 5:28, Berean Standard Bible

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Isaiah has just pictured the LORD raising a banner and whistling for a distant nation (verses 26 and 27). This verse describes that army as it arrives: arrows sharpened, bows already strung, horses' hooves hard as flint, chariot wheels spinning like a whirlwind.

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