Isaiah 27:1

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

At that time the Lord will punish with his destructive, great, and powerful sword Leviathan the fast-moving serpent, Leviathan the squirming serpent; he will kill the sea monster. 2When that time comes, sing about a delightful vineyard! 3I, the Lord, protect it; I water it regularly. I guard it night and day, so no one can harm it.

Isaiah 27:1 word by word

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 34:5He says, “Indeed, my sword has slaughtered heavenly powers. Look, it now descends on Edom, on the people I will annihilate in judgment.”
• Isaiah 66:16For the Lord judges all humanity with fire and his sword; the Lord will kill many.
• Deuteronomy 32:41I will sharpen my lightning-like sword, and my hand will grasp hold of the weapon of judgment; I will execute vengeance on my foes, and repay those who hate me!
• Job 40:19It ranks first among the works of God, the One who made it has furnished it with a sword.
• Psalms 45:3Strap your sword to your thigh, O warrior! Appear in your majestic splendor!
• Jeremiah 47:6How long will you cry out, ‘Oh, sword of the Lord, how long will it be before you stop killing? Go back into your sheath! Stay there and rest!’
• Revelation 2:16Therefore, repent! If not, I will come against you quickly and make war against those people with the sword of my mouth.
• Revelation 19:21The others were killed by the sword that extended from the mouth of the one who rode the horse, and all the birds gorged themselves with their flesh.
• Job 12:1Then Job answered:
• Psalms 74:14You crushed the heads of Leviathan; you fed him to the people who live along the coast.
• Psalms 104:26The ships travel there, and over here swims the whale you made to play in it.
• Isaiah 65:25A wolf and a lamb will graze together; a lion, like an ox, will eat straw, and a snake’s food will be dirt. They will no longer injure or destroy on my entire royal mountain,” says the Lord.
• Job 26:13By his breath the skies became fair; his hand pierced the fleeing serpent.
• Isaiah 51:9Wake up! Wake up! Clothe yourself with strength, O arm of the Lord! Wake up as in former times, as in antiquity! Did you not smash the Proud One? Did you not wound the sea monster?
• Psalms 74:13You destroyed the sea by your strength; you shattered the heads of the sea monster in the water.
• Jeremiah 51:34“King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon devoured me and drove my people out. Like a monster from the deep he swallowed me. He filled his belly with my riches. He made me an empty dish. He completely cleaned me out.”

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