Passage

Isaiah 27.9

Book: Isaiah · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"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 measure, when thou sendest them away, thou dost contend with them; he hath removed them with his rough blast in the day of the east wind."

"9. Therefore by this shall the iniquity of Jacob be forgiven, and this is all the fruit of taking away his sin: that he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, so that the Asherim and the sun-images shall rise no more."

"10. For the fortified city is solitary, a habitation deserted and forsaken, like the wilderness: there shall the calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and consume the branches thereof. 11. When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off; the women shall come, and set them on fire; for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have compassion upon them, and he that formed them will show them no favor." (Isaiah 27:7-11, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"7. Has he struck them as he struck those who struck them? Or are they killed like those who killed them were killed? 8. In measure, when you send them away, you contend with them. He has removed them with his rough blast in the day of the east wind."

"9. Therefore by this the iniquity of Jacob will be forgiven, and this is all the fruit of taking away his sin: that he makes all the stones of the altar as chalk stones that are beaten in pieces, so that the Asherah poles and the incense altars shall rise no more."

"10. For the fortified city is solitary, a habitation deserted and forsaken, like the wilderness. The calf will feed there, and there he will lie down, and consume its branches. 11. When its boughs are withered, they will be broken off. The women will come and set them on fire, for they are a people of no understanding. Therefore he who made them will not have compassion on them, and he who formed them will show them no favor." (Isaiah 27:7-11, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"7. 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? ^{as: Heb. according to the stroke of} 8. In measure, when it shooteth forth, thou wilt debate with it: he stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind. ^{it shooteth: or, thou sendest it forth} ^{he: or, when he removeth it with}"

"9. By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up. ^{images: or, sun images}"

"10. Yet the defenced city shall be desolate, and the habitation forsaken, and left like a wilderness: there shall the calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and consume the branches thereof. 11. When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will shew them no favour." (Isaiah 27:7-11, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"7. As the smiting of his smiter hath He smitten him? As the slaying of his slain doth He slay? 8. In measure, in sending it forth, thou strivest with it, He hath taken away by His sharp wind, In the day of an east wind,"

"9. Therefore by this is the iniquity of Jacob covered, And this [is] all the fruit, To take away his sin, in His setting all the stones of an altar, As chalkstones beaten in pieces, They rise not, shrines and images."

"10. For the fenced city [is] alone, A habitation cast out and forsaken as a wilderness, There doth the calf delight, And there it lieth down, And hath consumed its branches. 11. In the withering of its branch it is broken off, Women are coming in setting it on fire, For it [is] not a people of understanding, Therefore pity it not doth its Maker, And its Former doth not favour it." (Isaiah 27:7-11, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

H3722 - kaphar

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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