Isaiah 27:5

Isaiah 27:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Or let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me; and he shall make peace with me.
• New International Version (NIV)Or else let them come to me for refuge; let them make peace with me, yes, let them make peace with me.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Or let them lay hold of my protection, let them make peace with me, let them make peace with me."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Or let him take hold of My strength, That he may make peace with Me; And he shall make peace with Me.”

Context of Isaiah 27:5

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— unless they turn to me for help. Let them make peace with me; yes, let them make peace with me.” 6The time is coming when Jacob’s descendants will take root. Israel will bud and blossom and fill the whole earth with fruit! 7Has the Lord struck Israel as he struck her enemies? Has he punished her as he punished them?

Isaiah 27:5 word by word

א֚וֹ יַחֲזֵ֣ק בְּמָעוּזִּ֔י יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה שָׁל֖וֹם לִ֑י שָׁל֖וֹם יַֽעֲשֶׂה־לִּֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Or let him take holdחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: holdH2388
• of my strengthמָעוֹזmâ‛ôz mâ‛ûz mâ‛ôz mâ‛ûz · securityH4581
• he may makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• peaceשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peaceH7965

Cross-references for Isaiah 27:5

• Isaiah 25:4But you are a tower of refuge to the poor, O Lord, a tower of refuge to the needy in distress. You are a refuge from the storm and a shelter from the heat. For the oppressive acts of ruthless people are like a storm beating against a wall,
• Isaiah 26:3You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!
• Isaiah 45:24The people will declare, “The Lord is the source of all my righteousness and strength.” And all who were angry with him will come to him and be ashamed.
• Isaiah 56:2Blessed are all those who are careful to do this. Blessed are those who honor my Sabbath days of rest and keep themselves from doing wrong.
• Isaiah 64:7Yet no one calls on your name or pleads with you for mercy. Therefore, you have turned away from us and turned us over to our sins.
• Joshua 9:24They replied, “We did it because we—your servants—were clearly told that the Lord your God commanded his servant Moses to give you this entire land and to destroy all the people living in it. So we feared greatly for our lives because of you. That is why we have done this.
• Joshua 10:6The men of Gibeon quickly sent messengers to Joshua at his camp in Gilgal. “Don’t abandon your servants now!” they pleaded. “Come at once! Save us! Help us! For all the Amorite kings who live in the hill country have joined forces to attack us.”
• Job 22:21“Submit to God, and you will have peace; then things will go well for you.
• Luke 13:34“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones God’s messengers! How often I have wanted to gather your children together as a hen protects her chicks beneath her wings, but you wouldn’t let me.
• Luke 14:32And if he can’t, he will send a delegation to discuss terms of peace while the enemy is still far away.
• Luke 19:42“How I wish today that you of all people would understand the way to peace. But now it is too late, and peace is hidden from your eyes.
• Hebrews 6:18So God has given both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us.
• Isaiah 57:19bringing words of praise to their lips. May they have abundant peace, both near and far,” says the Lord, who heals them.
• Ezekiel 34:25“I will make a covenant of peace with my people and drive away the dangerous animals from the land. Then they will be able to camp safely in the wildest places and sleep in the woods without fear.
• Hosea 2:18On that day I will make a covenant with all the wild animals and the birds of the sky and the animals that scurry along the ground so they will not harm you. I will remove all weapons of war from the land, all swords and bows, so you can live unafraid in peace and safety.
• Romans 5:1Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us.

Commentaries on Isaiah 27:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Or "Ah" - For או o I read אוי oi, as it was at first in a MS. The י yod was easily lost, being followed by another י yod .Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Or let him - The Hebrew word rendered here or (או 'ô ) means “unless;” and the sense is, the enemies of the Jewish people shall be completely destroyed as briers are by fire, “unless” they flee to God for a refuge. Take hold of my strength - That is, let the enemy take hold of me to become reconciled to me. The figure here is taken probably from the act of fleeing to take hold of the horns of the altar for refuge when one was pursued (compare 1 Kings…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5God wants everyone to turn to him and trust him for help. God offers his people a chance to make peace with him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Or--Else; the only alternative, if Israel's enemies wish to escape being "burnt together." strength--rather, "the refuge which I afford" [Maurer]. "Take hold," refers to the horns of the altar which fugitives often laid hold of as an asylum (1Ki 1:50; 2:28). Jesus is God's "strength," or "refuge" which sinners must repair to and take hold of, if they are to have "peace" with God (Is 45:24; Ro 5:1; Ep 2:14; compare Job 22:21).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