Christian Standard Bible
Isaiah 27:5
5Or let it take hold of my strength; let it make peace with me — make peace with me.
Isaiah 27:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Or let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me; and he shall make peace with me.
- New International Version (NIV)Or else let them come to me for refuge; let them make peace with me, yes, let them make peace with me.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Or let them lay hold of my protection, let them make peace with me, let them make peace with me."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Or let him take hold of My strength, That he may make peace with Me; And he shall make peace with Me.”
Context of Isaiah 27:5
3I am the Lord, who watches over it to water it regularly. So that no one disturbs it, I watch over it night and day. 4I am not angry. If only there were thorns and briers for me to battle, I would trample them and burn them to the ground. Or let it take hold of my strength; let it make peace with me — make peace with me. 6In days to come, Jacob will take root. Israel will blossom and bloom and fill the whole world with fruit. 7Did the Lord strike Israel as he struck the one who struck Israel? Was Israel killed like those killed by the Lord?
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א֚וֹ יַחֲזֵ֣ק בְּמָעוּזִּ֔י יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה שָׁל֖וֹם לִ֑י שָׁל֖וֹם יַֽעֲשֶׂה־לִּֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Isaiah 27:5
- Isaiah 25:4For you have been a stronghold for the poor person, a stronghold for the needy in his distress, a refuge from storms and a shade from heat. When the breath of the violent is like a storm against a wall,
- Isaiah 26:3You will keep the mind that is dependent on you in perfect peace, for it is trusting in you.
- Isaiah 45:24It will be said about me, ‘Righteousness and strength are found only in the Lord.’” All who are enraged against him will come to him and be put to shame.
- Isaiah 56:2Happy is the person who does this, the son of man who holds it fast, who keeps the Sabbath without desecrating it, and keeps his hand from doing any evil.
- Isaiah 64:7No one calls on your name, striving to take hold of you. For you have hidden your face from us and made us melt because of our iniquity.
- Joshua 9:24The Gibeonites answered him, “It was clearly communicated to your servants that the Lord your God had commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land before you. We greatly feared for our lives because of you, and that is why we did this.
- Joshua 10:6Then the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal: “Don’t give up on your servants. Come quickly and save us! Help us, for all the Amorite kings living in the hill country have joined forces against us.”
- Job 22:21Come to terms with God and be at peace; in this way good will come to you.
- Luke 13:34“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her. How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!
- Luke 14:32If not, while the other is still far off, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace.
- Luke 19:42saying, “If you knew this day what would bring peace — but now it is hidden from your eyes.
- Hebrews 6:18so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to seize the hope set before us.
- Isaiah 57:19creating words of praise.” The Lord says, “Peace, peace to the one who is far or near, and I will heal him.
- Ezekiel 34:25“‘I will make a covenant of peace with them and eliminate dangerous creatures from the land, so that they may live securely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest.
- Hosea 2:18On that day I will make a covenant for them with the wild animals, the birds of the sky, and the creatures that crawl on the ground. I will shatter bow, sword, and weapons of war in the land and will enable the people to rest securely.
- Romans 5:1Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Commentaries on Isaiah 27:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Or "Ah" - For או o I read אוי oi, as it was at first in a MS. The י yod was easily lost, being followed by another י yod .Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Or 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…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5God wants everyone to turn to him and trust him for help. God offers his people a chance to make peace with him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Or--Else; the only alternative, if Israel's enemies wish to escape being "burnt together." strength--rather, "the refuge which I afford" [Maurer]. "Take hold," refers to the horns of the altar which fugitives often laid hold of as an asylum (1Ki 1:50; 2:28). Jesus is God's "strength," or "refuge" which sinners must repair to and take hold of, if they are to have "peace" with God (Is 45:24; Ro 5:1; Ep 2:14; compare Job 22:21).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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