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Isaiah 27

Isaiah 27:12

The LORD’s Vineyard · Isaiah 27:1–13
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Translations

Modern
In that day the LORD will thresh from the flowing Euphrates to the Wadi of Egypt, and you, O Israelites, will be gathered one by one.
Traditional
And 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.
Literal
And it will come to pass in that day, that YHWH will beat out the grain, from the stream of the River to the Wadi of Egypt, and you will be gathered one by one, O sons of Israel.
Latin
Et erit: in die illa percutiet Dominus ab alveo fluminis usque ad torrentem Ægypti; et vos congregabimini unus et unus, filii Israël.

Original

Hebrew
English
In that day the LORD will thresh from the flowing Euphrates to the Wadi of Egypt, and you, O Israelites, will be gathered one by one.

Notes

Isaiah 27:12

  • God's withholding of mercy from Israel (Isaiah 27:11) will be temporary.

  • from the flowing Euphrates to the Wadi of Egypt: God's remnant will return from Assyria and Egypt to the land God promised to Abraham (Genesis 15:18; see 1 Kings 4:21).

Isaiah 24:1–27:13

This section is often called the Little Apocalypse. It is given this name because it has similarities to the book of Revelation.

In these chapters, Isaiah moves from his present time into a vision of the future. The language is broad and universal. Because of this, it is difficult to connect the events to one specific historical situation.

These chapters are not meant to provide a detailed timeline of future events. They are not a historical blueprint. Instead, Isaiah uses vivid images to describe a dramatic future world that is both similar to and different from the present.

The vision includes elements of both the old age and the new age. For example, the people of Zion are described as righteous (new), yet they still wait for their full redemption (old). This pattern fits with the New Testament teaching that the future age has already begun but has not yet fully arrived (2 Corinthians 4:4; Galatians 1:4).

Peter wrote that believers were already living in the last days (1 Peter 1:12; 2 Peter 3:3). At the same time, he said that the final day of the Lord is still future (2 Peter 3:10). These passages show that the present age and the future age overlap.

Events

Parallels

John 15:1–8

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Places

Brook of Egypt: Southwestern boundary of the Promised Land Euphrates: Major river in ancient Near East; boundary of Promised Land

Glossary

Brook of Egypt Isaiah, Book of Wadi

Topics

Assyria: Predictions Respecting: Restoration of Israel From Egypt: A Small Stream Flowing Into the Mediterranean Sea The Jews: Called: Children of Israel The Jews: Promises Respecting: Restoration to Their own Land the River Nile: Called: The Stream of Egypt