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Isaiah 27

Isaiah 27:8

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

Modern
By warfare and exile You contended with her and removed her with a fierce wind, as on the day the east wind blows.
Traditional
In measure, when it shooteth forth, thou wilt debate with it: he stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind.
Literal
In driving her off, in sending her out, You have contended with her; He removed it by His harsh wind, as on the day of the east wind.
Latin
In mensura contra mensuram, cum abjecta fuerit, judicabis eam; meditatus est in spiritu suo duro per diem æstus.

Original

Hebrew
English
By warfare and exile You contended with her and removed her with a fierce wind, as on the day the east wind blows.

Notes

Isaiah 27:8

  • The Assyrians forced many people from the northern kingdom of Israel into exile when Samaria fell in 722 BC. The Babylonians exiled many from Judah between 605 and 586 BC.

  • Storms from the east were famous for their destructive effects (see Job 27:21; 38:24; Jeremiah 4:11).

Isaiah 27:7–11

Isaiah reminded readers of the reasons for the exile and judgment:

  • Israel’s sinfulness,

  • God’s righteous judgment, and

  • the absence of divine compassion.

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

Glossary

East Wind Isaiah, Book of

Topics

The Wind: (When Destructive) the Judgments of God The Wind: when Violent Called: Rough Wind