1In that day the Lord with his hard and great and strong sword will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent, Leviathan the twisting serpent, and he will slay the dragon that is in the sea. (Ps 74:14; Isa 51:9; Jer 47:6; Eze 29:3)2In that day, “A pleasant vineyard,[1] sing of it! (Isa 5:7; Isa 26:1)3I, the Lord, am its keeper; every moment I water it. Lest anyone punish it, I keep it night and day;4I have no wrath. Would that I had thorns and briers to battle! I would march against them, I would burn them up together. (Isa 10:17)5Or let them lay hold of my protection, let them make peace with me, let them make peace with me.”6In days to come[2] Jacob shall take root, Israel shall blossom and put forth shoots and fill the whole world with fruit. (Isa 37:31; Ho 14:5)7Has he struck them as he struck those who struck them? Or have they been slain as their slayers were slain? (Isa 37:18; Isa 37:36; Ho 6:1)8Measure by measure,[3] by exile you contended with them; he removed them with his fierce breath[4] in the day of the east wind. (Jer 10:24; Jer 18:17)9Therefore by this the guilt of Jacob will be atoned for, and this will be the full fruit of the removal of his sin:[5] when he makes all the stones of the altars like chalkstones crushed to pieces, no Asherim or incense altars will remain standing. (De 16:21; 2Ki 18:4; Isa 22:14)10For the fortified city is solitary, a habitation deserted and forsaken, like the wilderness; there the calf grazes; there it lies down and strips its branches. (Isa 17:9; Isa 32:14; Isa 32:19; Ho 8:14; Mic 5:11)11When its boughs are dry, they are broken; women come and make a fire of them. For this is a people without discernment; therefore he who made them will not have compassion on them; he who formed them will show them no favor. (De 32:28; Isa 30:16)12In that day from the river Euphrates[6] to the Brook of Egypt the Lord will thresh out the grain, and you will be gleaned one by one, O people of Israel. (Ge 15:18)13And in that day a great trumpet will be blown, and those who were lost in the land of Assyria and those who were driven out to the land of Egypt will come and worship the Lord on the holy mountain at Jerusalem. (Le 25:9; Isa 2:2; Isa 11:11; Isa 11:16; Mic 7:12; Mt 24:31; Re 11:15)
Isaiah 27
New International Version
Deliverance of Israel
1In that day, the Lord will punish with his sword – his fierce, great and powerful sword – Leviathan the gliding serpent, Leviathan the coiling serpent; he will slay the monster of the sea.2In that day – ‘Sing about a fruitful vineyard:3I, the Lord, watch over it; I water it continually. I guard it day and night so that no-one may harm it.4I am not angry. If only there were briers and thorns confronting me! I would march against them in battle; I would set them all on fire.5Or else let them come to me for refuge; let them make peace with me, yes, let them make peace with me.’6In days to come Jacob will take root, Israel will bud and blossom and fill all the world with fruit.7Has the Lord struck her as he struck down those who struck her? Has she been killed as those were killed who killed her?8By warfare[1] and exile you contend with her – with his fierce blast he drives her out, as on a day the east wind blows.9By 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[2] or incense altars will be left standing.10The fortified city stands desolate, an abandoned settlement, forsaken like the wilderness; there the calves graze, there they lie down; they strip its branches bare.11When its twigs are dry, they are broken off and women come and make fires with them. For this is a people without understanding; so their Maker has no compassion on them, and their Creator shows them no favour.12In that day the Lord will thresh from the flowing Euphrates to the Wadi of Egypt, and you, Israel, will be gathered up one by one.13And in that day a great trumpet will sound. Those who were perishing in Assyria and those who were exiled in Egypt will come and worship the Lord on the holy mountain in Jerusalem.
Isaiah 27
King James Version
1In 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.2In that day sing ye unto her, A vineyard of red wine.3I the LORD do keep it; I will water it every moment: lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day.4Fury is not in me: who would set the briers and thorns against me in battle? I would go through them, I would burn them together.5Or let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me; and he shall make peace with me.6He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root: Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit.7Hath 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?8In measure, when it shooteth forth, thou wilt debate with it: he stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind.9By 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.10Yet the defenced city shall be desolate, and the habitation forsaken, and left like a wilderness: there shall the calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and consume the branches thereof.11When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will shew them no favour.12And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall beat off from the channel of the river unto the stream of Egypt, and ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye children of Israel.13And it shall come to pass in that day, that the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and shall worship the LORD in the holy mount at Jerusalem.
Isaiah 27
New International Reader’s Version
Israel will be saved
1At that time the LORD will punish Leviathan with his sword. His great, powerful and deadly sword will punish the snake that glides through the sea. He will kill that twisting sea monster.2At that time the LORD will sing about his fruitful vineyard. He will say,3‘I am the LORD. I watch over my vineyard. I water it all the time. I guard it day and night. I do it so no one can harm it.4I am not angry with my vineyard. I wish thorns and bushes would come up in it. Then I would march out against them in battle. I would set all of them on fire.5So the enemies of my people should come to me for safety. They should make peace with me. I will say it again. They should make peace with me.’6In days to come, Jacob’s people will put down roots like a vine. Israel will bud and bloom. They will fill the whole world with fruit.7The LORD struck down those who struck down Israel. But he hasn’t punished Israel as much. The LORD killed those who killed many of his people. But he hasn’t punished his people as much.8The LORD will use war to punish Israel. He will make them leave their land. With a strong blast of his anger he will drive them out. It will be as if the east wind were blowing.9The people of Jacob will have to pay for their sin. Here is how they will show that their sin has been removed. They will make all the altar stones like limestone. They will crush them to pieces. No poles used to worship the female god named Asherah will be left standing. No incense altars will be left either.10Cities that have high walls around them will become empty. They will be settlements with no one in them. They will be like a desert. Calves will eat and lie down in them. They will strip bare the branches of their trees.11When their twigs are dry, they will be broken off. Then women will come and make fires with them. The people of Jacob don’t understand the LORD. So the God who made them won’t be concerned about them. Their Creator won’t be kind to them.12At that time the LORD will separate Israel from other people. He will gather the Israelites together one by one. He will gather them from the River Euphrates to the Wadi of Egypt.13At that time a loud trumpet will be blown. Those who were dying in Assyria will come and worship the LORD. So will those who were taken away to Egypt. All of them will worship the LORD on his holy mountain in Jerusalem.