Isaiah 27:1-6

New Living Translation

27 In that day the Lord will take his terrible, swift sword and punish Leviathan,^[a] the swiftly moving serpent, the coiling, writhing serpent. He will kill the dragon of the sea.

²“In that day,
    sing about the fruitful vineyard.
³I, the Lord, will watch over it,
    watering it carefully.
Day and night I will watch so no one can harm it.
⁴    My anger will be gone.
If I find briers and thorns growing,
    I will attack them;
I will burn them up—
⁵    unless they turn to me for help.
Let them make peace with me;
    yes, let them make peace with me.”
⁶The time is coming when Jacob’s descendants will take root.
    Israel will bud and blossom
    and fill the whole earth with fruit!

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Footnotes

27:1 The identification of Leviathan is disputed, ranging from an earthly creature to a mythical sea monster in ancient literature.

Isaiah 27:1-6

New International Version

Deliverance of Israel

27 In that day,^(A)

the Lord will punish with his sword^(B)—
his fierce, great and powerful sword—
Leviathan^(C) the gliding serpent,^(D)
Leviathan the coiling serpent;
he will slay the monster^(E) of the sea.

²In that day^(F)—

“Sing^(G) about a fruitful vineyard:^(H)
³    I, the Lord, watch over it;
    I water^(I) it continually.
I guard^(J) it day and night
    so that no one may harm^(K) it.
⁴    I am not angry.
If only there were briers and thorns confronting me!
    I would march against them in battle;
    I would set them all on fire.^(L)
⁵Or else let them come to me for refuge;^(M)
    let them make peace^(N) with me,
    yes, let them make peace with me.”