Isaiah 27:7-11 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 27:1-13

In that day. We have here a general picture of the events which precede the condition of the inauguration of a new era. I. THE FIGHT WITH THE MONSTER OR MONSTERS . We cannot enter into the subject of this symbolism, in reference to which, in the absence of definite information, so much of fanciful interpretation has gathered. We cannot refer the serpent or the dragon to the storm-cloud, or lightning, as some have done; nor historically to Egypt and Assyria. Something much... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 27:7

Hath he smitten him ; etc.? i.e. "Has God smitten Judah, as he '(God) smote Judah's smiters?" Judah's chief smiters were Assyria and Babylon. The judgments upon them would be more severe than that upon Judah. They would be destroyed; Judah would be taken captive, and restored. Them that are slain by him ; rather, them that slew him (so Lowth, Ewald, Knobel, and Mr. Cheyne). But, to obtain this meaning, the pointing of the present text must be altered. The law of parallelism seems,... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 27:7-8

The moderation of God's chastisements. All God's doings are "with measure." At the creation he "weighed the hills in a balance" ( Isaiah 40:12 ), "made a weight for the winds," and" weighed the waters by measure" ( Job 28:25 ). He sets one thing against another, "looks to the end of the earth," and "seeth under the whole heaven" ( Job 28:24 ). There is nothing hasty, rash, or inconsiderate in his doings. He is a law to himself; and the perfect harmony of his own nature necessarily... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 27:7-9

Judgments and chastisements. These verses set forth two modes of apprehending the afflictions and sorrows of life, and help us in estimating the distinction between the modes. We may say that it sets forth God's ways with the enemies of Israel, and God's ways with Israel. I. THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN JUDGMENTS AND CHASTISEMENTS . In a sense we may say that judgments are ends in themselves, and chastisements are means to a higher end. Then has God two ways of dealing with men?... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 27:7-11

THE COMING JUDGMENT UPON JUDAH A CHASTISEMENT IN WHICH MERCY IS BLENDED WITH JUSTICE . A coming judgment upon Judah has been one of the main subjects of Isaiah's prophecy from the beginning. It has been included in the catalogue of "burdens" (see Isaiah 22:1-25 .). It will have to be one of the prophet's main subjects to the end of his "book." Hence he may at any time recur to it, as he does now, without special reason or excuse. In this place the special aspect... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 27:8

Our translators have entirely mistaken the meaning of this verse. The proper rendering is, In measure , when thou puttest her away , thou wilt contend with her ; he sighed with his keen breath in the day of the east wind . "In measure" means "with forbearance and moderation"—the punishment being carefully adjusted to the degree of the offence. God was about to "put Judah away"—to banish her into a far country; but still he would refrain himself—he would "not suffer his whole... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 27:9

By this ; i.e. "by the punishment inflicted." God accepts punishment as an expiation of sin; and this punishment of Judah was especially intended to be expiatory, and to remove at once his guilt, and the evil temper which had led him into sin. Its fruit would be a revulsion from idolatry, which would show itself in a fierce determination to destroy all idolatrous emblems and implements, altars, groves, images , and the like. This spirit was strongly shown in the Maccabee period (see 1... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 27:9

Repentance proved in deeds. The first clause may be translated thus: "On these terms shall the guilt of Jacob be purged." There must be the signs of reformation—the actual destruction of idols and all idol-associations, as the proof and manifestation of the declared heart-surrender of idolatry. The child's verse is correct theology and practical godliness— "Repentance is to leave The sins we loved before; And show that we in earnest grieve, By doing so no more." The very "stones... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 27:10

Yet the defensed city shall be desolate . Though her punishment is in mercy, as a chastisement which is to purge away her sin, yet Jerusalem shall for a time be desolate, void, without inhabitant, left like a wilderness. Forsaken ; or, put away ; the same word that is used in Isaiah 27:8 of Jerusalem. There shall the calf feed . A familiar image of desolation (comp. Isaiah 5:17 ; Isaiah 17:2 ; Isaiah 32:14 , etc.). read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 27:11

When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off. By a sudden introduction of metaphor, the city becomes a tree, the prophet's thought going back, perhaps, to Isaiah 27:6 . "Withered boughs" are indications of internal rottenness, and must be "broken off" to give the tree a chance of recovery. Samaria may be viewed as such a "bough," if the "tree" be taken as "the Israel of God" in the wider sense. Otherwise, we must suppose a threat against individual Judaeans. The women... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 27:1-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 27:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 27:7-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 27:7-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 27:7-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 27:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 27:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 27:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 27:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 27:11

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