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Isaiah 5:29

Isaiah 5:29
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.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

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…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Their roaring ... - Their battle cry, or their shout as they enter into an engagement. Such a “shout,” or cry, was common at the commencement of a battle. War was very much a personal conflict; and…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Isaiah 5:18-30

Here are, I. Sins described which will bring judgments upon a people: and this perhaps is not only a charge drawn up against the men of Judah who lived at that time, and the particular articles of…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Their roaring Or, he has a roar like that of a lioness, he roars like young lions and growls seizing the prey, &c. Two words are here used of the lion's roar, the first is perhaps that uttered as he…