King James Version
What Does Isaiah 27:2 Mean?
“In that day sing ye unto her, A vineyard of red wine .”
Context
1
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. piercing: or, crossing like a bar
2
In that day sing ye unto her, A vineyard of red wine .
3
I the LORD do keep it; I will water it every moment: lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day.
4
Fury is not in me: who would set the briers and thorns against me in battle? I would go through them, I would burn them together. go: or, march against
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(2) **In that day sing ye . . .**—The prophet appears once again, as in Isaiah 26:1, as the hymn writer of the future day of the triumph of the redeemed. He had chanted a dirge over the vineyard that was unfruitful, and therefore given over to desolation. He now changes the wailing into a poem. The word translated “red wine” (comp. Deuteronomy 32:14) signifies “fiery,” or “foaming.” The LXX. seems to have followed a different text, giving (with the alteration of a single letter) the meaning, “a *pleasant *vineyard.”
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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