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Has she been killed as those were killed who killed her?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/27.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Has the LORD struck Israel as he struck her enemies? Has he punished her as he punished them?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/27.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Has he struck them as he struck those who struck them? Or have they been slain as their slayers were slain?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Has the LORD struck Israel as He struck her oppressors? Was she killed like those who slayed her?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/27.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Hath he smitten him, as he smote those that smote him? <i>or</i> is he slain according to the slaughter of them that are slain by him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Has He struck Israel as He struck those who struck him? Or has He been slain according to the slaughter of those who were slain by Him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Like the striking of Him who has struck them, has He struck them? Or like the slaughter of His slain, have they been slain?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Like the striking of Him who has struck them, has He struck them? Or like the slaughter of His slain, have they been slain?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Like the striking of Him who has struck them, has He struck them? Or like the slaughter of His slain, have they been slain?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Like the striking of Him who has struck them, has He struck them? Or like the slaughter of those of His who were killed, have they been killed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Like the striking by Him who has struck them, has He struck them? Or like the slaughter of His slain, have they been slain?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Did the LORD strike Israel as he struck the one who struck Israel? Was Israel killed like those killed by the LORD?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Did the LORD strike Israel as He struck the one who struck Israel? Was he killed like those killed by Him? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I, the LORD, didn't punish and kill the people of Israel as fiercely as I punished and killed their enemies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Hath he smitten him as he smote those that smote him? or is he slain according to the slaughter of them that were slain by him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Will the LORD hurt Israel as he hurt others who hurt them? Will he kill them as he killed others?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/27.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Israel has not been punished by the LORD as severely as its enemies nor lost as many people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Has the LORD struck them down, just as he struck down those who struck them? Or have they been killed, just as their killers were killed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Has the LORD struck Israel as He struck her oppressors? Was she killed like those who slayed her?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Has the LORD struck down Israel like he did their oppressors? Has Israel been killed like their enemies? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Has he struck them as he struck those who struck them? Or have they been killed as their killers were killed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Has he struck them as he struck those who struck them? Or are they killed like those who killed them were killed? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Has He struck him as the striking of his striker? Does He slay as the slaying of his slain?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> As the smiting of his smiter hath He smitten him? As the slaying of his slain doth He slay?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />According to the blow of him striking him, he struck him; or according to the killing of those killing him, he killed.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Hath he struck him according to the stroke of him that struck him? or is he slain, as he killed them that were slain by him? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Has he struck him with the scourge that he himself used to strike others? Or has he killed in the manner that he himself used to kill his victims?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Was he smitten as his smiter was smitten? Was he slain as his slayer was slain? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Has he struck them down as he struck down those who struck them? Or have they been killed as their killers were killed?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Has the LORD smitten the oppressor as he smote those who smote him? Or is he slain according to the slaughter of those who are slain by him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />As the blow that hit him, he struck him, and as the killer who killed him, he killed him<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Hath He smitten him as He smote those that smote him? Or is he slain according to the slaughter of them that were slain by Him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Shall he himself be thus smitten, even as he smote? and as he slew, shall he be thus slain?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/27-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=5451" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/27.htm">The LORD's Vineyard</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>In the days to come, Jacob will take root. Israel will bud and blossom and fill the whole world with fruit. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: mak·kê·hū (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-msc:: 3ms) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">Has the LORD struck Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/4347.htm" title="4347: hak·kə·mak·kaṯ (Art, Prep-k:: N-fsc) -- A blow, wound, slaughter. Or makkeh; from nakah; a blow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, carnage, also pestilence.">as He struck</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: hik·kā·hū (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">her oppressors?</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/2026.htm" title="2026: hă·ru·ḡāw (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mpc:: 3ms) -- To kill, slay. A primitive root; to smite with deadly intent.">Was she killed</a> <a href="/hebrew/2027.htm" title="2027: kə·he·reḡ (Prep-k:: N-msc) -- A slaughter. From harag; slaughter.">like those who slayed her?</a> <a href="/hebrew/2026.htm" title="2026: hō·rāḡ (V-QalPass-Perf-3ms) -- To kill, slay. A primitive root; to smite with deadly intent."></a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>By warfare and exile You contended with her and removed her with a fierce wind, as on the day the east wind blows.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/30-11.htm">Jeremiah 30:11</a></span><br />For I am with you to save you, declares the LORD. Though I will completely destroy all the nations to which I have scattered you, I will not completely destroy you. Yet I will discipline you justly, and will by no means leave you unpunished.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/46-28.htm">Jeremiah 46:28</a></span><br />And you, My servant Jacob, do not be afraid, declares the LORD, for I am with you. Though I will completely destroy all the nations to which I have banished you, I will not completely destroy you. Yet I will discipline you justly, and will by no means leave you unpunished.