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I guard it day and night so that no one may harm it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/27.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I, the LORD, will watch over it, watering it carefully. Day and night I will watch so no one can harm it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/27.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I, the LORD, am its keeper; every moment I water it. Lest anyone punish it, I keep it night and day;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I, the LORD, am its keeper; I water it continually. I guard it night and day so no one can disturb it;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/27.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I the LORD do keep it; I will water it every moment: lest <i>any</i> hurt it, I will keep it night and day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I, the LORD, keep it, I water it every moment; Lest any hurt it, I keep it night and day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I, the LORD, am its keeper; I water it every moment. So that no one will damage it, I guard it night and day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I, the LORD, am its keeper; I water it every moment. So that no one will damage it, I guard it night and day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“I, the LORD, am its keeper; I water it every moment. Lest anyone damage it, I guard it night and day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I, Yahweh, am its keeper; I water it every moment. Lest anyone damage it, I keep it night and day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“I, the LORD, am its Keeper; I water it every moment. So that no one will harm it, I guard it night and day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am the LORD, who watches over it to water it regularly. So that no one disturbs it, I watch over it night and day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I, Yahweh, watch over it; I water it regularly. I guard it night and day so that no one disturbs it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I Jehovah am its keeper; I will water it every moment: lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I, the LORD, will protect it and always keep it watered. I will guard it day and night to keep it from harm. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I the LORD do keep it; I will water it every moment: lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I, the LORD, watch over it. I water it continually. I watch over it day and night so that no one will harm it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/27.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"I watch over it and water it continually. I guard it night and day so that no one will harm it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I, the LORD, watch over it And I water it continuously. I guard it night and day so no one can harm it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I, the LORD, am its keeper; I water it continually. I guard it night and day so no one can disturb it;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I, the LORD, protect it; I water it regularly. I guard it night and day, so no one can harm it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I, the LORD, am its keeper. I will water it every moment. Lest anyone damage it, I will keep it night and day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I the LORD do keep it; I will water it every moment: lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I, Yahweh, am its keeper. I will water it every moment. Lest anyone damage it, I will keep it night and day. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I, YHWH, am its keeper, "" I water it every moment, "" Lest any lay a charge against it, "" Night and day I keep it!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I, Jehovah, am its keeper, every moment I water it, Lest any lay a charge against it, Night and day I keep it!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I Jehovah watched her; for the moments I will water her; lest he will review upon her, night and day I will watch her.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I am the Lord that keep it, I will suddenly give it drink: lest any hurt come to it, I keep it night and day. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />I am the Lord, who watches over it. I will suddenly give drink to it. I will watch over it, night and day, lest perhaps someone visit against it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I, the LORD, am its keeper, I water it every moment; Lest anyone harm it, night and day I guard it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I, the LORD, am its keeper; every moment I water it. I guard it night and day so that no one can harm it;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I the LORD do keep it; I will water it continually; I will visit it and keep it night and day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I, LORD JEHOVAH, keep it constantly. I shall water it and I shall visit it in the night, and in the day I shall keep it<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I the LORD do guard it, I water it every moment; Lest Mine anger visit it, I guard it night and day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I am a strong city, a city in a siege: in vain shall I water it; for it shall be taken by night, and by day the wall shall fall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/27-3.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=5413" 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">2</span>In that day: “Sing about a fruitful vineyard. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5341.htm" title="5341: nō·ṣə·rāh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc:: 3fs) -- To watch, guard, keep. A primitive root; to guard, in a good sense Or a bad one.">am its keeper;</a> <a href="/hebrew/8248.htm" title="8248: ’aš·qen·nāh (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs:: 3fse) -- Cause to drink water, give to drink. A primitive root; to quaff, i.e. to irrigate or furnish a potion to.">I water it continually.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7281.htm" title="7281: lir·ḡā·‘îm (Prep-l:: N-mp) -- A moment. From raga'. A wink, i.e. A very short space of time."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5341.htm" title="5341: ’eṣ·ṣo·ren·nāh (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs:: 3fse) -- To watch, guard, keep. A primitive root; to guard, in a good sense Or a bad one.">I guard it</a> <a href="/hebrew/3915.htm" title="3915: lay·lāh (N-ms) -- Night. Or leyl; also laylah; from the same as luwl; properly, a twist, i.e. Night; figuratively, adversity.">night</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: wā·yō·wm (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">and day</a> <a href="/hebrew/6435.htm" title="6435: pen (Conj) -- Lest. From panah; properly, removal; used only adverb as conjunction, lest.">so no one</a> <a href="/hebrew/6485.htm" title="6485: yip̄·qōḏ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To attend to, visit, muster, appoint. A primitive root; to visit; by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.">can disturb</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·le·hā (Prep:: 3fs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">it;</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>I am not angry. If only thorns and briers confronted Me, I would march and trample them, I would burn them to the ground.…<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="/john/15-1.htm">John 15:1-5</a></span><br />“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard. / He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful. / You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/121-3.htm">Psalm 121:3-4</a></span><br />He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber. / Behold, the Protector of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-7.htm">Philippians 4:7</a></span><br />And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-27.htm">John 10:27-29</a></span><br />My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me. / I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand. / My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/23-1.htm">Psalm 23:1-4</a></span><br />A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. / He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. / He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-33.htm">Matthew 21:33-41</a></span><br />Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. / When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit. / But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-11.htm">Ezekiel 34:11-16</a></span><br />For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I Myself will search for My flock and seek them out. / As a shepherd looks for his scattered sheep when he is among the flock, so I will look for My flock. I will rescue them from all the places to which they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness. / I will bring them out from the peoples, gather them from the countries, and bring them into their own land. I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines, and in all the settlements of the land. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-7.htm">1 Peter 5:7</a></span><br />Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/80-8.htm">Psalm 80:8-11</a></span><br />You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and transplanted it. / You cleared the ground for it, and it took root and filled the land. / The mountains were covered by its shade, and the mighty cedars with its branches. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-28.htm">Jeremiah 31:28</a></span><br />Just as I watched over them to uproot and tear down, to demolish, destroy, and bring disaster, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/17-12.htm">John 17:12</a></span><br />While I was with them, I protected and preserved them by Your name, the name You gave Me. Not one of them has been lost, except the son of destruction, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/127-1.htm">Psalm 127:1</a></span><br />A song of ascents. Of Solomon. Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/2-5.htm">Zechariah 2:5</a></span><br />For I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the LORD, and I will be the glory within it.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/3-3.htm">2 Thessalonians 3:3</a></span><br />But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/91-11.htm">Psalm 91:11-12</a></span><br />For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. / They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I the LORD do keep it; I will water it every moment: lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day.</p><p class="hdg">I the</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/46-4.htm">Isaiah 46:4,9</a></b></br> And <i>even</i> to <i>your</i> old age I <i>am</i> he; and <i>even</i> to hoar hairs will I carry <i>you</i>: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver <i>you</i>… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/60-16.htm">Isaiah 60:16</a></b></br> Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the LORD <i>am</i> thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/6-17.htm">Genesis 6:17</a></b></br> And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein <i>is</i> the breath of life, from under heaven; <i>and</i> every thing that <i>is</i> in the earth shall die.</p><p class="hdg">do keep</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/33-26.htm">Deuteronomy 33:26-29</a></b></br> <i>There is</i> none like unto the God of Jeshurun, <i>who</i> rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/2-9.htm">1 Samuel 2:9</a></b></br> He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/46-5.htm">Psalm 46:5,11</a></b></br> God <i>is</i> in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, <i>and that</i> right early… </p><p class="hdg">water</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/5-6.htm">Isaiah 5:6</a></b></br> And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/35-6.htm">Isaiah 35:6,7</a></b></br> Then shall the lame <i>man</i> leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/41-13.htm">Isaiah 41:13-19</a></b></br> For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/14-6.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-1.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-8.htm">Continually</a> <a href="/songs/2-15.htm">Damage</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-3.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/5-1.htm">Guard</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-9.htm">Harm</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-9.htm">Hurt</a> <a href="/songs/1-6.htm">Keeper</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-20.htm">Moment</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-9.htm">Night</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-7.htm">Times</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-21.htm">Visit</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-8.htm">Watch</a> <a href="/isaiah/18-4.htm">Watching</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-10.htm">Water</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/27-8.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-18.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-24.htm">Continually</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-28.htm">Damage</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-19.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-12.htm">Guard</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-23.htm">Harm</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-26.htm">Hurt</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-11.htm">Keeper</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-9.htm">Moment</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-19.htm">Night</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-26.htm">Times</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-16.htm">Visit</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-20.htm">Watch</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-12.htm">Watching</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-17.htm">Water</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'; 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The imagery of God as a keeper is consistent with the biblical theme of God as a shepherd (<a href="/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23:1</a>) and a gardener (<a href="/john/15.htm">John 15:1</a>). The vineyard represents Israel, and God's personal involvement signifies His commitment to their well-being. This reflects the covenant relationship where God promises to be with His people, guiding and protecting them.<p><b>I water it continually.</b><br>Watering symbolizes sustenance and blessing, essential for growth and fruitfulness. In the arid climate of the Middle East, water is a precious resource, and its provision indicates God's abundant grace and provision. This can be connected to the spiritual nourishment God provides through His Word and Spirit (<a href="/john/4-14.htm">John 4:14</a>, <a href="/ephesians/5-26.htm">Ephesians 5:26</a>). The continual aspect underscores God's unceasing care and faithfulness, ensuring that His people are spiritually nourished and sustained.<p><b>I guard it night and day</b><br>The phrase highlights God's constant vigilance and protection over His people. The mention of both night and day indicates a 24/7 watchfulness, suggesting that there is never a moment when God is not attentive to the needs and safety of His vineyard. This can be related to <a href="/psalms/121-4.htm">Psalm 121:4</a>, which states that God neither slumbers nor sleeps. It reassures believers of God's omnipresence and His role as a divine protector against spiritual and physical threats.<p><b>so no one can disturb it;</b><br>This part of the verse assures that God’s protection is effective against any potential harm or disturbance. The vineyard, representing God's people, is safeguarded from enemies and destructive forces. This can be seen as a promise of peace and security, echoing the protection God offers against spiritual adversaries (<a href="/ephesians/6-11.htm">Ephesians 6:11-12</a>). It also reflects the eschatological hope of ultimate peace and security in God's kingdom, where His people will dwell in safety (<a href="/revelation/21-4.htm">Revelation 21:4</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who is portrayed as the vigilant and nurturing keeper of His vineyard.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_vineyard.htm">The Vineyard</a></b><br>Symbolically represents Israel, God's chosen people, whom He tends and protects.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet through whom God delivers this message, providing hope and assurance to the people of Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation chosen by God, often depicted as a vineyard in the Old Testament, which God promises to protect and nurture.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies/disturbers.htm">Enemies/Disturbers</a></b><br>Implicit in the text are those who might seek to harm or disturb the vineyard, representing external threats to Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithful_protection.htm">God's Faithful Protection</a></b><br>Just as God promises to guard His vineyard, He is faithful to protect and sustain His people today. We can trust in His constant vigilance over our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/continuous_nurturing.htm">Continuous Nurturing</a></b><br>The imagery of God watering the vineyard continually reminds us of His provision and care. We should seek to remain connected to Him, the source of our spiritual nourishment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/vigilance_against_disturbance.htm">Vigilance Against Disturbance</a></b><br>God’s guarding of the vineyard night and day highlights the importance of spiritual vigilance. We must be aware of spiritual threats and rely on God’s protection.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a></b><br>The relationship between God and Israel as depicted in the vineyard metaphor underscores the importance of maintaining our covenant relationship with God through faith and obedience.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/27.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">I the Lord do keep </span>it.--The words imply a distinct reversal of the sentence passed in <a href="/context/isaiah/5-1.htm" title="Now will I sing to my well beloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My well beloved has a vineyard in a very fruitful hill:">Isaiah 5:1-7</a>. Instead of abandonment, there is constant care. Instead of the clouds being commanded to give no rain, the vineyard is watered whenever it requires watering. Instead of being wasted by the wild boar or by spoilers, Jehovah tends it both by day and night.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I the Lord do keep</span> <span class="cmt_word">it</span>; or, g<span class="accented">uard</span> it (comp. <a href="/isaiah/26-3.htm">Isaiah 26:3</a>; <a href="/isaiah/42-6.htm">Isaiah 42:6</a>; <a href="/isaiah/49-8.htm">Isaiah 49:8</a>; <a href="/psalms/121-5.htm">Psalm 121:5</a>). Vineyards were considered to require special watching, since they were liable to damage both from thieves and foxes (<a href="/songs/2-15.htm">Song of Solomon 2:15</a>). It was usual to build towers in them, from which a watch could be kept (<a href="/isaiah/5-2.htm">Isaiah 5:2</a>; <a href="/matthew/21-33.htm">Matthew 21:33</a>). <span class="cmt_word">I will water it every moment</span> (compare the threat in <a href="/isaiah/5-6.htm">Isaiah 5:6</a>, "I will command my clouds that they rain no rain upon it"). The Church needs and receives "the continual dew of God's blessing." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/27-3.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">I,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">am its keeper;</span><br /><span class="heb">נֹֽצְרָ֔הּ</span> <span class="translit">(nō·ṣə·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5341.htm">Strong's 5341: </a> </span><span class="str2">To watch, guard, keep</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I water it continually.</span><br /><span class="heb">אַשְׁקֶ֑נָּה</span> <span class="translit">(’aš·qen·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8248.htm">Strong's 8248: </a> </span><span class="str2">To quaff, to irrigate, furnish a, potion to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I guard</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶצֳּרֶֽנָּה׃</span> <span class="translit">(’eṣ·ṣo·ren·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5341.htm">Strong's 5341: </a> </span><span class="str2">To watch, guard, keep</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it night</span><br /><span class="heb">לַ֥יְלָה</span> <span class="translit">(lay·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3915.htm">Strong's 3915: </a> </span><span class="str2">A twist, night, adversity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and day</span><br /><span class="heb">וָי֖וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(wā·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so no one</span><br /><span class="heb">פֶּ֚ן</span> <span class="translit">(pen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6435.htm">Strong's 6435: </a> </span><span class="str2">Removal, lest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">can disturb it.</span><br /><span class="heb">יִפְקֹ֣ד</span> <span class="translit">(yip̄·qōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6485.htm">Strong's 6485: </a> </span><span class="str2">To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/27-3.htm">Isaiah 27:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/27-3.htm">Isaiah 27:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/27-3.htm">Isaiah 27:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/27-3.htm">Isaiah 27:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/27-3.htm">Isaiah 27:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/27-3.htm">Isaiah 27:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/27-3.htm">Isaiah 27:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/27-3.htm">Isaiah 27:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/27-3.htm">Isaiah 27:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/27-3.htm">Isaiah 27:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/27-3.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 27:3 I Yahweh am its keeper (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/27-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 27:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 27:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/27-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 27:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 27:4" /></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>