Isaiah 27:9

By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
this	בְּזֹאת֙ be.zoT	H2063	this (often used adverb) · preposition + demonstrative particle
iniquity	עֲוֹֽן 'a.von-	H5771	perversity · noun, common masculine singular construct
Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֔ב ya.'a.Ko	H3290	Jaakob · proper noun, a man's name
purged	יְכֻפַּ֣ר ye.khu.Par	H3722	to cover (specifically with bitumen) · verb, pual imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
fruit	פְּרִ֖י pe.Ri	H6529	fruit (literally or figuratively) · noun, common masculine singular construct
away	הָסִ֣ר ha.Sir	H5493	to turn off (literal or figurative) · verb, hiphil infinitive construct
sin	חַטָּאת֑וֹ cha.ta.To	H2403	an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness) · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
maketh	בְּשׂוּמ֣וֹ be.su.Mo	H7760	to put (used in a great variety of applications · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
stones	אַבְנֵ֣י 'av.Nei	H68	a stone · noun, common masculine plural construct
altar	מִזְבֵּ֗חַ miz.Be.ach	H4196	an altar · noun, common masculine singular absolute
chalkstones	גִר֙ gir	H1615	lime (from being burned in a kiln) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
sunder	מְנֻפָּצ֔וֹת me.nu.pa.Tzot	H5310	to dash to pieces · verb, pual passive participle, feminine plural absolute
groves	אֲשֵׁרִ֖ים 'a.she.Rim	H842	Asherah (or Astarte) a Phoenician goddess · noun, masculine plural absolute
images	וְחַמָּנִֽים ve.cha.ma.Nim	H2553	a sun-pillar · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural absolute
up	יָקֻ֥מוּ ya.Ku.mu	H6965	to rise (in various applications · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

Isaiah 48:10 Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
Romans 11:27 For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.
Isaiah 17:8 And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither shall respect that which his fingers have made, either the groves, or th…
Daniel 11:35 And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is…
Exodus 34:13 But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves:
2 Kings 25:9 And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man’s house burnt he with fire.
2 Kings 25:13-17 And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the LORD, did the Ch…
2 Chronicles 14:5 Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 27:7–end

Here is the prophet again singing of mercy and judgment, not, as before, judgment to the enemies and mercy to the church, but judgment to the church and mercy mixed with that judgment. I. Here is judgment threatened even to Jacob and Israel. They shall blossom and bud (Isa 27:6), but, 1. They shall be smitten and slain (Isa 27:7), some of them shall. If God find any thing amiss among them, he will lay them under the tokens of his displeasure for it. Judgment shall begin at the house of God, and those whom God has known of all the families of the earth he will punish in the first place. 2. Jerusalem, their defenced city, shall be desolate, Isa 27:10, Isa 27:11. "God having tried a variety of…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 27:9

By this--exile of Israel (the "sending away," Isa 27:8). purged--expiated [HORSLEY]. all the fruit--This is the whole benefit designed to be brought about by the chastisement; namely, the removal of his (Israel's) sin (namely, object of idolatry; Deu 9:21; Hos 10:8). when he--Jehovah; at the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, His instrument. The Jews ever since have abhorred idolatry (compare Isa 17:8). not stand up--shall rise no more [HORSLEY].

John Gill on Isaiah 27:9

By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged,.... Or "expiated", or "atoned" (a); not that afflictions are atonements for sin, or give satisfaction to divine justice for it; but they are the means of bringing the Lord's people to a sense of their sins, and to repentance and humiliation for them, and confession of them, and of leading them to the blood and sacrifice of Christ, by which they are expiated and atoned, and which the Spirit of God brings near, and applies unto them; whereby their sins, they are convicted of by means of afflictions, and which lay heavy upon their consciences, are purged away, and removed from them: and this is all the fruit, to take away sin; this is th…

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John Calvin

The Church Fathers

(Verse 9) Therefore, because of this, the iniquity of the house of Jacob will be forgiven, and all this fruit will be removed, so that its sin may be taken away. For they have set up all the stones of the altar like scattered ashes; neither the lights nor the shrines will stand. LXX: Therefore, the iniquity of Jacob will be taken away, and this will be his blessing when I remove his sin, when I set up all the stones of the altars shattered like crushed ash, and their trees and idols will not endure. The reason why they suffer no harm even after the Jews laid hands upon the Lord is that they may obtain forgiveness if they choose to repent, so that the prayer of the Savior may be fulfilled: Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do (Luke 23:34). Therefore, it is said, the iniquity of the house of Jacob will be pardoned, and its sin will be taken away, so that it may deserve the blessing of God, which had been cursed upon it when it said: His blood be upon us, and upon our children (Matthew 27:25). Because through the Apostles, the Gospel will be sown from the stock of Israel throughout the whole world, and idolatry will be destroyed, and altars will be crushed to dust, lights will be cut down, temples will fall, and the knowledge of the one God under the mystery of the Trinity will be proclaimed.
— Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah

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Dictionary and topics

Fire — (1.) For sacred purposes. The sacrifices were consumed by fire (Gen. 8:20). The ever-burning fire on the altar was first kindled from heaven (Lev. 6:9, 13; 9:24), and afterwards rekindled at the…
Altar · Used in idolatrous worship — Used in idolatrous worship
Chalk · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Groves · Forbid — Forbid

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Isaiah 27:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 27:7–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 27:9

John Gill on Isaiah 27:9

John Calvin

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Isaiah 27:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 27:7–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 27:9

John Gill on Isaiah 27:9

John Calvin

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Isaiah 27:9

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Isaiah 27:9

Rashi on Isaiah 27:9