Isaiah 27:2

1 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.

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;

4 I am not angry. If only thorns and briers confronted Me, I would march and trample them, I would burn them to the ground.

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.

Compare

BSB
In that day: “Sing about a fruitful vineyard.
KJV
In that day sing ye unto her, A vineyard of red wine.
WEB
In that day, sing to her, “A pleasant vineyard!
ASV
In that day: A vineyard of wine, sing ye unto it.
DARBY
In that day [there shall be] a vineyard of pure wine; sing concerning it:
BLB
In that day: Sing of her—a vineyard of delight!
ÅB
På den tid [skal de synge:] Der er en edel vingård; syng om den!
OTB
På den dagen— “Syng om en herlig vingård:
B1930
På den tid [skal de synge:] Der er en edel vingård; syng om den!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 2:21

    I had planted you like a choice vine from the very best seed. How could you turn yourself before Me into a rotten, wild vine?

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  • Psalms 80:8–19

    You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and transplanted it.

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  • Isaiah 5:1–7

    I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.

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  • Numbers 21:17

    Then Israel sang this song: “Spring up, O well, all of you sing to it!

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  • Luke 20:9–18

    Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to some tenants, and went away for a long time.

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  • Matthew 21:33–46

    Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.

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