Isaiah 27:5
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.
Or let them lay claim to My protection; let them make peace with Me— yes, let them make peace with Me.”
6 In the days to come, Jacob will take root. Israel will bud and blossom and fill the whole world with fruit.
7 Has the LORD struck Israel as He struck her oppressors? Was she killed like those who slayed her?
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
- Or let them lay claim to My protection; let them make peace with Me— yes, let them make peace with Me.”
- KJV
- Or let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me; and he shall make peace with me.
- WEB
- Or else let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me. Let him make peace with me.”
- ASV
- Or else let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me; [yea], let him make peace with me.
- DARBY
- Or let him take hold of my strength; let him make peace with me: [yea,] let him make peace with me.
- BLB
- Or if he should take hold of My strength, he will make peace with Me—peace he will make with Me.”
- ÅB
- dersom de da ikke skulle søke vern hos meg, gjøre fred med meg, ja, gjøre fred med meg.
- OTB
- Eller la dem søke min beskyttelse; la dem slutte fred med meg, ja, la dem slutte fred med meg.”
- B1930
- dersom de da ikke skulde søke vern hos mig, gjøre fred med mig, ja, gjøre fred med mig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 25:4
For You have been a refuge for the poor, a stronghold for the needy in distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like rain against a wall,
Read in contextJob 22:21
Reconcile now and be at peace with Him; thereby good will come to you.
Read in contextEphesians 2:16–17
and reconciling both of them to God in one body through the cross, by which He extinguished their hostility.
Read in contextIsaiah 57:19
bringing praise to their lips. Peace, peace to those far and near,” says the LORD, “and I will heal them.”
Read in contextIsaiah 26:3–4
You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
Read in contextHosea 2:18–20
On that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air and the creatures that crawl on the ground. And I will abolish bow and sword and weapons of war in the land, and will make them lie down in safety.
Read in contextJoshua 10:6
Then the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal: “Do not abandon your servants. Come quickly and save us! Help us, because all the kings of the Amorites from the hill country have joined forces against us.”
Read in context2 Corinthians 5:19–21
that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s trespasses against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
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