Isaiah 27:7

Isaiah 27:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Hath he smitten him, as he smote those that smote him? or is he slain according to the slaughter of them that are slain by him?
• New International Version (NIV)Has the Lord struck her as he struck down those who struck her? Has she been killed as those were killed who killed her?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Has he struck them as he struck those who struck them? Or have they been slain as their slayers were slain?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Has He struck Israel as He struck those who struck him? Or has He been slain according to the slaughter of those who were slain by Him?

Context of Isaiah 27:7

5Rather let them rely on My strength. Let them make peace with Me— make peace with Me.” 6In days to come Jacob will take root, Israel will blossom and bud and fill the face of the world with fruit. Did He strike Israel as He struck those who struck them? Or were they slain as their slayers were slain? 8You contended with her by banishing her, by driving her away. With His fierce wind He expelled them on the day of the east wind. 9So by this will Jacob’s sin be atoned and this the full price to remove his sin: When he makes all the altar stones like shattered chalk stones, so that the Asherah poles and incense rise no more.

Isaiah 27:7 word by word

הַכְּמַכַּ֥ת מַכֵּ֖הוּ הִכָּ֑הוּ אִם־כְּהֶ֥רֶג הֲרֻגָ֖יו הֹרָֽג׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Hath he smittenנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• him, as he smoteמַכָּהmakkâh makkeh · woundH4347
• is he slainהָרַגhârag · to killH2026
• according to the slaughterהֶ֫רֶגhereg · slaughterH2027

Cross-references for Isaiah 27:7

• Isaiah 10:20Yet it will come about in that day that the remnant of Israel— those of the house of Jacob who escaped— will never again depend on the one who struck them down, but will depend upon Adonai, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.
• Isaiah 14:22“For I will rise up against them”—it is a declaration of Adonai-Tzva’ot—“and I will cut off from Babylon name and remnant, offshoot and offspring,” declares Adonai.
• Isaiah 17:3The fortress will also cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus. The remnant of Aram will be like the glory of Bnei-Yisrael. It is a declaration of Adonai-Tzva’ot.
• Jeremiah 30:11For I am with you,” declares Adonai, “to save you, for I will make a full end of all the nations where I scatter you. but I will not make a full end of you. For I will discipline you justly, but will not leave you unpunished.”
• Jeremiah 50:33Thus says Adonai-Tzva’ot: “The children of Israel and the children of Judah are oppressed together. All their captors hold them fast. They refused to let them go.
• Jeremiah 51:24I will repay Babylon and all living in Chaldea for all their evil that they did in Zion, before your eyes.” It is a declaration of Adonai.
• Daniel 2:31“You looked, O king, and behold, there before you stood a huge statue—an enormous and dazzling image, whose appearance was awesome.
• Nahum 1:14Adonai has issued a command against you: no more will your name be spread. From the house of your gods I will cut off the idol and metal image. I will prepare your grave— for you have become worthless.
• Nahum 3:19There is no cure for your brokenness, your wound is severe. All who hear the report about you, clap hands over you. For over whom has not passed your constant cruelty?

Commentaries on Isaiah 27:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Hath he smitten him, as he smote those that smote them? - Has God punished his people in the same manner and to the same extent as he has their enemies? It is implied by this question that he had not. He had indeed punished them for their sins, but he had I not destroyed them. Their enemies he had utterly destroyed. According to the slaughter of those that are slain by him - Hebrew, According to the slaying of his slain.‘ That is, not as our translation…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. 7Even though Israel was God's chosen people, they faced punishment like other wicked nations. However, Israel was not entirely destroyed. A small remnant survived.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. him ... those--Israel--Israel's enemies. Has God punished His people as severely as He has those enemies whom He employed to chastise Israel? No! Far from it. Israel, after trials, He will restore; Israel's enemies He will utterly destroy at last. the slaughter of them that are slain by him--rather, "Is Israel slain according to the slaughter of the enemy slain?" the slaughter wherewith the enemy is slain [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