Isaiah 27:8

Isaiah 27:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)In measure, when it shooteth forth, thou wilt debate with it: he stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind.
• New International Version (NIV)By warfare and exile you contend with her— with his fierce blast he drives her out, as on a day the east wind blows.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Measure by measure, by exile you contended with them; he removed them with his fierce breath in the day of the east wind.
• New King James Version (NKJV)In measure, by sending it away, You contended with it. He removes it by His rough wind In the day of the east wind.

Context of Isaiah 27:8

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? No, but he exiled Israel to call her to account. She was exiled from her land as though blown away in a storm from the east. 9The 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. 10The fortified towns will be silent and empty, the houses abandoned, the streets overgrown with weeds. Calves will graze there, chewing on twigs and branches.

Isaiah 27:8 word by word

בְּסַּאסְּאָ֖ה בְּשַׁלְחָ֣הּ תְּרִיבֶ֑נָּה הָגָ֛ה בְּרוּח֥וֹ הַקָּשָׁ֖ה בְּי֥וֹם קָדִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• In measureסֵאסֵאsa'se'âh · to drive awayH5432
• when it shooteth forthשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: exileH7971
• thou wilt debateרִיבrîyb rûb · to contendH7378
• with it: he stayethהָגָהhâgâh · to removeH1898
• his roughקָשֶׁהqâsheh · severeH7186
• windרוּחַrûach · spirit: breathH7307
• in the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of the east windקָדִיםqâdîym qâdim · eastH6921

Cross-references for Isaiah 27:8

• Isaiah 57:16For I will not fight against you forever; I will not always be angry. If I were, all people would pass away— all the souls I have made.
• Job 23:6Would he use his great power to argue with me? No, he would give me a fair hearing.
• Psalms 6:1O Lord, don’t rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your rage.
• Psalms 38:1O Lord, don’t rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your rage!
• Psalms 103:14For he knows how weak we are; he remembers we are only dust.
• Jeremiah 10:24So correct me, Lord, but please be gentle. Do not correct me in anger, for I would die.
• Jeremiah 30:11For I am with you and will save you,” says the Lord. “I will completely destroy the nations where I have scattered you, but I will not completely destroy you. I will discipline you, but with justice; I cannot let you go unpunished.”
• Jeremiah 46:28Do not be afraid, Jacob, my servant, for I am with you,” says the Lord. “I will completely destroy the nations to which I have exiled you, but I will not completely destroy you. I will discipline you, but with justice; I cannot let you go unpunished.”
• 1 Corinthians 10:13The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.
• 1 Peter 1:6So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you must endure many trials for a little while.
• Isaiah 1:5Why do you continue to invite punishment? Must you rebel forever? Your head is injured, and your heart is sick.
• Isaiah 5:3Now, you people of Jerusalem and Judah, you judge between me and my vineyard.
• Judges 10:10Finally, they cried out to the Lord for help, saying, “We have sinned against you because we have abandoned you as our God and have served the images of Baal.”
• Jeremiah 2:17And you have brought this upon yourselves by rebelling against the Lord your God, even though he was leading you on the way!
• Hosea 4:1Hear the word of the Lord, O people of Israel! The Lord has brought charges against you, saying: “There is no faithfulness, no kindness, no knowledge of God in your land.
• Hosea 6:1“Come, let us return to the Lord. He has torn us to pieces; now he will heal us. He has injured us; now he will bandage our wounds.

Commentaries on Isaiah 27:8

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8In measure … - This verse in our translation is exceedingly obscure, and indeed almost unintelligible. Nor is it much more intelligible in Lowth, or in Noyes; in the Vulgate, or the Septuagint. The various senses which have been given to the verse may be seen at length in Vitringa and Rosenmuller. The idea, which I suppose to be the true one, without going into an examination of others which have been proposed, is the following, which is as near as…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. 8The Assyrians forced many people from the northern kingdom of Israel into exile when Samaria fell in 722 BC. The Babylonians exiled many from Judah between 605 and 586 BC. Storms from the east were famous for their destructive effects (see Job 27:21; 38:24; Jeremiah 4:11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. In measure--not beyond measure; in moderation (Job 23:6; Psa 6:1; Jr 10:24; 30:11; 46:28). when it shooteth--image from the vine; rather, passing from the image to the thing itself, "when sending her away (namely, Israel to exile; Is 50:1, God only putting the adulteress away when He might justly have put her to death), Thou didst punish her" [Gesenius]. stayeth--rather, as Margin, "when He removeth it by His rough wind in the day," &c. east…Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• East wind
• Dragon
• Winds
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• Measure; Measures
• Salvation
• Wind

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