Isaiah 5:29

29 Its ¹roaring is like a lioness, and it roars like young lions; It growls as it ²seizes the prey And carries it off with ³no one to deliver it.

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 No one in it is weary or stumbles, None slumbers or sleeps; Nor is the belt at its waist undone, Nor its sandal strap broken.

28 Its arrows are sharp and all its bows are bent; The hoofs of its horses seem like flint and its chariot wheels like a whirlwind.

29 Its roaring is like a lioness, and it roars like young lions; It growls as it seizes the prey And carries it off with no one to deliver it.

30 And it will growl over it in that day like the roaring of the sea. If one looks to the land, behold, there is darkness and distress; Even the light is darkened by its clouds.

Cross References

• 1. Jeremiah 51:38; Zephaniah 3:3; Zechariah 11:3
• 2. Isaiah 10:6; Isaiah 49:24, 25; Micah 5:8
• 3. Isaiah 42:22