Isaiah 27:1
In that day the Lord with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.
Isaiah 27:1 in other translations
| BSB | In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent—Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea. |
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| WEB | In that day, the LORD with his hard and great and strong sword will punish leviathan, the fleeing serpent, and leviathan, the twisted serpent; and he will kill the dragon that is in the sea. |
| ASV | In that day Jehovah with his hard and great and strong sword will punish leviathan the swift serpent, and leviathan the crooked serpent; and he will slay the monster that is in the sea. |
| YLT | In that day lay a charge doth Jehovah, With his sword--the sharp, and the great, and the strong, On leviathan--a fleeing serpent, And on leviathan--a crooked serpent, And He hath slain the dragon that is in the sea. |
| DARBY | In that day Jehovah, with his sore and great and strong sword, will visit leviathan the fleeing serpent, and leviathan the crooked serpent; and he will slay the monster that is in the sea. |
| BBE | In that day the Lord, with his great and strong and cruel sword, will send punishment on Leviathan, the quick-moving snake, and on Leviathan, the twisted snake; and he will put to death the dragon which is in the sea. |
| Webster | In that day the LORD with his keen and great and strong sword will punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he will slay the dragon that is in the sea. |
What does Isaiah 27:1 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Is 27:1-13. Continuation of the Twenty-fourth, Twenty-fifth, and Twenty-sixth Chapters.
At the time when Israel shall be delivered, and the ungodly nations punished, God shall punish also the great enemy of the Church. 1. sore--rather, "hard," "well-tempered." leviathan--literally, in Arabic, "the twisted animal," applicable to every great tenant of the waters, sea-serpents, crocodiles, &c. In Eze 29:3; 32:2; Da 7:1, &c. Re 12:3, &c., potentates hostile to Israel are similarly described; antitypically and ultimately Satan is intended (Re 20:10). piercing--rigid [Lowth]. Flying [Maurer and Septuagint]. Long, extended, namely, as the crocodile which cannot readily bend back its body [Houbigant]. crooked--winding. dragon--Hebrew, tenin; the crocodile. sea--the Euphrates, or the expansion of it near Babylon.Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Introduction
Destruction of the enemies of the Church, Isa 27:1. God's care of his vineyard, Isa 27:2-11. Prosperity of the descendants of Abraham in the latter days, Isa 27:12, Isa 27:13. The subject of this chapter seems to be the nature, the measure, and the design of God's dealings with his people. 1. His judgments inflicted on their great and powerful enemies, Isa 27:1. 2. His constant care and protection of his favorite vineyard, in the form of a dialogue, Isa 27:2. 3. The moderation and lenity with which the severity of his judgments have been tempered, Isa 27:7. 4. The end and design of them, to recover them from idolatry, Isa 27:9. And, 5. The recalling of them, on their repentance, from their several dispersions, Isa 27:12. The first verse seems connected with the two last verses of the preceding chapter. - L. Verse 1 Leviathan - The animals here mentioned seem to be the crocodile, rigid by the stiffness of the backbone, so that he cannot readily turn himself when he pursues his prey; hence the easiest way of escaping from him is by making frequent and short turnings: the serpent or dragon, flexible and winding, which coils himself up in a circular form: and the sea monster, or whale. These are used allegorically, without doubt for great potentates, enemies and persecutors of the people of God: but to specify the particular persons or states designed by the prophet under these images, is a matter of great difficulty, and comes not necessarily with in the design of these notes. R. D. Kimchi says, leviathan is a parable concerning the kings of the Gentiles: it is the largest fish in the sea, called also תנין tannin, the dragon, or rather the whale. By these names the Grecian, Turkish, and Roman empires are intended. The dragon of the sea seems to mean some nation having a strong naval force and extensive commerce. See Kimchi on the place.Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 27:1-5
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Isaiah 27:1 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Isaiah 27:1
- Ezekiel 29:3
Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself.
- Isaiah 51:9
Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?
- Isaiah 66:16
For by fire and by his sword will the Lord plead with all flesh: and the slain of the Lord shall be many.
- Revelation 12:3-13:2
And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne. And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days. …
- Revelation 20:2
And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
- Psalms 104:26
There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.
- Job 26:13
By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.
- Psalms 74:13-14
Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters. Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
- Revelation 19:21
And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
- Ezekiel 32:2-5
Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say unto him, Thou art like a young lion of the nations, and thou art as a whale in the seas: and thou camest forth with thy rivers, and troubledst the waters with thy feet, and fouledst their rivers. Thus saith the Lord God; I will therefore spread out my net over thee with a company of many people; and they shall bring thee up in my net. Then will I leave thee upon the land, I will cast thee forth upon the open field, and will cause all the fowls of the heaven to remain upon thee, and I will fill the beasts of the whole earth with thee. And I will lay thy flesh upon the mountains, and fill the valleys with thy height.
- Jeremiah 51:34
Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he hath cast me out.
- Job 40:19
He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
with his.
34:5,6; 66:16; De 32:41,42; Job 40:19; Ps 45:3; Jer 47:6; Re 2:16
Re 19:21
leviathan.
Job 12:1-25; Ps 74:14; 104:26
piercing. or, crossing like a bar. crooked.
65:25; Job 26:13
the dragon.
51:9; Ps 74:13,14; Jer 51:34; Eze 29:3; 32:2-5; Re 12:3-17
Re 13:2,4,11; 16:13; 20:2
in the sea.
Jer 51:13; Re 13:1; 17:1,15
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Context
- Isaiah 27:1
In that day the Lord with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.
- Isaiah 27:2
In that day sing ye unto her, A vineyard of red wine.
Isaiah 27:1 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | EN aquel día Jehová visitará con su espada dura, grande y fuerte, sobre leviathán, serpiente rolliza, y sobre leviathán serpiente retuerta; y matará al dragón que está en la mar. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | En ce jour-là, l’ Éternel visitera de son épée, dure et grande et forte, le léviathan, serpent fuyard, et le léviathan, serpent tortueux; et il tuera le monstre qui est dans la mer. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | An jenem Tage wird Jehova mit seinem Schwerte, dem harten und großen und starken, heimsuchen den Leviathan, die flüchtige Schlange, und den Leviathan, die gewundene Schlange, und wird das Ungeheuer töten, welches im Meere ist. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | In die illa visitabit Dominus in gladio suo duro, et grandi, et forti, super Leviathan, serpentem vectem, et super Leviathan, serpentem tortuosum, et occidet cetum qui in mari est. |