The Meaning of Isaiah 27:7 Explained

Isaiah 27:7

KJV: Hath he smitten him, as he smote those that smote him? or is he slain according to the slaughter of them that are slain by him?

YLT: As the smiting of his smiter hath He smitten him? As the slaying of his slain doth He slay?

Darby: Hath he smitten him according to the smiting of those that smote him? Is he slain according to the slaughter of those slain by him?

ASV: Hath he smitten them as he smote those that smote them? or are they slain according to the slaughter of them that were slain by them?

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Isaiah 27:7?

MEANING: What does Isaiah 27:7 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Isaiah 27:7 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Isaiah 27:7?

What is the context of Isaiah 27:7?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Hath he smitten him, as he smote those that smote him? [or] is he slain according to the slaughter of them that are slain by him?

What does Isaiah 27:7 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Rhetorically Isaiah asked if the Lord had ever dealt as harshly with Israel as He had with Israel"s oppressors. He had not, of course. He had always demonstrated special care and restraint when He dealt with His chosen people.

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 27:7 mean?

Has He struck [Israel] those who struck him as He struck if according to the slaughter of those who were slain by Him Or has He been slain

הַכְּמַכַּ֥ת מַכֵּ֖הוּ הִכָּ֑הוּ אִם־ כְּהֶ֥רֶג הֲרֻגָ֖יו הֹרָֽג

הַכְּמַכַּ֥ת	Has He struck [Israel]
Parse: Article, Preposition-k, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: מַכָּה Sense: blow, wound, slaughter.
מַכֵּ֖הוּ	those who struck him
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: נָכָה Sense: to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill.
הִכָּ֑הוּ	as He struck
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine singular Root: נָכָה Sense: to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill.
כְּהֶ֥רֶג	according to the slaughter
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: הֶרֶג Sense: a killing, slaughter.
הֲרֻגָ֖יו	of those who were slain by Him
Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular Root: הָרַג Sense: to kill, slay, murder, destroy, murderer, slayer, out of hand.
הֹרָֽג	Or has He been slain
Parse: Verb, QalPass, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: הָרַג Sense: to kill, slay, murder, destroy, murderer, slayer, out of hand.

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