New English Translation
Isaiah 27:9
9So in this way Jacob’s sin will be forgiven, and this is how they will show they are finished sinning: They will make all the stones of the altars like crushed limestone, and the Asherah poles and the incense altars will no longer stand.
Isaiah 27:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up.
- New International Version (NIV)By this, then, will Jacob’s guilt be atoned for, and this will be the full fruit of the removal of his sin: When he makes all the altar stones to be like limestone crushed to pieces, no Asherah poles or incense altars will be left standing.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore by this the guilt of Jacob will be atoned for, and this will be the full fruit of the removal of his sin: when he makes all the stones of the altars like chalkstones crushed to pieces, no Asherim or incense altars will remain standing.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore by this the iniquity of Jacob will be covered; And this is all the fruit of taking away his sin: When he makes all the stones of the altar Like chalkstones that are beaten to dust, Wooden images and incense altars shall not stand.
Context of Isaiah 27:9
7Has the Lord struck down Israel like he did their oppressors? Has Israel been killed like their enemies? 8When you summon her for divorce, you prosecute her; he drives her away with his strong wind in the day of the east wind. So in this way Jacob’s sin will be forgiven, and this is how they will show they are finished sinning: They will make all the stones of the altars like crushed limestone, and the Asherah poles and the incense altars will no longer stand. 10For the fortified city is left alone; it is a deserted settlement and abandoned like the desert. Calves graze there; they lie down there and eat its branches bare. 11When its branches get brittle, they break; women come and use them for kindling. For these people lack understanding, therefore the one who made them has no compassion on them; the one who formed them has no mercy on them.
Read all of Isaiah 27Isaiah 27:9 word by word
לָכֵ֗ן בְּזֹאת֙ יְכֻפַּ֣ר עֲוֹֽן־יַעֲקֹ֔ב וְזֶ֕ה כָּל־פְּרִ֖י הָסִ֣ר חַטָּאת֑וֹ בְּשׂוּמ֣וֹ׀ כָּל־אַבְנֵ֣י מִזְבֵּ֗חַ כְּאַבְנֵי־גִר֙ מְנֻפָּצ֔וֹת לֹֽא־יָקֻ֥מוּ אֲשֵׁרִ֖ים וְחַמָּנִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- By thisזֹאתzô'th · thisH2063
- therefore shall the iniquityעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: guiltH5771
- of Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
- be purgedכִּפֶּרkâphar · to atoneH3722
- all the fruitפְּרִיperîy · fruitH6529
- to take awayסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: removeH5493
- his sinחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403
- when he makethשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
- all the stonesאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
- of the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
- as chalkstonesגִּרgir · chalkH1615
- that are beaten in sunderנָפַץnâphats · to shatterH5310
- the grovesאֲשֵׁרָה'ăshêrâh 'ăshêyrâh · AsherahH842
- and imagesחַמָּןchammân · pillarH2553
- shall not stand upקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
Cross-references for Isaiah 27:9
- Isaiah 1:24Therefore, the sovereign Lord who commands armies, the powerful ruler of Israel, says this: “Ah, I will seek vengeance against my adversaries, I will take revenge against my enemies.
- Isaiah 4:4At that time the sovereign master will wash the excrement from Zion’s women, he will rinse the bloodstains from Jerusalem’s midst, as he comes to judge and to bring devastation.
- Isaiah 48:10Look, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have purified you in the furnace of misery.
- Psalms 119:67Before I was afflicted I used to stray off, but now I keep your instructions.
- Proverbs 20:30Beatings and wounds cleanse away evil, and floggings cleanse the innermost being.
- Ezekiel 20:38I will eliminate from among you the rebels and those who revolt against me. I will bring them out from the land where they have been residing, but they will not come to the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
- Ezekiel 24:13You mix uncleanness with obscene conduct. I tried to cleanse you, but you are not clean. You will not be cleansed from your uncleanness until I have exhausted my anger on you.
- Daniel 11:35Even some of the wise will stumble, resulting in their refinement, purification, and cleansing until the time of the end, for it is still for the appointed time.
- Matthew 3:2“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
- 1 Corinthians 11:32But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined so that we may not be condemned with the world.
- Hebrews 12:6“For the Lord disciplines the one he loves and chastises every son he accepts.”
- 2 Kings 25:9He burned down the Lord’s temple, the royal palace, and all the houses in Jerusalem, including every large house.
- 2 Chronicles 36:19They burned down the Lord’s temple and tore down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned all its fortified buildings and destroyed all its valuable items.
- Ezra 3:2Then Jeshua the son of Jozadak and his priestly colleagues and Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and his colleagues started to build the altar of the God of Israel so they could offer burnt offerings on it as required by the law of Moses the man of God.
- Ezekiel 11:18“When they return to it, they will remove from it all its detestable things and all its abominations.
- Ezekiel 24:11Set the empty pot on the coals, until it becomes hot and its copper glows, until its uncleanness melts within it and its rot is consumed.
Commentaries on Isaiah 27:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9The groves "And if the groves" - ולא velo . Four MSS., two ancient, of Kennicott's, and one ancient of my own, with the Septuagint; this makes a fuller sense.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9By this - This verse states the whole design of the punishment of the Jews. They were taken away from their temple, their city, and their land; they were removed from the groves and altars of idolatry by which they had been so often led into sin; and the design was to preserve them henceforward from relapsing into their accustomed idolatry. The iniquity of Jacob - The sin of the Jewish people, and particularly their tendency to idolatry, which was their…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. 9God's justice requires him to punish sin to correct behavior and purify. The exile in Babylon happened to cleanse Israel's wickedness and remove all of Israel's sins (see Romans 11:27). This aimed to end all pagan worship in Israel, including the incense altars and the poles used for worshiping the goddess Asherah.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. By this--exile of Israel (the "sending away," Is 27:8). purged--expiated [Horsley]. all the fruit--This is the whole benefit designed to be brought about by the chastisement; namely, the removal of his (Israel's) sin (namely, object of idolatry; De 9:21; Ho 10:8). when he--Jehovah; at the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, His instrument. The Jews ever since have abhorred idolatry (compare Is 17:8). not stand up--shall rise no more [Horsley].Read the comment
Topics related to Isaiah 27:9
In the dictionaries
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
New English Translation — © 1996-2016 Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C.
Commentaries