Isaiah 27:1
In that day the Lord with his hard, and great, and strong sword shall visit leviathan the bar serpent, and leviathan the crooked serpent, and shall slay the whale that is in the see.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
2In that day there shall be singing to the vineyard of pure wine.
Cross References
Job 3:8Let them curse it who curse the day. who are ready to raise up a leviathan:
Job 26:13His spirit hath adorned the heavens, and his obstetric hand brought forth the winding serpent.
Psalms 45:3Thou art beautiful above the sons of men: grace is poured abroad in thy lips; therefore hath God blessed thee for ever
Psalms 104:26There the ships shall go. This sea dragon which thou hast formed to play therein.
Isaiah 34:5For my sword is inebriated in heaven: behold it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my slaughter unto judgment.
Isaiah 65:25The wolf and the lamb shall feed together; the lion and the ox shall eat straw; and dust shall be the serpent's food: they shall not hurt nor kill in all my holy mountain, saith the Lord.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 27:1
In this chapter the prophet goes on to show, I. What great things God would do for his church and people, which should now shortly be accomplished in the deliverance of Jerusalem from Sennacherib and the destruction of the Assyrian army; but it is expressed generally, for the encouragement of the church in after ages, with reference to the power and prevalency of her enemies. 1. That proud oppressors should be reckoned with, ver. 1 . 2. That care should be taken of the church, as of God's vineyard, ver. 2, 3 . 3.… Read the whole commentary →