Isaiah 27

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 27:7

Isaiah 27:7. Hath he smitten him Namely, Jacob; as he smote those that smote him? The question implies a denial. He hath not so smitten him. He hath not dealt so severely with his people as he hath with their enemies, whom he hath utterly destroyed. Or is he slain as those slain by him Namely, those slain by God on the behalf of Israel? The meaning is, God had never permitted the Jews to be smitten to their entire destruction, as he had their enemies, but had always taken care to... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 27:8

Isaiah 27:8. In measure when it shooteth forth Rather, In measure when thou sendest it forth, as בסאסאה בשׁלחה , may be properly rendered. The words seem to be addressed by the prophet to God, and to signify that God would observe a measure in punishing the Jewish people, and not go beyond a certain degree; and that he then would send them forth again, namely, from captivity: from which God, after they had suffered sufficient correction, would deliver them by a singular providence. Thou... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 27:9

Isaiah 27:9. By this therefore By this manner of God’s dealing with his people; shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged Hebrew, יכפר , expiated, or forgiven: that is, by these chastisements Jacob shall be brought to true repentance, and in consequence thereof shall be pardoned. And this is all the fruit The effect designed to be produced, by these severe corrections; to take away his sin Not to destroy the sinner, as others are often destroyed by the calamities brought upon them, but... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 27:10-11

Isaiah 27:10-11. Yet, &c. Before this glorious promise, concerning the removal of Israel’s sin and calamity, shall be fulfilled, a dreadful and desolating judgment shall come upon them. The defenced city shall be desolate Jerusalem, and the rest of the defenced cities of the land, the singular number being put for the plural; and the habitation forsaken The most inhabited and populous parts of the country; or, as נוה properly signifies, their pleasant habitation, whether in the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 27:12-13

Isaiah 27:12-13. It shall come to pass, &c., that the Lord shall beat off Or, beat out: which is not meant in the way of punishment, but as an act of mercy, as is evident from the following clause of this, and of the next verse: the sense is, He shall sever, and take from among the nations, and gather together, like thrashed corn into the garner; from the channel of the river unto the stream of Egypt All the Israelites that are scattered in those parts. It is a metaphor taken from... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 27:1

Final victory for the godly (26:1-27:1)Having destroyed the city built by human hands (that is, humankind’s whole ungodly way of life; 25:2), God now builds his city. It is a city for the righteous, an eternal dwelling place for those who have experienced the perfect peace that comes through complete trust in God (26:1-3). Those who trust in him have stability and security, but those who trust in themselves are overthrown. God’s city stands for ever; the world’s city is smashed to the ground... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 27:2-13

Shameful exile and glorious return (27:2-13)From its beginning, Israel was God’s chosen people. God compares the nation to a beautiful vineyard, which he has cared for and guarded continually (2-3). Israel’s enemies are likened to thorns and briars, and unless they repent of their wrongdoing and seek God’s forgiveness, they will suffer a fiery destruction (4-5). Israel, by contrast, will flourish like a giant tree and bring blessing to the whole world (6). Before that can happen, however, God... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 27:1

In that day: i.e. the period of judgment foretold in Isaiah 26:21 . leviathan. Three great aquatic animals are here mentioned: probably referring to Israel's three great enemies: Assyria (with Nineveh, on the Tigris); Babylon (on the Euphrates); and Egypt (on the Nile); with Satan himself behind them all, as their great instigator. piercing = fleeing, or fugitive (like the Tigris). crooked tortuous (like the winding Euphrates). dragon = the crocodile of the Nile. sea = the Nile, as in... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 27:2

sing: or, answer. red wine. Hebrew. chemer. App-27 . Some codices, with one early printed edition, Aramaean, and Septuagint, read chemed, pleasant, or lovely. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 27:4

Fury. Hebrew. chemah = heat, wrath, displeasure. not in Me: i.e. not now. There was in the other song (Isaiah 5:5-7 ): but now, "in that day", all wrath will have gone. briers and thorns: i.e. the internal enemies of the vineyard (as the wild beasts are the external enemies). These are now the objects of His wrath, not His vineyard. read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 27:7

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 27:8

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 27:9

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 27:10-11

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 27:12-13

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 27:1

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 27:2-13

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 27:1

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 27:2

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 27:4

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