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Isaiah 27:2
2“In that day, sing about the fruitful vineyard.
Isaiah 27:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)In that day sing ye unto her, A vineyard of red wine.
- New International Version (NIV)In that day— “Sing about a fruitful vineyard:
- English Standard Version (ESV)In that day, "A pleasant vineyard, sing of it!
- New King James Version (NKJV)In that day sing to her, “A vineyard of red wine!
Context of Isaiah 27:2
1In that day the Lord will take his terrible, swift sword and punish Leviathan, the swiftly moving serpent, the coiling, writhing serpent. He will kill the dragon of the sea. “In that day, sing about the fruitful vineyard. 3I, the Lord, will watch over it, watering it carefully. Day and night I will watch so no one can harm it. 4My anger will be gone. If I find briers and thorns growing, I will attack them; I will burn them up—
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בַּיּ֖וֹם הַה֑וּא כֶּ֥רֶם חֶ֖מֶד עַנּוּ־לָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Isaiah 27:2
- Isaiah 5:1Now I will sing for the one I love a song about his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a rich and fertile hill.
- Numbers 21:17There the Israelites sang this song: “Spring up, O well! Yes, sing its praises!
- Psalms 80:8You brought us from Egypt like a grapevine; you drove away the pagan nations and transplanted us into your land.
- Jeremiah 2:21But I was the one who planted you, choosing a vine of the purest stock—the very best. How did you grow into this corrupt wild vine?
- Matthew 21:33“Now listen to another story. A certain landowner planted a vineyard, built a wall around it, dug a pit for pressing out the grape juice, and built a lookout tower. Then he leased the vineyard to tenant farmers and moved to another country.
- Luke 20:9Now Jesus turned to the people again and told them this story: “A man planted a vineyard, leased it to tenant farmers, and moved to another country to live for several years.
Commentaries on Isaiah 27:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Sing ye unto her - לה אנו anu lah . Bishop Lowth translates this, Sing ye a responsive song; and says that ענה anah, to answer, signifies occasionally to sing responsively; and that this mode of singing was frequently practiced among the ancient Hebrews. See De Poes. Sac. Hebrews Prael. xix., at the beginning. This, indeed, was the ancient method of singing in various nations. The song was divided into distinct portions, and the singers sang alternately…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Sing ye unto her - That is, sing unto, or respecting the vineyard. The word rendered sing‘ (ענוּ ‛anû ) signifies properly, “answer, respond to;” and then, sing a responsive song, where one portion of the choir responds to another (see Exodus 15:21). This has been well expressed here by Lowth in his translation: To the beloved Vineyard, sing ye a responsive song.‘ It is the commencement of a song, or hymn respecting Judea, represented under the image of a…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-6In the Song of the Fruitful Vineyard, the vineyard represents God’s people (compare Isaiah 5:1–7).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. In that day when leviathan shall be destroyed, the vineyard (Psa 80:8), the Church of God, purged of its blemishes, shall be lovely in God's eyes; to bring out this sense the better, Lowth, by changing a Hebrew letter, reads "pleasant," "lovely," for "red wine." sing--a responsive song [Lowth]. unto her--rather, "concerning her" (see on Is 5:1); namely, the Jewish state [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
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