Isaiah 27:1
In that day, will Yahweh With his sword—the hard and the great and the strong, Bring punishment Upon Leviathan, the fleeing serpent, And upon Leviathan, the crooked serpent,—And will slay the monster which is in the sea.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
2In that day, A Wine-Vineyard! sing ye unto her:
Cross References
Job 3:8Let day-cursers denounce it, Those skilled in rousing the dragon of the sky:
Job 26:13By his spirit, hath he arched the heavens, His hand hath pierced the fleeing serpent.
Psalms 45:3Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O mighty one, [’Tis] thine honour and thy majesty;
Psalms 104:26There, ships, sail along, This sea-monster, thou hast formed to sport therein;
Isaiah 34:5For my sword hath been sated in the heavens,—Lo! upon Edom, shall it descend, Even on the people whom I have devoted to justice.
Isaiah 65:25The wolf and the lamb, shall feed, in unity, And, the lion, as an ox, shall eat straw; But as for the serpent, dust, shall be his food: They shall not harm—Nor shall they destroy, In all my holy mountain, saith Yahweh.
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 →