Isaiah 27:5 - Printer Friendly

ESV: Or let them lay hold of my protection, let them make peace with me, let them make peace with me."

NIV: Or else let them come to me for refuge; let them make peace with me, yes, let them make peace with me."

NASB: Or let him rely on My protection, Let him make peace with Me, Let him make peace with Me.'

CSB: Or let it take hold of my strength; let it make peace with me— make peace with me.

NLT: unless they turn to me for help. Let them make peace with me; yes, let them make peace with me.'

KJV: Or let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me; and he shall make peace with me.

NKJV: Or let him take hold of My strength, That he may make peace with Me; And he shall make peace with Me.”

In His song of the vineyard (Isaiah 27:2–4), the Lord anticipates demonstrating His commitment to protect His people Israel from harm. In the depicted future, no enemy nations will remain to harm them. Where Israel has been disciplined, enemy nations have been erased (Isaiah 27:7). It will be an era of peace and victory for Israel. This section speaks of those who arise within the "vineyard" to rebel and oppose God (Matthew 13:40).

Those thorn bushes among grapevines are destined for fiery destruction (Revelation 20:7–10). Yet the Lord would rather they repent and join those who are redeemed (Ezekiel 18:23). They could choose to make peace with the Lord God of Israel, forsaking all other gods, humbling themselves before Him, and treating His people well. Those who refuse will face both earthly and eternal consequences (John 15:6).

Isaiah 27:2–6 describes the restoration and redemption of Israel in the end times by the Lord. Isaiah pictures Israel in song as a pleasant vineyard tended and fully provided for. Her fruit will fill the world. God prefers that those within this vineyard who still oppose Him would repent, rather than being destroyed.

This passage often uses the phrase "in that day" referring to the end times when the Lord reigns on earth as king. Then, the Israelites will be fully restored. Their "fruit" will fill the world. The nations God used as tools to judge His people will themselves be judged, but much more harshly. Defeats will happen in the meantime, but the Lord will only measure out enough discipline to trigger Israel's repentance. There will be no compassion for those who refuse to repent. He will bring all His people home to worship Him in Jerusalem in the end.

Isaiah 27 completes a section (Isaiah 24—27) about the time when the Lord will make all things right. That description begins with the Lord's judgment of the earth (Isaiah 24:1) and ends with the redemption and restoration of Israel (Isaiah 27:6). The nations God used to judge Israel will themselves be judged. The next section of Isaiah focuses on God's scathing words for those who opposed Him, including the failed leaders of Israel and Judah.

Isaiah is among the most important prophetic books in the entire Bible. The first segment details God's impending judgment against ancient peoples for sin and idolatry (Isaiah 1—35). The second part of Isaiah briefly explains a failed assault on Jerusalem during the rule of Hezekiah (Isaiah 36—39). The final chapters predict Israel's rescue from Babylonian captivity (Isaiah 40—48), the promised Messiah (Isaiah 49—57), and the final glory of Jerusalem and God's people (Isaiah 58—66).

Accessed 11/21/2024 7:55:26 AM