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Isaiah 27:1
1In that day the Lord will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent With His fierce and great and mighty sword [rescuing Israel from her enemy], Even Leviathan the twisted serpent; And He will kill the dragon who lives in the sea.
Isaiah 27:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)In that day the Lord 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.
- New International Version (NIV)In that day, the Lord will punish with his sword— his fierce, great and powerful sword— Leviathan the gliding serpent, Leviathan the coiling serpent; he will slay the monster of the sea.
- English Standard Version (ESV)In that day the Lord with his hard and great and strong sword will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent, Leviathan the twisting serpent, and he will slay the dragon that is in the sea.
- New King James Version (NKJV)In that day the Lord with His severe sword, great and strong, Will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent, Leviathan that twisted serpent; And He will slay the reptile that is in the sea.
Context of Isaiah 27:1
In that day the Lord will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent With His fierce and great and mighty sword [rescuing Israel from her enemy], Even Leviathan the twisted serpent; And He will kill the dragon who lives in the sea. 2In that day [it will be said of the redeemed nation of Israel], “A vineyard of wine, sing in praise of it! 3I, the Lord, am its Keeper; I water it every moment. So that no one will harm it, I guard it night and day.
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בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֡וּא יִפְקֹ֣ד יְהוָה֩ בְּחַרְב֨וֹ הַקָּשָׁ֜ה וְהַגְּדוֹלָ֣ה וְהַֽחֲזָקָ֗ה עַ֤ל לִוְיָתָן֙ נָחָ֣שׁ בָּרִ֔חַ וְעַל֙ לִוְיָתָ֔ן נָחָ֖שׁ עֲקַלָּת֑וֹן וְהָרַ֥ג אֶת־הַתַּנִּ֖ין אֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּיָּֽם׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- In that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- with his soreקָשֶׁהqâsheh · severeH7186
- and greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
- and strongחָזָקchâzâq · strongH2389
- swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
- shall punishפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: punishH6485
- leviathanלִוְיָתָןlivyâthân · LeviathanH3882
- the piercingבָּרִיחַbârîyach bâriach · fleeingH1281
- serpentנָחָשׁnâchâsh · serpentH5175
- that crookedעֲקַלָּתוֹן‛ăqallâthôn · crookedH6129
- and he shall slayהָרַגhârag · to killH2026
- the dragonתַּנִּיןtannîyn tannîym · serpent: monsterH8577
- in the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
Cross-references for Isaiah 27:1
- Isaiah 34:5For My sword is satiated [with blood] in heaven; Indeed, it will come down for judgment on Edom And on the people whom I have doomed for destruction.
- Isaiah 66:16For the Lord will execute judgment by fire And by His sword on all mankind, And those slain by the Lord will be many.
- Deuteronomy 32:41If I sharpen the lightning of My sword, And My hand takes hold of judgment, I will render vengeance on My adversaries, And I will repay those who hate Me.
- Job 40:19“He is the first [in magnitude and power] of the works of God; [Only] He who made him can bring near His sword [to master him].
- Psalms 45:3Strap Your sword on Your thigh, O mighty One, In Your splendor and Your majesty!
- Jeremiah 47:6O you sword of the Lord, How long will it be before you are quiet? Put yourself into your sheath; Rest and be still.
- Revelation 2:16Therefore repent [change your inner self—your old way of thinking, your sinful behavior—seek God’s will]; or else I am coming to you quickly, and I will make war and fight against them with the sword of My mouth [in judgment].
- Revelation 19:21And the rest were killed with the sword which came from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse, and all the birds fed ravenously and gorged themselves with their flesh.
- Job 12:1Then Job responded,
- Psalms 74:14You crushed the heads of Leviathan (Egypt); You gave him as food for the creatures of the wilderness.
- Psalms 104:26There the ships [of the sea] sail, And Leviathan [the sea monster], which You have formed to play there.
- Isaiah 65:25The wolf and the lamb will graze together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox [there will no longer be predator and prey]; and dust will be the serpent’s food. They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Zion),” says the Lord.
- Job 26:13By His breath the heavens are cleared; His hand has pierced the [swiftly] fleeing serpent.
- Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake, put on strength and might, O arm of the Lord; Awake as in the ancient days, as in the generations of long ago. Was it not You who cut Rahab (Egypt) in pieces, Who pierced the dragon [of Egypt]?
- Psalms 74:13You divided the [Red] Sea by Your strength; You broke the heads of the sea monsters in the waters.
- Jeremiah 51:34“Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has devoured me, he has crushed me, He has set me down like an empty vessel. Like a monster he has swallowed me up, He has filled his belly with my delicacies; He has spit me out and washed me away.
Commentaries on Isaiah 27:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Leviathan - The animals here mentioned seem to be the crocodile, rigid by the stiffness of the backbone, so that he cannot readily turn himself when he pursues his prey; hence the easiest way of escaping from him is by making frequent and short turnings: the serpent or dragon, flexible and winding, which coils himself up in a circular form: and the sea monster, or whale. These are used allegorically, without doubt for great potentates, enemies and…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1In 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, ̀ ̔́ Tēn hagian - Holy.‘ The Hebrew…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1God's care over his people. (Is. 27:1-5) A promise of their recall to Divine favour. (Is. 27:6-13) Verses 1-5 The Lord Jesus with his strong sword, the virtue of his death, and the preaching of his gospel, does and will destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil, that old serpent. The world is a fruitless, worthless wilderness; but the church is a vineyard, a place that has great care taken of it, and from which precious fruits are…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Israel used the image of Leviathan to represent evil powers that oppose God. Leviathan's death symbolizes the end of evil, Satan, demons, and forces hostile to God (see Isaiah 51:9; Psalms 74:14; 104:7–9, 26; see also the serpent in Genesis 3; Revelation 12; 13; 16:13; 20:2, 10).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-13At the time when Israel shall be delivered, and the ungodly nations punished, God shall punish also the great enemy of the Church. 1. sore--rather, "hard," "well-tempered." leviathan--literally, in Arabic, "the twisted animal," applicable to every great tenant of the waters, sea-serpents, crocodiles, &c. In Eze 29:3; 32:2; Da 7:1, &c. Re 12:3, &c., potentates hostile to Israel are similarly described; antitypically and ultimately Satan is intended (Re…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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