Isaiah 27:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Or let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me; and he shall make peace with me. ”

Isaiah 27:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Or let him - The Hebrew word rendered here or ( או 'ô ) means “unless;” and the sense is, the enemies of the Jewish people shall be completely destroyed as briers are by fire, “unless” they fl...
Isaiah 27:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Or let him (e) take hold of my strength, [that] he may make peace with me; [and] he shall make peace with me. (e) He marvels that Israel will not come by gentleness, unless God make them to feel his...
Isaiah 27:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Yahweh's Cherished Vineyard. Here another song is inserted. The text and meaning are alike most uncertain, but apparently the general thought is that Israel is Yahweh's pleasant vineyard ( mg.), t...
Isaiah 27:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Or: i.e. if such enemies wish to avert My wrath, let them make peace with Me. My strength . Me, as. refuge or protection.
Isaiah 27:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

5. Will she take hold of my strength? או (ō,) is frequently a disjunctive conjunction, (196) and therefore this passage is explained as if the particle had been twice used, “ Either let...
Isaiah 27:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Or let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me; and he shall make peace with me. Or "Ah" - For או o I read אוי oi, as it was at first in a MS. The י yod was easily lost, bein...
Isaiah 27:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

I the Lord do keep it— We have in these verses a fine testimony of the divine grace and clemency towards the church, of God's constant care and continued affection to it. This elegant period contai...
Isaiah 27:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Or let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me; and he shall make peace with me. Or - Else; the only alternative if Israel's enemies wish to escape being 'burnt together....
Isaiah 27:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1. The powers hostile to God's people are here symbolically represented as monsters. Leviathan the piercing (RV 'swift') serpent perhaps stands for Assyria, watered by the rapid Tigris, and 'le...
Isaiah 27:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Or let him take hold of my strength. — Or, Let him lay hold on my fortress: let him make peace with Me. The thought implied is that even the enemies of Jehovah, if repentant, may find in Him “the...
Isaiah 27:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXIX GOD'S POOR DATE UNCERTAIN Isaiah 25:1-12 ; Isaiah 26:1-21 ; Isaiah 27:1-13 WE have seen that no more than the faintest gleam of historical reflection brightens the obscurity of...
Isaiah 27:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

God's Care for His Vineyard Isaiah 27:1-13 Throughout these Chapter s we must remember that the doom of Babylon and the restoration of God's people are symbolical of other events, for which the...
Isaiah 27:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This circle of prophecy ends with a message which describes the process toward ultimate restoration, and announces its certainty. The way to restoration is the way of judgment, and this the prophet f...
Isaiah 27:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

I place this verse alone, in order that the Reader may consider it somewhat more particularly. It is Jehovah the Father who is here speaking, and therefore it may be supposed that he is speaking, in...
Isaiah 27:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Or let him take hold of my strength ,.... Not on the law, as the Targum and Kimchi; but on Christ, as Jerom rightly interprets it; who is the strength and power of God, the man of his right hand he...
Isaiah 27:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Or let him take hold of my strength, [that] he may make peace with me; [and] he shall make peace with me. Ver. 5. Or let him take hold of my strength, ] i.e., Of mine arm, wherewith I am about...
Isaiah 27:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Fury is not in me Namely, against my vineyard or my people; I have been displeased with them, and have chastized them, but I am not implacable toward them, and resolved utterly to destroy them, as...
Isaiah 27:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Doom of Persecutors; The Privilege of Saints. B. C. 718. 1 In that day the L ORD wi...
Isaiah 27:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Or, or if at any time fury be, or seem to be, in me against my vineyard or people, let him, my people, as is clearly implied from the following words; for there is no peace to those who are not...
Isaiah 27:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

God's Fierce Protection of His People Seen As A Vineyard ( Isaiah 27:2-6 ). In contrast to that mighty Serpent are the afflicted people of God, and with such an Enemy they certainly need special p...
Isaiah 27:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

A SOLEMN DISCLAIMER Isaiah 27:4-5 . Fury is not in me , &c. The figurative language in Isaiah 27:1 sets forth some powerful and terrible enemies of Israel—cruel, crafty, and bloodthirsty op...
Isaiah 27:5 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Isaiah 27:1 . In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, That is to say, he will punish those who are like leviathan; the proudest, t...
Isaiah 27:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 27:1 . In that day the Lord shall punish leviathan. It would seem that the Assyrian and Chaldean empire are here intended. See on Job 41:1 ; Amos 9:13 . The desolations mentioned in the t...
Isaiah 27:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

Fury is not in Me. --Of all the senses put upon this difficult verse there are only two which can be looked upon as natural or probable. The first may be paraphrased as follows:--It is not because...
Isaiah 27:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Isaiah 27:1 THE TRIPLE JUDGMENT ON THE POWERS OF DARKNESS . The crowning judgment of all is now briefly described. "In that day"—the day of God's vengeance—when al...
Isaiah 27:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Downfall of the Worldly Powers
Isaiah 27:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Corinthians 5:19-21 ; Colossians 1:20 ; Colossians 1:21 ; Ephesians 2:16 ; Ephesians 2:17 ; Ezekiel 34:25 ; Ezekiel 34:26 ; Hebrews 6:18 ; Hosea 2:18-20 ; Isaiah 25:4 ; Isaiah 26:3 ; Is...
Isaiah 27:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Or — Or if at any time fury seem to be in me against my people. Let him — My people. Take hold — Which he may by humble prayer not only restrain from doing him hurt, but engage to do him good.

Isaiah 27:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Isaiah 27:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Isaiah 27:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 27:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Isaiah 27:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 27:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Isaiah 27:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 27:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 27:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 27:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Isaiah 27:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Isaiah 27:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Isaiah 27:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 27:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Isaiah 27:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Isaiah 27:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Isaiah 27:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 27:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Isaiah 27:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 27:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 27:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Isaiah 27:5 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Isaiah 27:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 27:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

Isaiah 27:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Isaiah 27:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Isaiah 27:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 27:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes