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Isaiah 5:28

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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אֲשֶׁ֤רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…חִצָּיו֙chitsayvarrowחֵץnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “arrow”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2671properly, a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunderbolt; the shaft of aspear[phrase] archer, arrow, dart, shaft, staff, wound.שְׁנוּנִ֔יםshenunimprickשָׁנַןverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “prick”, a verb used as a describing wordH8150to point (transitive or intransitive); intensively, to pierce; figuratively, to inculcateprick, sharp(-en), teach diligently, whet.וְכָלvekhaland allכֹּלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).קַשְּׁתֹתָ֖יוqashtotayvbowקֶשֶׁתnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bow”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7198a bow, forshooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris[idiom] arch(-er), [phrase] arrow, bow(-man, -shot).דְּרֻכ֑וֹתderukhottreadדָּרַךְverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “tread”, a verb used as a describing wordH1869to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string abow (by treading on it in bending)archer, bend, come, draw, go (over), guide, lead (forth), thresh, tread (down), walk.פַּרְס֤וֹתparsotclawפַּרְסָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “claw”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6541a claw or split hoofclaw, (cloven-) footed, hoof.סוּסָיו֙susayvhorse . Compare H6571סוּסnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “horse . Compare H6571”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5483a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight)crane, horse (-back, -hoof). Compare H6571 (פָּרָשׁ).כַּצַּ֣רkatsaras narrowצַרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as narrow”, the ordinary formH6862narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble ; (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)adversary, afflicted(-tion), anguish, close, distress, enemy, flint, foe, narrow, small, sorrow, strait, tribulation, trouble.נֶחְשָׁ֔בוּnechshavvregardחָשַׁבverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “regard”, a completed actionH2803properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, regard, value, compute(make) account (of), conceive, consider, count, cunning (man, work, workman), devise, esteem, find out, forecast, hold, imagine, impute, invent, be like, mean, purpose, reckon(-ing be made), regard, think.וְגַלְגִּלָּ֖יוvegalgilayvand wheelגַּלְגַּלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and wheel”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1534a wheel; by analogy, a whirlwind; also dust (as whirled)heaven, rolling thing, wheel.כַּסּוּפָֽהkasufahas stormסוּפָהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “as storm”, the ordinary formH5492a hurricaneRed Sea, storm, tempest, whirlwind, Red sea.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

Whose arrows [are] sharp, and all its bows bent, Hoofs of its horses as flint have been reckoned, And its wheels as a hurricane!

World English Bible

whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent. Their horses’ hoofs will be like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind.

Darby Translation

their arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent; their horses' hoofs are reckoned as the flint, and their wheels as a whirlwind.

Douay-Rheims

Their arrows are sharp, and all their bows are bent. The hoofs of their horses shall be like the hint, and their wheels like the violence of a tempest.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Whose arrows are sharp, and their bows bent; their horses' hoofs are counted as solid rock: their chariot-wheels are as a storm.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὧν τὰ βέλη ὀξέα ἐστί, καὶ τὰ τόξα αὐτῶν ἐντεταμένα· οἱ πόδες τῶν ἵππων αὐτῶν ὡς στερεὰ πέτρα ἐλογίσθησαν· οἱ τροχοὶ τῶν ἁρμάτων αὐτῶν ὡς καταιγίς.