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Isaiah 27:1

Spiritual warfareJudgment
In 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.

2 In that day: “Sing about a fruitful vineyard.

3 I, the LORD, am its keeper; I water it continually. I guard it night and day so no one can disturb it;

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
In 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.
KJV
In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.
WEB
In that day, the LORD with his hard and great and strong sword will punish leviathan, the fleeing serpent, and leviathan, the twisted serpent; and he will kill the dragon that is in the sea.
ASV
In that day Jehovah with his hard and great and strong sword will punish leviathan the swift serpent, and leviathan the crooked serpent; and he will slay the monster that is in the sea.
DARBY
In that day Jehovah, with his sore and great and strong sword, will visit leviathan the fleeing serpent, and leviathan the crooked serpent; and he will slay the monster that is in the sea.
BLB
In that day YHWH will visit with His sword, severe and great and mighty, upon Leviathan the fleeing serpent, and upon Leviathan the coiling serpent, and He will kill the dragon that [is] in the sea.
ÅB
På den tid skal Herren med sitt sverd, det hårde og store og sterke, hjemsøke Leviatan, den lettfarende drage[^1], og Leviatan, den buktede drage, og han skal drepe uhyret som er i havet[^2].
OTB
På den dagen skal Herren straffe Leviatan, den raske slangen, med sitt voldsomme, store og mektige sverd— Leviatan, den kveilede slangen; han skal drepe dragen i havet.
B1930
På den tid skal Herren med sitt sverd, det hårde og store og sterke, hjemsøke Leviatan, den lettfarende drage, og Leviatan, den buktede drage, og han skal drepe uhyret som er i havet. / < JBS 26, 13.> / < JES 19, 5.>

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  • Ezekiel 29:3

    Speak to him and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Pharaoh king of Egypt, O great monster who lies among his rivers, who says, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it myself.’

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  • Isaiah 51:9

    Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon?

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  • Isaiah 66:16

    For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD.

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  • Revelation 12:3–13:2

    Then another sign appeared in heaven: a huge red dragon with seven heads, ten horns, and seven royal crowns on his heads.

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  • Revelation 20:2

    He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.

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  • Psalms 104:26

    There the ships pass, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there.

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  • Job 26:13

    By His breath the skies were cleared; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.

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  • Psalms 74:13–14

    You divided the sea by Your strength; You smashed the heads of the dragons of the sea;

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