Isaiah 5:26-30

Isaiah 5:26-30

[26] And he will lift up  an ensign  to the nations  from far,  and will hiss  unto them from the end  of the earth:  and, behold, they shall come  with speed  swiftly:  [27] None shall be weary  nor stumble  among them; none shall slumber  nor sleep;  neither shall the girdle  of their loins  be loosed,  nor the latchet  of their shoes  be broken:  [28] Whose arrows  are sharp,  and all their bows  bent,  their horses'  hoofs  shall be counted  like flint,  and their wheels  like a whirlwind:  [29] Their roaring  shall be like a lion,  they shall roar  like young lions:  yea, they shall roar,  and lay hold  of the prey,  and shall carry it away safe,  and none shall deliver  it. [30] And in that day  they shall roar  against them like the roaring  of the sea:  and if one look  unto the land,  behold darkness  and sorrow,  and the light  is darkened  in the heavens  thereof.

What does Isaiah 5:26-30 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

The two brief sections explaining the reasons for Judah"s judgment ( Isaiah 5:13-17; Isaiah 5:24-25) give way to fuller clarification of these reasons here. This section is the climax of Isaiah"s message in chapter5.