What does Isaiah 27:8 mean?
ESV: Measure by measure, by exile you contended with them; he removed them with his fierce breath in the day of the east wind.
NIV: By warfare and exile you contend with her-- with his fierce blast he drives her out, as on a day the east wind blows.
NASB: You contended with them by banishing them, by driving them away. With His fierce wind He has expelled them on the day of the east wind.
CSB: You disputed with Israel by banishing and driving her away. He removed her with his severe storm on the day of the east wind.
NLT: No, but he exiled Israel to call her to account. She was exiled from her land as though blown away in a storm from the east.
KJV: In measure, when it shooteth forth, thou wilt debate with it: he stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind.
NKJV: In measure, by sending it away, You contended with it. He removes it by His rough wind In the day of the east wind.
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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).
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