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Isaiah 27:8

6 He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root: Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit.

7 Hath he smitten him, as he smote those that smote him? or is he slain according to the slaughter of them that are slain by him?

In measure, when it shooteth forth, thou wilt debate with it: he stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind.

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.

10 Yet the defenced city shall be desolate, and the habitation forsaken, and left like a wilderness: there shall the calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and consume the branches thereof.

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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
By warfare and exile You contended with her and removed her with a fierce wind, as on the day the east wind blows.
KJV
In measure, when it shooteth forth, thou wilt debate with it: he stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind.
WEB
In measure, when you send them away, you contend with them. He has removed them with his rough blast in the day of the east wind.
ASV
In measure, when thou sendest them away, thou dost contend with them; he hath removed [them] with his rough blast in the day of the east wind.
DARBY
In measure, when sending her away, didst thou contend with her: he hath taken [her] away with his rough wind in the day of the east wind.
BLB
In driving her off, in sending her out, You have contended with her; He removed it by His harsh wind, [as] on the day of the east wind.
ÅB
Med måte gikk du i rette med folket da du jaget det fra deg. Herren drev det bort med sitt hårde vær på østenvindens dag.
OTB
Ved krig og eksil kjempet du mot dem— med sin voldsomme vind drev han dem bort, som på dagen da østvinden blåser.
B1930
Med måte gikk du i rette med folket da du jaget det fra dig. Herren drev det bort med sitt hårde vær på østenvindens dag.

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Cross references

  • Ezekiel 19:12

    But she was plucked up in fury, she was cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up her fruit: her strong rods were broken and withered; the fire consumed them.

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  • Jeremiah 4:11

    At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse,

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  • Jeremiah 10:24

    O LORD, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.

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  • Hosea 4:1

    Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.

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  • 1 Peter 1:6

    Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:

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  • Hosea 13:15

    Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the LORD shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels.

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  • Jeremiah 46:28

    Fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith the LORD: for I am with thee; for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee: but I will not make a full end of thee, but correct thee in measure; yet will I not leave thee wholly unpunished.

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  • Hosea 6:1–2

    Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.

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