Isaiah 5:29

29 Their roaring is like the lion; they roar like young lions; they growl, seize their prey, and carry it off, with no one to rescue.

Isaiah 5:29 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 5:29

Their roaring [shall be] like a lion
When engaged in war, just seizing on their prey. The phrase denotes their fierceness and cruelty, and the horror they should inject into the hearts of their enemies: they shall roar like young lions;
that are hungry, and almost famished, and in sight of their prey; see ( Job 4:10 ) : yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey;
seize it with great noise and greediness: and shall carry [it] away safe;
into their own den, the country from whence they come: and none shall deliver [it];
this shows that respect is had; not to the Babylonish captivity, from whence there was a deliverance in a few years; but the Roman captivity, from thence there is no deliverance as yet to this day.

Isaiah 5:29 In-Context

27 Not one is tired; not one stumbles; they don't rest or sleep; no belt is loose; no sandal broken;

28 their arrows are sharp; all their bows drawn; their horses' hooves are like flint; their wheels like the whirlwind.

29 Their roaring is like the lion; they roar like young lions; they growl, seize their prey, and carry it off, with no one to rescue.

30 On that day, they will roar over it like the roaring of the sea. And if one looks toward the land, there's darkness. Tyre and the Nile will be darkened by the clouds.