Vers. 28. Whose arrowes shall be sharp, and all his bowes bent: his horse hoofes shall be thought like flint, and his wheeles like a whirlewind.
HIs meaning is, that they shall be furnished with fit weapons. Now he retaines the maner of fight vsed among the Assyrians and other Easterne people, who for the most part were accustomed to arme themselues with bowes and arrowes for warre, as we see the Englishmen doe at this day: but vnder these particulars he comprehends all sorts of wea∣pons. But because the way was long, and the voyage difficult, the Iewes might happilie thinke there would be many impediments to turne away the enterprise of the enemy, and that is the cause he saith, why the hoofes of the horses should be like flint, so as they should nei∣ther faint nor be wearie, but should easily come to Iudea. Hereunto appertaines the other member, when he compares the wheel•••• to a whirlewinde: for the people of old time were woont to goe to warre with Chariots, and therefore he not only mentions horses, but also wheeles. And all this is to be referred to this great haste and diligence which they should vse, to wit, that the Lord should not be hindred by the long distance of the way to bring in deadly enemies against the Iewes to destroy them.