New American Standard Bible 2020
Isaiah 27:1
1On that day 1the Lord will punish 23Leviathan the fleeing serpent, With His fierce and great and mighty sword, Even 4Leviathan the twisted serpent; And 5He 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
On that day the Lord will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent, With His fierce and great and mighty sword, Even Leviathan the twisted serpent; And He will kill the dragon who lives in the sea. 2On that day, “A vineyard of beauty, sing of it! 3I, the Lord, am its keeper; I water it every moment. So that no one will damage 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
- On that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- will punishפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: punishH6485
- Leviathanלִוְיָתָןlivyâthân · LeviathanH3882
- the fleeingבָּרִיחַbârîyach bâriach · fleeingH1281
- serpentנָחָשׁnâchâsh · serpentH5175
- With His fierceקָשֶׁהqâsheh · severeH7186
- and greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
- and mightyחָזָקchâzâq · strongH2389
- swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
- Evenעַל‛al · uponH5921
- the twistedעֲקַלָּתוֹן‛ăqallâthôn · crookedH6129
- He will killהָרַגhârag · to killH2026
- the dragonתַּנִּיןtannîyn tannîym · serpent: monsterH8577
- whoאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- in the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
Cross-references for Isaiah 27:1
- Isaiah 34:5For My sword has drunk its fill in heaven; Behold it shall descend for judgment upon Edom, And upon the people whom I have designated for destruction.
- Isaiah 66:16For the Lord will execute judgment by fire And by His sword on humanity, And those put to death by the Lord will be many.
- Deuteronomy 32:41If I have sharpened My flashing sword, And My hand has taken hold of justice, I will return vengeance on My adversaries, And I will repay those who hate Me.
- Job 40:19“He is the first of the ways of God; Let his Maker bring His sword near.
- Psalms 45:3Strap Your sword on Your thigh, Mighty One, In Your splendor and majesty!
- Jeremiah 47:6Ah, sword of the Lord, How long will you not be quiet? Withdraw into your sheath; Rest and stay still.
- Revelation 2:16Therefore repent; or else I am coming to you quickly, and I will wage war against them with the sword of My mouth.
- 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 were filled with their flesh.
- Job 12:1Then Job responded,
- Psalms 74:14You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You gave him as food for the creatures of the wilderness.
- Psalms 104:26The ships move along there, And Leviathan, which You have formed to have fun in it.
- Isaiah 65:25The wolf and the lamb will graze together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox; and dust will be the serpent’s food. They will do no evil or harm on all My holy mountain,” says the Lord.
- Job 26:13By His breath the heavens are cleared; His hand has pierced the fleeing serpent.
- Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord; Awake as in the days of old, the generations of long ago. Was it not You who cut Rahab in pieces, Who pierced the dragon?
- Psalms 74:13You divided the sea by Your strength; You broke the heads of the sea monsters in the waters.
- Jeremiah 51:34“Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon has devoured me, he has crushed me, He has set me down like an empty vessel; He has swallowed me like a monster, He has filled his stomach with my delicacies; He has 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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