Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Isaiah 27:7
Hath he smitten (g) him, as he smote those that smote him? [or] is he slain according to the slaughter of them that are slain by him?
(g) He shows that God punishes his in mercy, and his enemies in justice.
Hath he smitten (g) him, as he smote those that smote him? [or] is he slain according to the slaughter of them that are slain by him?
(g) He shows that God punishes his in mercy, and his enemies in justice.
HATH HE SMITTEN HIM, AS HE SMOTE THOSE THAT SMOTE THEM? - Has God punished his people in the same manner and to the same extent as he has their enemies? It is implied by this question that he had not....
CHAPTER 27 ISRAEL'S ENEMIES OVERTHROWN AND THE GREAT RESTORATION 1. _Assyria, Babylon and Egypt punished (Isaiah 27:1)_ 2. _What Jehovah has done and will do (Isaiah 27:2)_ 3. The vineyard established...
ISRAEL'S GENTLE CHASTISEMENT AND THE TERMS ON WHICH IT MAY BE PARDONED. This is an insertion out of connexion with the context, and it does not itself hang well together. The writer asks, Has Yahweh p...
AS, &C.. according to the stroke of those, &c....
For the thought cf. Jeremiah 10:24-25. The interrogations imply, of course, a negative answer; Jehovah has _not_smitten Israel as He has those that smote it. In the second question the reading of LXX....
A summons to national repentance and reformation. Has Israel suffered the extremity of Divine punishment as its oppressors have done (7)? There is a ground of hope in the moderation displayed by Jehov...
HE SHALL CAUSE THEM, &C.— Or, _In times to come, Jacob shall take root: Israel,_ &c. Isaiah 27:7. _Hath he smitten him according to the stroke of those that smote him?_ &c. Isaiah 27:8. _In measure, w...
2. JOINED BY DIVINE PURGING TEXT: Isaiah 27:7-13 7 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? 8 In measu...
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? HATH HE SMITTEN HIM, (Israel) AS HE SMOTE THOSE (enemies) THAT SMOTE...
27:7 him? (m-25) i.e. by Jehovah....
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 'leviathan...
Hath Jehovah smitten Israel as he smote their oppressors? Is Israel slain according to the slaughter of those slain by Jehovah? The implied answer is No....
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD CONTROLS THE FUTURE ISAIAH CHAPTER S 21 TO 30 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 27 GOD’S JUDGEMENT AGAINST LEVIATHAN V1 On that day, the *Lord will seize his powerf...
God explains why he holds back complete punishment of his people. He will completely forgive them. But only when they remove all evidence of false *worship from their land. LIFE WITHOUT PURPOSE V10...
HATH HE SMITTEN HIM... — The pronouns are left in the English Version somewhat obscure, but the use of capitals makes the meaning plain: “Hath _He_ (Jehovah) smitten him (Israel) as _He_ smote those t...
הַ כְּ מַכַּ֥ת מַכֵּ֖הוּ הִכָּ֑הוּ אִם ־כְּ
CHAPTER XXIX GOD'S POOR DATE UNCERTAIN Isaiah 25:1; Isaiah 26:1; Isaiah 27:1 WE have seen that no more than the faintest gleam of historical reflection brightens the obscurity of chapter 24, and th...
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 world...
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 fi...
_Struck. Hath God punished the carnal persecuting Jews, in proportion to their doings against Christ and his saints? (Challoner) --- God punished Israel as a father: but he will destroy the Chaldeans,...
All these are so many different expressions, to intimate that the Lord's mercy to his people is all of grace, and not for their deserts. The Lord watcheth over them for good; but it is for the exaltat...
7._Hath he smitten him? _(202) He confirms the former statement, and shews that, even in chastisements, there are certain and manifest proofs of the goodness and mercy of God; for while the Lord chast...
Finally, Jehovah invites His people to hide themselves a little moment, while He comes out of His place to execute vengeance (chap. 27). The power of Satan in this world and among men shall be destroy...
HATH HE SMITTEN HIM, AS HE SMOTE THOSE THAT SMOTE HIM?.... No; the Lord does smite his people by afflictive dispensations of his providence; he smites them in their persons, and families, and estates;...
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? Ver. 7. _Hath he smitten him, as he smote those that smote him?_] No;...
_Hath he smitten him_ Namely, Jacob; _as he smote those that smote him?_ The question implies a denial. He hath not so smitten him. He hath not dealt so severely with his people as he hath with their...
THE GATHERING OF THE CHURCH...
Hath He, Jehovah, in His visitation of mercy, SMITTEN HIM, Israel, His people, AS HE SMOTE THOSE THAT SMOTE HIM? literally, "with the stroke of his smiter," after the manner of the enemies who vented...
AS HE SMOTE THOSE: _ Heb._ according to the stroke of those...
6-13 In the days of the gospel, the latter days, the gospel church shall be more firmly fixed than the Jewish church, and shall spread further. May our souls be continually watered and kept, that we...
HATH HE SMITTEN HIM, AS HE SMOTE THOSE THAT SMOTE HIM? the question implies a denial; he hath not so smitten him, to wit, Jacob. He hath not dealt so severely with his people as he hath dealt with his...
Isaiah 27:7 struck H5221 (H8689) struck H4347 struck H5221 (H8688) slain H2026 (H8795) slaughter H2027 slain...
YAHWEH HAS HAD COMPASSION ON HIS PEOPLE, FOR EVEN IN THE PAST HE HAS NOT TREATED ISRAEL AS BADLY AS THEY DESERVED (ISAIAH 27:7). Yahweh has not smitten His people as severely as He has smitten others,...
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, the...
CONTENTS: Punishment of the proud enemy of God's people. Israel restored and fruitful. CHARACTERS: God, serpent, dragon. CONCLUSION: When the Lord comes to punish the inhabitants of the earth, He wil...
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 tenth ve...
THE AFFLICTIONS OF GOD’S PEOPLE Isaiah 27:7. _Hath He smitten him as He smote his smiter, or was he slain as his slayers were slain? In exact measure, when dismissing her, Thou didst contend with her;...
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 all his other enemies have b...
Chapter 27: In that day (Isaiah 27:1) Now what day? In the day in which God is bringing the Great Tribulation upon the earth. In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall pun...
Daniel 2:31; Isaiah 10:20; Isaiah 14:22; Isaiah 14:23; Isaiah 17:14
Hath he — He hath not dealt so severely with his people, as he hath dealt with their enemies, whom he hath utterly destroyed. Of them — Of those who were slain by God on the behalf of Israel....