Isaiah 27:1
In that day will Jehovah punish with his sword, His hard, and great, and strong sword, The leviathan, that fleet serpent, Even the leviathan, that winding serpent; Yea, he will slay the monster, that is in the sea.
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In Context
2In that day, sing ye thus concerning the vineyard:
Cross References
Job 3:8Let them that curse the day curse it, Who are skilful to stir up the leviathan!
Job 26:13By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; His hand hath formed the fleeing Serpent.
Psalms 45:3Gird thy sword to thy thigh, thou hero!-Thy glory and ornament!
Psalms 104:26There go the ships; There is the leviathan, which thou hast made to play therein.
Isaiah 34:5For my sword hath become drunk in heaven; Behold, upon Edom shall it descend, Upon the people under my curse, for vengeance.
Isaiah 65:25The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, And the lion shall eat straw like the ox, And dust shall be the food of the serpent. They shall not hurt, nor destroy, in all my holy mountain, Saith Jehovah.
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 →