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-31.htm">Lamentations 3:31-33</a></span><br />For the Lord will not cast us off forever. / Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion. / For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-23.htm">Ezekiel 18:23</a></span><br />Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Lord GOD. Wouldn’t I prefer that he turn from his ways and live?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/33-11.htm">Ezekiel 33:11</a></span><br />Say to them: ‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked should turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/6-1.htm">Hosea 6:1-2</a></span><br />Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds. / After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/11-8.htm">Hosea 11:8-9</a></span><br />How could I give you up, O Ephraim? How could I surrender you, O Israel? How could I make you like Admah? How could I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within Me; My compassion is stirred! / I will not execute the full fury of My anger; I will not destroy Ephraim again. For I am God and not man—the Holy One among you—and I will not come in wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-8.htm">Amos 9:8-9</a></span><br />Surely the eyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from the face of the earth. Yet I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob,” declares the LORD. / “For surely I will give the command, and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations as grain is sifted in a sieve; but not a pebble will reach the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-18.htm">Micah 7:18-19</a></span><br />Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion? / He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/3-17.htm">Zephaniah 3:17</a></span><br />The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-25.htm">Romans 11:25-27</a></span><br />I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in. / And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob. / And this is My covenant with them when I take away their sins.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-6.htm">Hebrews 12:6-11</a></span><br />For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.” / Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father? / If you do not experience discipline like everyone else, then you are illegitimate children and not true sons. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/11-32.htm">1 Corinthians 11:32</a></span><br />But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-17.htm">2 Corinthians 4:17</a></span><br />For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-9.htm">2 Corinthians 6:9</a></span><br />unknown, yet well-known; dying, and yet we live on; punished, yet not killed;</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Has 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?</p><p class="hdg">he smitten</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/10-20.htm">Isaiah 10:20-25</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass in that day, <i>that</i> the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again stay upon him that smote them; but shall stay upon the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/14-22.htm">Isaiah 14:22,23</a></b></br> For I will rise up against them, saith the LORD of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the LORD… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/17-3.htm">Isaiah 17:3,14</a></b></br> The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria: they shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith the LORD of hosts… </p><p class="hdg">as he smote.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/26-21.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-1.htm">Great</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-2.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-26.htm">Overcame</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-1.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-1.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-21.htm">Slaughter</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-1.htm">Slay</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-13.htm">Slaying</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-29.htm">Smiter</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-22.htm">Smiting</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-12.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-29.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-22.htm">Striking</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-12.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-1.htm">Sword</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/28-1.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-13.htm">Great</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-38.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-28.htm">Overcame</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-32.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-3.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-25.htm">Slaughter</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-5.htm">Slay</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-5.htm">Slaying</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-30.htm">Smiter</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-12.htm">Smiting</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-1.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-31.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-4.htm">Striking</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-26.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-25.htm">Sword</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 27</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/27-1.htm">The Deliverance of Israel</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/27.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/27.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Has the LORD struck Israel as He struck her oppressors?</b><br>This phrase questions whether God's judgment on Israel is as severe as His judgment on her enemies. Historically, Israel faced divine discipline due to their disobedience and idolatry, yet God's treatment of Israel is often portrayed as corrective rather than destructive. In contrast, the oppressors of Israel, such as Assyria and Babylon, faced total destruction. This reflects God's covenant relationship with Israel, where discipline is meant to restore rather than annihilate. Theologically, this highlights God's justice and mercy, balancing punishment with the promise of redemption. This concept is echoed in passages like <a href="/jeremiah/30-11.htm">Jeremiah 30:11</a>, where God promises to discipline Israel but not to make a full end of them.<p><b>Was she killed like those who slayed her?</b><br>This phrase suggests a distinction in the outcomes for Israel and her enemies. While Israel suffered consequences for her sins, the ultimate fate of her oppressors was often more severe. Historically, nations that oppressed Israel, such as Egypt, Assyria, and Babylon, experienced downfall and destruction. This reflects the biblical principle that God uses nations as instruments of judgment but holds them accountable for their actions. Theologically, it underscores the idea of divine justice and the protective nature of God's covenant with Israel. This is consistent with the prophetic assurance found in <a href="/isaiah/54-7.htm">Isaiah 54:7-8</a>, where God promises to gather Israel with great compassion after a period of discipline.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who is both just and merciful. He is the one who disciplines His people but also redeems them.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The chosen nation of God, often depicted as being disciplined for their disobedience but ultimately restored.