The Meaning of Isaiah 27:2 Explained

Isaiah 27:2

KJV: In that day sing ye unto her, A vineyard of red wine.

YLT: In that day, 'A desirable vineyard,' respond ye to her,

Darby: In that day there shall be a vineyard of pure wine; sing concerning it:

ASV: In that day: A vineyard of wine, sing ye unto it.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

In that day  sing  ye unto her, A vineyard  of red wine. 

What does Isaiah 27:2 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Isaiah , speaking for the Lord, announced that a delightful vineyard that produced wine was in view, and that the news about it was so good that the hearers could sing about it. The vineyard was an ancient and popular figure of the nation of Israel that Isaiah used earlier ( Isaiah 5:7).

Context Summary

Isaiah 27:1-13 - God's Care For His Vineyard
Throughout these chapters we must remember that the doom of Babylon and the restoration of God's people are symbolical of other events, for which the world is preparing. Then Babylon the Great shall give place to the Holy City, which comes down out of heaven from God. Egypt and Babylon are represented by the leviathan, a general term applicable to any great water animal. The one had its Nile, the other its Euphrates. Parallel with the destruction of our foes is God's care of His own people. The Church is His vineyard. We do not keep Him, but He, us. Not for a moment does He relax His care. Those who oppose His purposes are trampled down as briars beneath the booted foot. In Isaiah 5:6 we have a prevision of the ultimate mission of the Hebrew race.
Note the difference in Isaiah 27:7-11 between punishment and chastisement. The former is irremediable and destructive, the latter is always in measure. The rough wind is stayed in the day of the east wind. Its object is to purge away our sins. After the captivity idolatry ceased out of Israel. How tenderly God gathers His wanderers-one by one as hand-picked fruit; even those who had wandered farthest and were ready to perish! [source]

Chapter Summary: Isaiah 27

1  The Deliverance of Israel

What do the individual words in Isaiah 27:2 mean?

In day that a vineyard of red wine sing to her
בַּיּ֖וֹם הַה֑וּא כֶּ֥רֶם חֶ֖מֶד‪‬ עַנּוּ־ לָֽהּ

בַּיּ֖וֹם  In  day 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
הַה֑וּא  that 
Parse: Article, Pronoun, third person masculine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.
כֶּ֥רֶם  a  vineyard 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֶּרֶם 
Sense: vineyard.
חֶ֖מֶד‪‬  of  red  wine 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֶמֶד  
Sense: desire, delight, beauty, desirable, pleasant.
עַנּוּ־  sing 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: לְעַנּׄות 
Sense: to answer, respond, testify, speak, shout.
לָֽהּ  to  her 
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular