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He will kill the dragon of the sea. <a href="/esv/isaiah/27.htm">English Standard Version</a> In that day the LORD with his hard and great and strong sword will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent, Leviathan the twisting serpent, and he will slay the dragon that is in the sea. <a href="/bsb/isaiah/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent—Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea. <a href="/kjv/isaiah/27.htm">King James Bible</a> In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/27.htm">New King James Version</a> In that day the LORD with His severe sword, great and strong, Will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent, Leviathan that twisted serpent; And He will slay the reptile that is in the sea. <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> On that day the LORD will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent, With His fierce and great and mighty sword, Even Leviathan the twisted serpent; And He will kill the dragon who lives in the sea. <a href="/nasb/isaiah/27.htm">NASB 1995</a> In that day the LORD will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent, With His fierce and great and mighty sword, Even Leviathan the twisted serpent; And He will kill the dragon who lives in the sea. <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a> In that day the LORD will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent, With His fierce and great and mighty sword, Even Leviathan the twisted serpent; And He will kill the dragon who lives in the sea. <a href="/lsb/isaiah/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> In that day Yahweh will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent, With His fierce and great and mighty sword, Even Leviathan the twisted serpent; And He will kill the dragon who lives in the sea. <a href="/amp/isaiah/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a> In that day the Lord will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent With His fierce and great and mighty sword [rescuing Israel from her enemy], Even Leviathan the twisted serpent; And He will kill the dragon who lives in the sea. <a href="/csb/isaiah/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> On that day the LORD with his relentless, large, strong sword will bring judgment on Leviathan, the fleeing serpent—Leviathan, the twisting serpent. He will slay the monster that is in the sea. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> On that day the LORD with His harsh, great, and strong sword, will bring judgment on Leviathan, the fleeing serpent—Leviathan, the twisting serpent. He will slay the monster that is in the sea. <a href="/asv/isaiah/27.htm">American Standard Version</a> In that day Jehovah with his hard and great and strong sword will punish leviathan the swift serpent, and leviathan the crooked serpent; and he will slay the monster that is in the sea. <a href="/cev/isaiah/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> On that day, Leviathan, the sea monster, will squirm and try to escape, but the LORD will kill him with a cruel, sharp sword. <a href="/erv/isaiah/27.htm">English Revised Version</a> In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the swift serpent, and leviathan the crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> On that day the LORD will use his fierce and powerful sword to punish Leviathan, that slippery snake, Leviathan, that twisting snake. He will kill that monster which lives in the sea. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/27.htm">Good News Translation</a> On that day the LORD will use his powerful and deadly sword to punish Leviathan, that wriggling, twisting dragon, and to kill the monster that lives in the sea. <a href="/isv/isaiah/27.htm">International Standard Version</a> At that time, with his fierce, mighty, and powerful sword, the LORD will punish the gliding serpent Leviathan—the coiling serpent Leviathan—and he will kill the dragon that's in the sea. <a href="/msb/isaiah/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent?Leviathan the coiling serpent?and He will slay the dragon of the sea. <a href="/net/isaiah/27.htm">NET Bible</a> At that time the LORD will punish with his destructive, great, and powerful sword Leviathan the fast-moving serpent, Leviathan the squirming serpent; he will kill the sea monster. <a href="/nheb/isaiah/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> In that day, the LORD with his fierce and great and mighty sword will punish leviathan, the fleeing serpent, and leviathan the twisted serpent; and he will kill the serpent that is in the sea. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> In that day the LORD with his keen and great and strong sword will punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he will slay the dragon that is in the sea. <a href="/web/isaiah/27.htm">World English Bible</a> In that day, Yahweh with his hard and great and strong sword will punish leviathan, the fleeing serpent, and leviathan, the twisted serpent; and he will kill the dragon that is in the sea. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> In that day YHWH lays a charge, "" With His sword—the sharp, and the great, and the strong, "" On leviathan—a fleeing serpent, "" And on leviathan—a crooked serpent, "" And He has slain the dragon that [is] in the sea. <a href="/ylt/isaiah/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> In that day lay a charge doth Jehovah, With his sword -- the sharp, and the great, and the strong, On leviathan -- a fleeing serpent, And on leviathan -- a crooked serpent, And He hath slain the dragon that is in the sea. <a href="/slt/isaiah/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> In that day Jehovah will review with his hard and great and strong sword upon leviathan the serpent fleeing, and upon leviathan the winding serpent; and he killed the dragon which was in the sea.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> IN that day the Lord with his hard, and great, and strong sword shall visit leviathan the bar serpent, and leviathan the crooked serpent, and shall slay the whale that is in the see. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> In that day, the Lord will visit, with his harsh and great and strong sword, against Leviathan, the barred serpent, and against Leviathan, the twisted serpent, and he will slay the whale that is in the sea. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/27.htm">New American Bible</a> On that day, The LORD will punish with his sword that is cruel, great, and strong, Leviathan the fleeing serpent, Leviathan the coiled serpent; he will slay the dragon in the sea. <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> On that day the LORD with his cruel and great and strong sword will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent, Leviathan the twisting serpent, and he will kill the dragon that is in the sea.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> IN that day the LORD with his hard and great and strong sword shall punish Leviathan, the piercing serpent, even Leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> In that day LORD JEHOVAH shall visit with the hard and great and powerful sword against Leviathan, the serpent dragon, and against Leviathan the winding serpent, and he shall kill that dragon in the sea<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> In that day the LORD with His sore and great and strong sword will punish leviathan the slant serpent, and leviathan the tortuous serpent; and He will slay the dragon that is in the sea. <a href="/sep/isaiah/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> In that day God shall bring his holy and great and strong sword upon the dragon, even the serpent that flees, upon the dragon, the crooked serpent: he shall destroy the dragon. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/27-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=5393" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/27.htm">The LORD's Vineyard</a> 1<a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hū (Art:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">In that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bay·yō·wm (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</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/7186.htm" title="7186: haq·qā·šāh (Art:: Adj-fs) -- Hard, severe. From qashah; severe.">will take His sharp,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: wə·hag·gə·ḏō·w·lāh (Conj-w, Art:: Adj-fs) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">great,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2389.htm" title="2389: wə·ha·ḥă·zā·qāh (Conj-w, Art:: Adj-fs) -- Strong, stout, mighty. From chazaq; strong.">and mighty</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: bə·ḥar·ḇō (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">sword,</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.">and bring judgment</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/3882.htm" title="3882: liw·yā·ṯān (N-ms) -- From lavah; a wreathed animal, i.e. A serpent; figuratively, the constellation of the dragon; also as a symbol of Bab.">Leviathan</a> <a href="/hebrew/1281.htm" title="1281: bā·ri·aḥ (Adj-ms) -- Fleeing. Or bariach; from barach; a fugitive, i.e. The serpent, and the constellation by that name.">the fleeing</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5175.htm" title="5175: nā·ḥāš (N-ms) -- A serpent. From nachash; a snake.">serpent—</a> <a href="/hebrew/3882.htm" title="3882: liw·yā·ṯān (N-ms) -- From lavah; a wreathed animal, i.e. A serpent; figuratively, the constellation of the dragon; also as a symbol of Bab.">Leviathan</a> <a href="/hebrew/6129.htm" title="6129: ‘ă·qal·lā·ṯō·wn (Adj-ms) -- Crooked. From aqal; tortuous.">the coiling</a> <a href="/hebrew/5175.htm" title="5175: nā·ḥāš (N-ms) -- A serpent. From nachash; a snake.">serpent—</a> <a href="/hebrew/2026.htm" title="2026: wə·hā·raḡ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To kill, slay. A primitive root; to smite with deadly intent.">and He will slay</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8577.htm" title="8577: hat·tan·nîn (Art:: N-ms) -- Serpent, dragon, sea monster. Or tanniym; intensive from the same as tan; a marine or land monster, i.e. Sea-serpent or jackal.">the dragon</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: bay·yām (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">of the sea.</a> 2In that day: “Sing about a fruitful vineyard.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/revelation/20-2.htm">Revelation 20:2</a> He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. <a href="/revelation/12-9.htm">Revelation 12:9</a> And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. <a href="/job/41-1.htm">Job 41:1</a> “Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook or tie down his tongue with a rope? <a href="/psalms/74-14.htm">Psalm 74:14</a> You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You fed him to the creatures of the desert. <a href="/ezekiel/29-3.htm">Ezekiel 29:3</a> Speak to him and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Pharaoh king of Egypt, O great monster who lies among his rivers, who says, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it myself.’ <a href="/revelation/13-1.htm">Revelation 13:1</a> Then I saw a beast with ten horns and seven heads rising out of the sea. There were ten royal crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads. <a href="/psalms/104-26.htm">Psalm 104:26</a> There the ships pass, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there. <a href="/ezekiel/32-2.htm">Ezekiel 32:2</a> “Son of man, take up a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him: ‘You are like a lion among the nations; you are like a monster in the seas. You thrash about in your rivers, churning up the waters with your feet and muddying the streams.’ <a href="/revelation/19-20.htm">Revelation 19:20</a> But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur. <a href="/revelation/17-8.htm">Revelation 17:8</a> The beast that you saw—it was, and now is no more, but is about to come up out of the Abyss and go to its destruction. And those who dwell on the earth whose names were not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world will marvel when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet will be. <a href="/job/26-13.htm">Job 26:13</a> By His breath the skies were cleared; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent. <a href="/amos/9-3.htm">Amos 9:3</a> Though they hide themselves atop Carmel, there I will track them and seize them; and though they hide from Me at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent to bite them. <a href="/revelation/21-1.htm">Revelation 21:1</a> Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. <a href="/isaiah/51-9.htm">Isaiah 51:9</a> Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon? <a href="/jeremiah/51-34.htm">Jeremiah 51:34</a> “Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has devoured me; he has crushed me. He has set me aside like an empty vessel; he has swallowed me like a monster; he filled his belly with my delicacies and vomited me out.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.with his<a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Isaiah 34:5,6</a> For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment… <a href="/isaiah/66-16.htm">Isaiah 66:16</a> For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and the slain of the LORD shall be many.<a href="/deuteronomy/32-41.htm">Deuteronomy 32:41,42</a> If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me… Leviathan<a href="/job/12-1.htm">Job 12:1</a> And Job answered and said,<a href="/psalms/74-14.htm">Psalm 74:14</a> Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.<a href="/psalms/104-26.htm">Psalm 104:26</a> There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.piercing.<a href="/isaiah/65-25.htm">Isaiah 65:25</a> The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD.<a href="/job/26-13.htm">Job 26:13</a> By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.the dragon<a href="/isaiah/51-9.htm">Isaiah 51:9</a> Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?<a href="/psalms/74-13.htm">Psalm 74:13,14</a> Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters… <a href="/jeremiah/51-34.htm">Jeremiah 51:34</a> Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he hath cast me out.in the sea<a href="/jeremiah/51-13.htm">Jeremiah 51:13</a> O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness.<a href="/revelation/13-1.htm">Revelation 13:1</a> And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.<a href="/revelation/17-1.htm">Revelation 17:1,15</a> And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; 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It is a common prophetic term indicating a significant event in God's redemptive plan. It connects to the "Day of the Lord," a theme throughout the prophets, signifying a time when God will act decisively in history.the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword The sword symbolizes God's power and authority to execute judgment. It is described as sharp, great, and mighty, emphasizing its effectiveness and the certainty of God's victory. This imagery is consistent with other biblical passages where God's word or judgment is likened to a sword (e.g., <a href="/hebrews/4-12.htm">Hebrews 4:12</a>, <a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Revelation 19:15</a>).and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent Leviathan is a mythical sea creature often representing chaos and evil. In ancient Near Eastern mythology, it symbolizes forces opposed to God. The "fleeing serpent" suggests its elusive and deceptive nature. This imagery is used in other scriptures, such as <a href="/job/41.htm">Job 41</a> and <a href="/psalms/74-14.htm">Psalm 74:14</a>, where Leviathan represents God's enemies.Leviathan the coiling serpent The repetition of Leviathan with different descriptors emphasizes its threat and the comprehensive nature of God's judgment. The "coiling serpent" suggests entrapment and cunning, characteristics of evil that God will overcome. This can be seen as a type of Satan, who is also depicted as a serpent in <a href="/genesis/3.htm">Genesis 3</a> and <a href="/revelation/12-9.htm">Revelation 12:9</a>.and He will slay the dragon of the sea The dragon is another symbol of chaos and opposition to God, often associated with the sea, a place of danger and disorder in ancient thought. This act of slaying the dragon signifies God's ultimate victory over evil. It parallels <a href="/revelation/20-2.htm">Revelation 20:2</a>, where Satan, the dragon, is defeated. This victory is a foreshadowing of Christ's triumph over sin and death.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The sovereign God of Israel, who is depicted as a divine warrior wielding a mighty sword to bring about His judgment and deliverance. 2. <a href="/topical/l/leviathan.htm">Leviathan</a> A symbolic creature representing chaos and evil, often associated with a sea monster or dragon. In ancient Near Eastern mythology, Leviathan is a formidable foe that only a divine being can conquer. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_sea.htm">The Sea</a> Represents chaos and disorder in biblical literature. The sea is often seen as a place of danger and unpredictability, symbolizing the forces opposed to God's order. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_sword.htm">The Sword</a> Symbolizes God's power and authority to execute judgment and bring about His purposes. It is described as sharp, great, and mighty, emphasizing its effectiveness and divine origin. 5. <a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a> The act of God bringing justice and order by defeating evil and chaos, represented by Leviathan.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_chaos.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Chaos</a> God is depicted as having ultimate control over chaos and evil, symbolized by Leviathan. This reassures believers of God's power to bring order and peace in their lives. <a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_divine_judgment.htm">The Certainty of Divine Judgment</a> The imagery of the sword emphasizes the certainty and decisiveness of God's judgment against evil. Believers can trust that God will ultimately deal with all forms of wickedness. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_leviathan.htm">Symbolism of Leviathan</a> Understanding Leviathan as a symbol of chaos and evil helps believers recognize the spiritual battles they face and the assurance of God's victory. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_deliverance.htm">Hope in God's Deliverance</a> The prophecy assures believers of God's deliverance from evil forces, encouraging them to remain steadfast in faith. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophecy_in_encouragement.htm">The Role of Prophecy in Encouragement</a> Prophecies like <a href="/isaiah/27.htm">Isaiah 27:1</a> serve to encourage believers by reminding them of God's promises and His ultimate plan for redemption and restoration.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 27</a> <a href="/q/how_is_leviathan_in_isaiah_27_1_explained.htm">How can Isaiah 27:1 be reconciled with scientific knowledge in describing Leviathan as a literal sea monster? </a> <a href="/q/leviathan_in_job_vs._other_sea_creatures.htm">How does the portrayal of Leviathan in Job 41 align or conflict with other biblical references to large sea creatures (e.g., Psalm 104:26 or Isaiah 27:1)? </a> <a href="/q/what_are_marine_spirits.htm">What are marine spirits?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_leviathan_so_realistic_in_job_41.htm">If Leviathan is a metaphorical creature, why does Job 41 depict it with such realistic physical traits and capabilities? </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>XXVII.(1) Leviathan the piercing serpent.--Rather, fleet, or fugitive. The verse paints in vivid symbolic language the judgment of Jehovah on the great world-powers that had shed the blood of His people. The "sword of the Lord" (primarily, perhaps, representing the lightning-flash) is turned in its threefold character as sore, and swift, and strong, against three great empires. These are represented, as in <a href="/ezekiel/17-3.htm" title="And say, Thus said the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, long winged, full of feathers, which had divers colors, came to Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar:">Ezekiel 17:3</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/29-3.htm" title="Speak, and say, Thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lies in the middle of his rivers, which has said, My river is my own, and I have made it for myself.">Ezekiel 29:3</a> <a href="/context/daniel/7-3.htm" title="And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.">Daniel 7:3-7</a>, by monstrous forms of animal life. The "dragon" is as in <a href="/isaiah/51-19.htm" title="These two things are come to you; who shall be sorry for you? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort you?">Isaiah 51:19</a>; <a href="/context/psalms/74-13.htm" title="You did divide the sea by your strength: you brake the heads of the dragons in the waters.">Psalm 74:13-14</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/29-3.htm" title="Speak, and say, Thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lies in the middle of his rivers, which has said, My river is my own, and I have made it for myself.">Ezekiel 29:3</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/32-2.htm" title="Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say to him, You are like a young lion of the nations, and you are as a whale in the seas: and you came forth with your rivers, and troubled the waters with your feet, and fouled their rivers.">Ezekiel 32:2</a>, the standing emblem of Egypt: the other two, so generically like, that the "leviathan" ("crocodile" in <a href="/job/41-1.htm" title="Can you draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which you let down?">Job 41:1</a>, but here, probably, generically for a monster of the serpent type) serves as a common type for both, while each has its distinctive epithet, may refer respectively to Assyria and Babylon, the epithets indicating (1) the rapid rush of the Tigris and the tortuous windings of the Euphrates; and (2) the policy characteristic of each empire, of which the rivers were looked upon as symbols, one rapidly aggressive, the other advancing as by a sinuous deceit. By some commentators, however, Egypt is represented in all three clauses; while others (Cheyne) see in them the symbols not of earthly empire, but of rebel powers of evil and darkness, quoting <a href="/context/job/26-12.htm" title="He divides the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smites through the proud.">Job 26:12-13</a> in support of his view. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 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 been put down, Jehovah shall finally visit with his sword three mighty foes, which are described under three figures - the first as "Leviathan, the swift serpent;" the second as "Leviathan, the crooked serpent; "and the third as "the dragon that is in the sea." It has been usual to see in these three monsters three kingdoms inimical to God - either Assyria, Babylon, and Egypt; or Assyria, Egypt, and Tyre; or Media, Persia, and Egypt. But this diversity of interpretation shows that there is no particular fitness in the emblems to symbolize any special kingdoms or world-powers, while the imagery itself and the law of climax alike point to something higher than world-powers being intended. "Leviathan," in <a href="/job/3-8.htm">Job 3:8</a>, where the word first occurs, represents a supra-mundane power - probably "the dragon, the enemy of light, who in old Eastern traditions is conceived as ready to swallow up sun and moon, and plunge creation in original chaos or darkness" ('Speaker's Commentary,' vol. 4. p. 28); and the "dragon" is a customary emblem of Satan himself (<a href="/psalms/91-13.htm">Psalm 91:13</a>; <a href="/isaiah/51-9.htm">Isaiah 51:9</a>; <a href="/revelation/12-7.htm">Revelation 12:7, 9</a>), the prince of darkness. The triple vengeance here is parallel to the triple punishment, in the apocalyptic vision (<a href="/revelation/19-20.htm">Revelation 19:20</a>; <a href="/revelation/20-10.htm">Revelation 20:10</a>), of "the devil," "the beast," and "the false prophet," who have been termed by commentators "the three great enemies of God's kingdom" (see 'Speaker's Commentary on the New Testament,' vol. 4. p. 802). Verse 1. - The Lord with his sore and great and strong sword. The "sword" of Jehovah is first heard of in the Pentateuch, where it is called" glittering" (<a href="/deuteronomy/32-41.htm">Deuteronomy 32:41</a>). It is spoken of by David (<a href="/psalms/7-12.htm">Psalm 7:12</a>), and frequently by Isaiah (see <a href="/isaiah/31-8.htm">Isaiah 31:8</a>; <a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Isaiah 34:5, 6</a>; 46:16). Mr. Cheyne supposes the idea to have been taken from the Baby-Ionian mythology, and seems to think it half material. But it is merely on a par with other anthrepomorphisms. The word rendered "sore" probably means "well-tempered," "keen." Leviathan. Etymologically, the term "Leviathan" appears to mean "that which is coiled" or "twisted," whence it would seem to have been primarily applied, as in the present verse, to serpents. In <a href="/job/41-1.htm">Job 41:1-34</a>, however, it manifestly designates the crocodile, while in <a href="/psalms/104-26.htm">Psalm 104:26</a> it must be used of some kind of cetacean. Thus its most appropriate English rendering would be "monster." The piercing serpent; rather, the fleet, or fugitive serpent. It is a general characteristic of the snake tribe to glide away and hide themselves when disturbed. Even leviathan that crooked serpent; rather, and also leviathan that crooked serpent. It is quite clear that two distinct foes of God are pointed at - one characterized as "fleet," the other as "tortuous." And he shall slay the dragon. Here is mention of a third enemy, probably Satan himself (see the introductory paragraph to this section). <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/27-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>In that הַה֡וּא (ha·hū) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are day בַּיּ֣וֹם (bay·yō·wm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day the LORD יְהוָה֩ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel [will take] His sharp, הַקָּשָׁ֜ה (haq·qā·šāh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7186.htm">Strong's 7186: </a> Hard, severe great, וְהַגְּדוֹלָ֣ה (wə·hag·gə·ḏō·w·lāh) Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> Great, older, insolent and mighty וְהַֽחֲזָקָ֗ה (wə·ha·ḥă·zā·qāh) Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2389.htm">Strong's 2389: </a> Strong, stout, mighty sword, בְּחַרְב֨וֹ‪‬ (bə·ḥar·ḇōw) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword and bring judgment יִפְקֹ֣ד (yip̄·qōḏ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6485.htm">Strong's 6485: </a> To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit on עַ֤ל (‘al) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against Leviathan, לִוְיָתָן֙ (liw·yā·ṯān) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3882.htm">Strong's 3882: </a> A wreathed animal, a serpent, dragon, Babylon the fleeing בָּרִ֔חַ (bā·ri·aḥ) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1281.htm">Strong's 1281: </a> A fugitive, the serpent serpent— נָחָ֣שׁ (nā·ḥāš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5175.htm">Strong's 5175: </a> A serpent Leviathan, לִוְיָתָ֔ן (liw·yā·ṯān) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3882.htm">Strong's 3882: </a> A wreathed animal, a serpent, dragon, Babylon the coiling עֲקַלָּת֑וֹן (‘ă·qal·lā·ṯō·wn) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6129.htm">Strong's 6129: </a> Tortuous serpent— נָחָ֖שׁ (nā·ḥāš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5175.htm">Strong's 5175: </a> A serpent and He will slay וְהָרַ֥ג (wə·hā·raḡ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2026.htm">Strong's 2026: </a> To smite with deadly intent the dragon הַתַּנִּ֖ין (hat·tan·nîn) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8577.htm">Strong's 8577: </a> A marine, land monster, sea-serpent, jackal of the sea. בַּיָּֽם׃ (bay·yām) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3220.htm">Strong's 3220: </a> A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/27-1.htm">Isaiah 27:1 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/27-1.htm">Isaiah 27:1 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/27-1.htm">Isaiah 27:1 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/27-1.htm">Isaiah 27:1 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/27-1.htm">Isaiah 27:1 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/27-1.htm">Isaiah 27:1 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/27-1.htm">Isaiah 27:1 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/27-1.htm">Isaiah 27:1 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/27-1.htm">Isaiah 27:1 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/27-1.htm">Isaiah 27:1 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-1.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 27:1 In that day Yahweh with his hard (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/26-21.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 26:21"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 26:21" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/27-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 27:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 27:2" /></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>