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Isaiah 27:9
9By 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.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The Lord did this to purge Israel’s wickedness, to take away all her sin. As a result, all the pagan altars will be crushed to dust. No Asherah pole or pagan shrine will be left standing.
Context of Isaiah 27:9
7Has the Lord struck her as he struck down those who struck her? Has she been killed as those were killed who killed her? 8By warfare and exile you contend with her— with his fierce blast he drives her out, as on a day the east wind blows. 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. 10The fortified city stands desolate, an abandoned settlement, forsaken like the wilderness; there the calves graze, there they lie down; they strip its branches bare. 11When its twigs are dry, they are broken off and women come and make fires with them. For this is a people without understanding; so their Maker has no compassion on them, and their Creator shows them no favor.
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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 Lord, the Lord Almighty, the Mighty One of Israel, declares: “Ah! I will vent my wrath on my foes and avenge myself on my enemies.
- Isaiah 4:4The Lord will wash away the filth of the women of Zion; he will cleanse the bloodstains from Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire.
- Isaiah 48:10See, I have refined you, though not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
- Psalms 119:67Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I obey your word.
- Proverbs 20:30Blows and wounds scrub away evil, and beatings purge the inmost being.
- Ezekiel 20:38I will purge you of those who revolt and rebel against me. Although I will bring them out of the land where they are living, yet they will not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
- Ezekiel 24:13“ ‘Now your impurity is lewdness. Because I tried to cleanse you but you would not be cleansed from your impurity, you will not be clean again until my wrath against you has subsided.
- Daniel 11:35Some of the wise will stumble, so that they may be refined, purified and made spotless until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time.
- Matthew 3:2and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”
- 1 Corinthians 11:32Nevertheless, when we are judged in this way by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be finally condemned with the world.
- Hebrews 12:6because the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.”
- 2 Kings 25:9He set fire to the temple of the Lord, the royal palace and all the houses of Jerusalem. Every important building he burned down.
- 2 Chronicles 36:19They set fire to God’s temple and broke down the wall of Jerusalem; they burned all the palaces and destroyed everything of value there.
- Ezra 3:2Then Joshua son of Jozadak and his fellow priests and Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and his associates began to build the altar of the God of Israel to sacrifice burnt offerings on it, in accordance with what is written in the Law of Moses the man of God.
- Ezekiel 11:18“They will return to it and remove all its vile images and detestable idols.
- Ezekiel 24:11Then set the empty pot on the coals till it becomes hot and its copper glows, so that its impurities may be melted and its deposit burned away.
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
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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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