The LORD’s Vineyard
1In 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.
The Song of the Fruitful Vineyard, in which...
The Song of the Fruitful Vineyard, in which the vineyard represents God’s people (cp. 5:1–7).
2In that day:
“Sing about a fruitful vineyard.3I, the LORD, am its keeper;I water it continually.I guard it night and dayso no one can disturb it;4I am not angry.If only thorns and briers confronted Me,I would march and trample them,I would burn them to the ground.5Or let them lay claim to My protection;let them make peace with Me—yes, let them make peace with Me.”6In the days to come, Jacob will take root.Israel will bud and blossomand fill the whole world with fruit.
Isaiah reminded readers of the reasons for the...
Isaiah reminded readers of the reasons for the Exile and judgment: Israel’s sinfulness, God’s righteous judgment, and the absence of divine compassion.
12In that day the LORD will thresh from the flowing Euphrates† to the Wadi of Egypt, and you, O Israelites, will be gathered one by one. 13And in that day a great ram’s horn will sound, and those who were perishing in Assyria will come forth with those who were exiles in Egypt. And they will worship the LORD on the holy mountain in Jerusalem.