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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 27:13

Restorations prove Divine forgiveness. This is the answering truth to that dwelt on above, in the homily on Isaiah 27:9 ; God in his dealings with man never stops with sentiment. We know that he forgives us, because with the forgiveness he grants us restoration to his favor. Israel had grievously offended Jehovah by his unfaithfulness. Divine indignations had put the offending child away. But the child learned the lessons of judgment. The child came, penitent and humble, seeking... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 27

For the general design of this chapter see the analysis of Isaiah 24:0. Many different expositions have been given of its design, and indeed almost every commentator has had his own theory, and has differed from almost every other. Some of the different views which have been taken may be seen in the notes at Isaiah 27:1, and may be examined at length in Vitringa. I regard the most simple and obvious interpretation as the correct one; and that is, that it is a continuation of the vision... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 27:1

In that day - In that future time when the Jews would be captive in Babylon, and when they would sigh for deliverance (see the note at Isaiah 26:1). This verse might have been connected with the previous chapter, as it refers to the same event, and then this chapter would have more appropriately commenced with the poem or song which begins in Isaiah 27:2.With his sore - Hebrew, הקשׁה haqāshâh - ‘Hard.’ Septuagint, Τὴς ἁγίαν Tēn hagian - ‘Holy.’ The Hebrew means a sword that is hard, or... read more

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 27:2

Sing ye unto her - That is, sing unto, or respecting the vineyard. The word rendered ‘sing’ (ענוּ ‛anû) signifies properly, “answer, respond to;” and then, sing a responsive song, where one portion of the choir responds to another (see Exodus 15:21). This has been well expressed here by Lowth in his translation:‘To the beloved Vineyard, sing ye a responsive song.’It is the commencement of a song, or hymn respecting Judea, represented under the image of a vineyard, and which is probably... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 27:3

I the Lord do keep it - There is understood here or implied an introduction; as ‘Yahweh said’ (compare Psalms 121:3-5).I will water it every moment - That is, constantly, as a vinedresser does his vineyard. read more

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 27:4

Fury is not in me - That is, I am angry with it no more. He had punished his people by removing them to a distant land. But although he had corrected them for their faults, yet he had not laid aside the affection of a Father.Who would set - Hebrew, ‘Who would give me.’ The Septuagint renders this, ‘Who would place me to keep the stubble in the field?’ Great perplexity has been felt in regard to the interpretation of this passage. Lowth translates it:‘O that I had a fence of the thorn and the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 27:5

Or let him - The Hebrew word rendered here or (או 'ô) means “unless;” and the sense is, the enemies of the Jewish people shall be completely destroyed as briers are by fire, “unless” they flee to God for a refuge.Take hold of my strength - That is, let the enemy take hold of me to become reconciled to me. The figure here is taken probably from the act of fleeing to take hold of the horns of the altar for refuge when one was pursued (compare 1 Kings 1:50; 1 Kings 2:28).That he may make peace... read more

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 27:6

He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root - This language is derived from the vine, as the shoots or cuttings of the vine take root and flourish. To take root, therefore, is an emblem denoting that the descendants of Jacob, or the people of God, would increase and prosper.Shall blossom and bud - An image also taken from the vine, or from fruit trees in general, and meaning that they should greatly flourish in the time succeeding their return from the captivity.And fill the face of the... read more

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 27:7

Hath he smitten him, as he smote those that smote them? - Has God punished his people in the same manner and to the same extent as he has their enemies? It is implied by this question that he had not. He had indeed punished them for their sins, but he had I not destroyed them. Their enemies he had utterly destroyed.According to the slaughter of those that are slain by him - Hebrew, ‘According to the slaying of his slain.’ That is, not as our translation would seem to imply, that their enemies... read more

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 27:8

In measure ... - This verse in our translation is exceedingly obscure, and indeed almost unintelligible. Nor is it much more intelligible in Lowth, or in Noyes; in the Vulgate, or the Septuagint. The various senses which have been given to the verse may be seen at length in Vitringa and Rosenmuller. The idea, which I suppose to be the true one, without going into an examination of others which have been proposed, is the following, which is as near as possible a literal translation:In moderation... read more

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