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/o/oppressors.htm">Oppressors</a></b><br>Nations or entities that have historically oppressed Israel, such as Egypt, Assyria, and Babylon.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophet_isaiah.htm">Prophet Isaiah</a></b><br>The author of the book, who prophesied during a time of great turmoil and impending judgment for Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_restoration.htm">Judgment and Restoration</a></b><br>The overarching theme of Isaiah, where God’s judgment is followed by promises of restoration and hope.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_mercy.htm">God’s Justice and Mercy</a></b><br>God’s discipline is different from His judgment on the wicked. While He disciplines Israel, He does not destroy them as He does their oppressors.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/purpose_of_discipline.htm">Purpose of Discipline</a></b><br>God’s discipline is meant to correct and restore, not to destroy. It is a sign of His covenant love and commitment to His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a></b><br>Even in times of discipline, there is hope for restoration. God’s ultimate plan is to bring His people back to Himself.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_on_god's_character.htm">Reflecting on God’s Character</a></b><br>Understanding God’s character as both just and merciful helps us trust Him in times of personal discipline.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_light_of_god's_discipline.htm">Living in Light of God’s Discipline</a></b><br>As believers, we should respond to God’s discipline with repentance and faith, knowing it is for our good and His glory.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 27</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_isaiah_27_7-9_conflict_with_ezekiel_18.htm">Isaiah 27:7–9 describes collective punishment or forgiveness—does this conflict with other Old Testament texts emphasizing individual responsibility (e.g., Ezekiel 18)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible_books'_order.htm">What is the order of the Bible's books?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_isaiah_56_7_conflict_with_ot_texts.htm">Does Isaiah 56:7's 'house of prayer for all nations' conflict with other Old Testament texts that emphasize separation from foreigners?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_evidence_of_god's_vineyard.htm">If Isaiah 27:2-3 depicts God personally tending a vineyard, why is there no archeological evidence or historical record of such a divine vineyard?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/27.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">Hath he smitten him . . .</span>--The pronouns are left in the English Version somewhat obscure, but the use of capitals makes the meaning plain: "Hath <span class= "ital">He </span>(Jehovah) smitten him (Israel) as <span class= "ital">He </span>smote those that smote him; or is he slain according to the slaughter of those that are slain by Him?" A slight alteration in the last clause in the text gives, <span class= "ital">according to the slaughter of his slayers. </span>In any case the thought is that Jehovah had chastised the guilt with a leniency altogether exceptional. They had not been punished as others had been. The words admit, however, of another meaning, which is preferred by some critics, viz., that Jehovah doth not smite Israel with the smiting like that with which his (Israel's) smiters smote him--<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>had not punished, as the oppressors had punished, ruthlessly and in hate, but had in His wrath remembered mercy.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 7-11.</span> - THE COMING JUDGMENT UPON JUDAH A CHASTISEMENT IN WHICH MERCY IS BLENDED WITH JUSTICE. A coming judgment upon Judah has been one of the main subjects of Isaiah's prophecy from the beginning. It has been included in the catalogue of "burdens" (see <a href="/isaiah/22.htm">Isaiah 22</a>.). It will have to be one of the prophet's main subjects to the end of his "book." Hence he may at any time recur to it, as he does now, without special reason or excuse. In this place the special aspect under which the judgment presents itself to him is that of its merciful character, <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> in degree (vers. 7, 8); <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> in intention (ver. 9). <p>While noting this, he feels, however, bound to note also, that the judgment is, while it lasts, severe (vers. 10, 11). <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Hath he smitten him</span>; etc.? <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "Has God smitten Judah, as he '(God) smote Judah's smiters?" Judah's chief smiters were Assyria and Babylon. The judgments upon them would be more severe than that upon Judah. They would be destroyed; Judah would be taken captive, and restored. <span class="cmt_word">Them that are slain by him</span>; rather, <span class="accented">them that slew him</span> (so Lowth, Ewald, Knobel, and Mr. Cheyne). But, to obtain this meaning, the pointing of the present text must be altered. The law of parallelism seems, however, to require the alteration. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/27-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Has the LORD struck Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">מַכֵּ֖הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(mak·kê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as He struck</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכְּמַכַּ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kə·mak·kaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article, Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4347.htm">Strong's 4347: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wound, carnage, pestilence</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her oppressors?</span><br /><span class="heb">הִכָּ֑הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(hik·kā·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Was she killed</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲרֻגָ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(hă·ru·ḡāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2026.htm">Strong's 2026: </a> </span><span class="str2">To smite with deadly intent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like those who slayed her?</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּהֶ֥רֶג</span> <span class="translit">(kə·he·reḡ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2027.htm">Strong's 2027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A slaughter</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/27-7.htm">Isaiah 27:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/27-7.htm">Isaiah 27:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/27-7.htm">Isaiah 27:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/27-7.htm">Isaiah 27:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/27-7.htm">Isaiah 27:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/27-7.htm">Isaiah 27:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/27-7.htm">Isaiah 27:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/27-7.htm">Isaiah 27:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/27-7.htm">Isaiah 27:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/27-7.htm">Isaiah 27:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/27-7.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 27:7 Has he struck them as he struck (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/27-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 27:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 27:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/27-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 27:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 27:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>