Isaiah 27:7

Isaiah 27:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Hath he smitten him, as he smote those that smote him? or is he slain according to the slaughter of them that are slain by him?
• New International Version (NIV)Has the Lord struck her as he struck down those who struck her? Has she been killed as those were killed who killed her?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Has he struck them as he struck those who struck them? Or have they been slain as their slayers were slain?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Has He struck Israel as He struck those who struck him? Or has He been slain according to the slaughter of those who were slain by Him?

Context of Isaiah 27:7

5Or else let them come to me for protection. Let them make peace with me. Yes, let them make peace with me. 6In times to come Jacob will take root. Israel will blossom, bud, and fill the whole world with fruit. Will the Lord hurt Israel as he hurt others who hurt them? Will he kill them as he killed others? 8He punished Israel by sending it away. He removed it with a fierce blast from the east winds. 9In this way the wrongdoings of the descendants of Jacob are covered up. This is the way they will turn from their sins— when they turn all the altar stones into powdered chalk and no poles dedicated to the goddess Asherah or incense altars are left standing.

Isaiah 27:7 word by word

הַכְּמַכַּ֥ת מַכֵּ֖הוּ הִכָּ֑הוּ אִם־כְּהֶ֥רֶג הֲרֻגָ֖יו הֹרָֽג׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Hath he smittenנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• him, as he smoteמַכָּהmakkâh makkeh · woundH4347
• is he slainהָרַגhârag · to killH2026
• according to the slaughterהֶ֫רֶגhereg · slaughterH2027

Cross-references for Isaiah 27:7

• Isaiah 10:20At that time the remaining few Israelites, the survivors of Jacob’s descendants will no longer depend on the one who struck them. They will only depend on the Lord, the Holy One of Israel.
• Isaiah 14:22“I’ll rise up against them,” declares the Lord of Armies. “I’ll cut off the name of the survivors from Babylon, its offspring and descendants,” declares the Lord.
• Isaiah 17:3Fortified cities will disappear from Ephraim, and the kingdom will disappear from Damascus. The remaining few from Aram will share Israel’s honor,” declares the Lord of Armies.
• Jeremiah 30:11I am with you, and I will rescue you,” declares the Lord. “I will completely destroy all the nations where I scattered you, but I will not completely destroy you. I will correct you with justice. I won’t let you go entirely unpunished.
• Jeremiah 50:33This is what the Lord of Armies says: All the people of Israel and Judah are oppressed. All their enemies have captured them. They refuse to let them go.
• Jeremiah 51:24“In your presence I will pay back Babylon and all the people who live in Babylon for all the evil things that they did in Zion,” declares the Lord.
• Daniel 2:31“Your Majesty, you had a vision. You saw a large statue. This statue was very bright. It stood in front of you, and it looked terrifying.
• Nahum 1:14The Lord has given this command about you, Nineveh: You will no longer have descendants to carry on your name. I will remove the wooden and metal idols from the temple of your gods. I will prepare your grave because you are worthless.
• Nahum 3:19There is no relief for your collapse. Your wound is fatal. All who hear the news about you will clap their hands. Who hasn’t suffered from your endless evil?

Commentaries on Isaiah 27:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Hath 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…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-13Verses 6-13 In the days of the gospel, the latter days, the gospel church shall be more firmly fixed than the Jewish church, and shall spread further. May our souls be continually watered and kept, that we may abound in the fruits of the Spirit, in all goodness, righteousness, and truth. The Jews yet are kept a separate and a numerous people; they have not been rooted out as those who slew them. The condition of that nation, through so many ages, forms a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7Even though Israel was God's chosen people, they faced punishment like other wicked nations. However, Israel was not entirely destroyed. A small remnant survived.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. him ... those--Israel--Israel's enemies. Has God punished His people as severely as He has those enemies whom He employed to chastise Israel? No! Far from it. Israel, after trials, He will restore; Israel's enemies He will utterly destroy at last. the slaughter of them that are slain by him--rather, "Is Israel slain according to the slaughter of the enemy slain?" the slaughter wherewith the enemy is slain [Maurer].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