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Isaiah 27:9
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.
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 Israel as he struck her enemies? Has he punished her as he punished them? 8No, 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. 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. 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. 11The people are like the dead branches of a tree, broken off and used for kindling beneath the cooking pots. Israel is a foolish and stupid nation, for its people have turned away from God. Therefore, the one who made them will show them no pity or mercy.
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 Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the Mighty One of Israel, says, “I will take revenge on my enemies and pay back my foes!
- Isaiah 4:4The Lord will wash the filth from beautiful Zion and cleanse Jerusalem of its bloodstains with the hot breath of fiery judgment.
- Isaiah 48:10I have refined you, but not as silver is refined. Rather, I have refined you in the furnace of suffering.
- Psalms 119:67I used to wander off until you disciplined me; but now I closely follow your word.
- Proverbs 20:30Physical punishment cleanses away evil; such discipline purifies the heart.
- Ezekiel 20:38I will purge you of all those who rebel and revolt against me. I will bring them out of the countries where they are in exile, but they will never enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
- Ezekiel 24:13Your impurity is your lewdness and the corruption of your idolatry. I tried to cleanse you, but you refused. So now you will remain in your filth until my fury against you has been satisfied.
- Daniel 11:35And some of the wise will fall victim to persecution. In this way, they will be refined and cleansed and made pure until the time of the end, for the appointed time is still to come.
- Matthew 3:2“Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.”
- 1 Corinthians 11:32Yet when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned along with the world.
- Hebrews 12:6For the Lord disciplines those he loves, and he punishes each one he accepts as his child.”
- 2 Kings 25:9He burned down the Temple of the Lord, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem. He destroyed all the important buildings in the city.
- 2 Chronicles 36:19Then his army burned the Temple of God, tore down the walls of Jerusalem, burned all the palaces, and completely destroyed everything of value.
- Ezra 3:2Then Jeshua son of Jehozadak joined his fellow priests and Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel with his family in rebuilding the altar of the God of Israel. They wanted to sacrifice burnt offerings on it, as instructed in the Law of Moses, the man of God.
- Ezekiel 11:18“When the people return to their homeland, they will remove every trace of their vile images and detestable idols.
- Ezekiel 24:11Now set the empty pot on the coals. Heat it red hot! Burn away the filth and corruption.
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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