Isaiah 27

Deliverance of Israel

1 In that day the LORDLord: יְהוָה / אֲדֹנָי (YHWH / Adonai). When 'LORD' appears in small capitals, it represents the Tetragrammaton YHWH (יְהוָה), God's personal covenant name meaning 'I AM.' When 'Lord' appears normally, it's Adonai (אֲדֹנָי), meaning 'my Lord,' emphasizing sovereignty. with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea. References Lord: Isaiah 51:9, Ezekiel 29:3. Word: Isaiah 66:16, Job 40:19, Revelation 19:21. Parallel theme: Job 26:13, Psalms 104:26, Revelation 13:11, 16:13, 20:2 +5

2 In that day sing ye unto her, A vineyard of red wine. Parallel theme: Jeremiah 2:21

3 I the LORD do keep it; I will water it every moment: lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day. References Lord: Isaiah 58:11, 60:16, Ezekiel 34:11, 34:24, 37:14. Parallel theme: Isaiah 5:6, 46:4, 46:9, 1 Samuel 2:9, Psalms 46:5 +5

4 Fury is not in me: who would set the briers and thorns against me in battle? I would go through them, I would burn them together. Parallel theme: Isaiah 10:17, 2 Samuel 23:6, Matthew 3:12, Hebrews 6:8

5 Or let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me; and he shall make peace with me. Peace: Job 22:21. Parallel theme: Isaiah 25:4

6 He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root: Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit. Parallel theme: Isaiah 37:31, Hosea 2:23, Zechariah 2:11

7 Hath he smitten him, as he smote those that smote him? or is he slain according to the slaughter of them that are slain by him?

8 In measure, when it shooteth forth, thou wilt debate with it: he stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind. Parallel theme: Jeremiah 4:11, 4:27, 10:24, 30:11, 46:28, Ezekiel 19:12, Hosea 4:1, 13:15, 1 Peter 1:6 +4

9 By this therefore shall the iniquityIniquity: עָוֹן (Avon). The Hebrew avon (עָוֹן) encompasses iniquity, guilt, and its punishment—the twisted nature of sin. 'The LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all' (Isaiah 53:6), Christ bearing our guilt and penalty. of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up. Sin: Romans 11:27. Sacrifice: Isaiah 17:8. Parallel theme: Isaiah 48:10, Daniel 11:35

10 Yet the defenced city shall be desolate, and the habitation forsaken, and left like a wilderness: there shall the calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and consume the branches thereof. Parallel theme: Isaiah 17:2, 17:9, Jeremiah 26:6, 26:18, Micah 3:12

11 When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercyMercy: רַחֲמִים (Rachamim). The Hebrew rachamim (רַחֲמִים) derives from 'womb' (rechem), suggesting tender, maternal compassion. God's mercies are 'new every morning' (Lamentations 3:23), showing His compassionate nature. on them, and he that formed them will shew them no favour. Creation: Isaiah 43:1, 43:7. Parallel theme: Isaiah 1:3, 44:24, Jeremiah 8:7

12 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORDLord: יְהוָה / אֲדֹנָי (YHWH / Adonai). When 'LORD' appears in small capitals, it represents the Tetragrammaton YHWH (יְהוָה), God's personal covenant name meaning 'I AM.' When 'Lord' appears normally, it's Adonai (אֲדֹנָי), meaning 'my Lord,' emphasizing sovereignty. shall beat off from the channel of the river unto the stream of Egypt, and ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye children of Israel. References Lord: Isaiah 56:8, Genesis 15:18. Parallel theme: Nehemiah 1:9

13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and shall worship the LORD in the holyHoly: קָדוֹשׁ (Qadosh). The Hebrew qadosh (קָדוֹשׁ) means holy or set apart—separated from common use for God's purposes. God is 'the Holy One of Israel,' utterly distinct from creation in moral perfection. mount at Jerusalem. References Lord: Luke 4:18. References Jerusalem: Hebrews 12:22. References Egypt: Isaiah 11:16. Worship: Zechariah 14:16. Parallel theme: Leviticus 25:9, 1 Chronicles 15:24, Matthew 24:31 +2