Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version By this, then, will Jacob’s guilt be atoned for, and this will be the full fruit of the removal of his sin: When he makes all the altar stones to be like limestone crushed to pieces, no Asherah poles or incense altars will be left standing. New Living Translation The LORD did this to purge Israel’s wickedness, to take away all her sin. As a result, all the pagan altars will be crushed to dust. No Asherah pole or pagan shrine will be left standing. English Standard Version Therefore by this the guilt of Jacob will be atoned for, and this will be the full fruit of the removal of his sin: when he makes all the stones of the altars like chalkstones crushed to pieces, no Asherim or incense altars will remain standing. Berean Standard Bible Therefore Jacob’s guilt will be atoned for, and the full fruit of the removal of his sin will be this: When he makes all the altar stones like crushed bits of chalk, no Asherah poles or incense altars will remain standing. King James Bible 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. New King James Version Therefore by this the iniquity of Jacob will be covered; And this is all the fruit of taking away his sin: When he makes all the stones of the altar Like chalkstones that are beaten to dust, Wooden images and incense altars shall not stand. New American Standard Bible Therefore through this Jacob’s wrongdoing will be forgiven; And this will be the full price of the pardoning of his sin: When he makes all the altar stones like pulverized chalk stones; When Asherim and incense altars will not stand. NASB 1995 Therefore through this Jacob’s iniquity will be forgiven; And this will be the full price of the pardoning of his sin: When he makes all the altar stones like pulverized chalk stones; When Asherim and incense altars will not stand. NASB 1977 Therefore through this Jacob’s iniquity will be forgiven; And this will be the full price of the pardoning of his sin: When he makes all the altar stones like pulverized chalk stones; When Asherim and incense altars will not stand. Legacy Standard Bible Therefore through this, Jacob’s iniquity will be atoned for; And this will be the whole fruit of the turning away of his sin: When he makes all the altar stones like pulverized chalk stones, When Asherim and incense altars will not stand. Amplified Bible Therefore through this the wickedness [the sin, the injustice, the wrongdoing] of Jacob (Israel) will be atoned for and forgiven; And this will be the full price [that God requires] for taking away his sin: When Israel makes all the stones of the [pagan] altars like crushed chalk stones; When the Asherim and the incense altars will not stand. Christian Standard Bible Therefore Jacob’s iniquity will be atoned for in this way, and the result of the removal of his sin will be this: when he makes all the altar stones like crushed bits of chalk, no Asherah poles or incense altars will remain standing. Holman Christian Standard Bible Therefore Jacob’s iniquity will be purged in this way, and the result of the removal of his sin will be this: when he makes all the altar stones like crushed bits of chalk, no Asherah poles or incense altars will remain standing. American Standard Version Therefore by this shall the iniquity of Jacob be forgiven, and this is all the fruit of taking away his sin: that he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, so that the Asherim and the sun-images shall rise no more. Contemporary English Version There's only one way that Israel's sin and guilt can be completely forgiven: They must crush the stones of every pagan altar and place of worship. English Revised Version Therefore by this shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged, and this is all the fruit of taking away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, so that the Asherim and the sun-images shall rise no more. GOD'S WORD® Translation In this way the wrongdoings of the descendants of Jacob are covered up. This is the way they will turn from their sins- when they turn all the altar stones into powdered chalk and no poles dedicated to the goddess Asherah or incense altars are left standing. Good News Translation But Israel's sins will be forgiven only when the stones of pagan altars are ground up like chalk, and no more incense altars or symbols of the goddess Asherah are left. International Standard Version By this, then, Jacob's guilt will be atoned for, and this will be the full harvest that comes from the removal of his sin: when he makes all the altar stones like pulverized chalkstones, no Asherah poles or incense altars will be left standing. Majority Standard Bible Therefore Jacob’s guilt will be atoned for, and the full fruit of the removal of his sin will be this: When he makes all the altar stones like crushed bits of chalk, no Asherah poles or incense altars will remain standing. NET Bible So in this way Jacob's sin will be forgiven, and this is how they will show they are finished sinning: They will make all the stones of the altars like crushed limestone, and the Asherah poles and the incense altars will no longer stand. New Heart English Bible Therefore, by this the iniquity of Jacob will be forgiven, and this is all the fruit of taking away his sin: that he makes all the stones of the altar as chalk stones that are beaten in pieces, so that the Asherim and the incense altars shall rise no more. Webster's Bible Translation 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 chalk-stones that are beaten asunder, the groves and images shall not stand up. World English Bible Therefore by this the iniquity of Jacob will be forgiven, and this is all the fruit of taking away his sin: that he makes all the stones of the altar as chalk stones that are beaten in pieces, so that the Asherah poles and the incense altars shall rise no more. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionTherefore the iniquity of Jacob is covered by this, "" And this [is] all the fruit—To take away his sin, "" In his setting all the stones of an altar, "" As chalkstones beaten in pieces, "" They do not rise—Asherim and images. Young's Literal Translation Therefore by this is the iniquity of Jacob covered, And this is all the fruit -- To take away his sin, in His setting all the stones of an altar, As chalkstones beaten in pieces, They rise not -- shrines and images. Smith's Literal Translation Therefore by this the iniquity of Jacob shall be expiated; and this all the fruit to remove his sin; in his setting all the stones of the altar as stones of lime broken in pieces, the statues and images shall not stand up. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleTherefore upon this shall the iniquity of the house of Jacob be forgiven: and this is all the fruit, that the sin thereof should be taken away, when he shall have made all the stones of the altar, as burnt stones broken in pieces, the groves and temples shall not stand. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, concerning this, the iniquity of the house of Jacob will be forgiven. And this is the reward of all: that their sin be taken away, when he will have made all the stones of the altar to be like crushed cinders. For the sacred groves and the shrines shall not stand. New American Bible This, then, shall be the expiation of Jacob’s guilt, this the result of removing his sin: He shall pulverize all the stones of the altars like pieces of chalk; no asherahs or incense altars shall stand. New Revised Standard Version Therefore by this the guilt of Jacob will be expiated, and this will be the full fruit of the removal of his sin: when he makes all the stones of the altars like chalkstones crushed to pieces, no sacred poles or incense altars will remain standing. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBy this, therefore, shall the iniquity of Jacob be forgiven; and with all this fruit his sin will be taken away; when he makes all the stones of the altar as chalk-stones that are broken in pieces; likewise, the images and idols shall not stand up. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because of this, in this the evil of Yaqob shall be forgiven, and by all these fruits his sin shall pass away, when he lays down all the stones of the altar as lime stones that are pulverized; thus idols and dreaded things shall not be erected OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Therefore by this shall the iniquity of Jacob be expiated, And this is all the fruit of taking away his sin: When he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in pieces, So that the Asherim and the sun-images shall rise no more. Brenton Septuagint Translation Therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be taken away; and this is his blessing, when I shall have taken away his sin; when they shall have broken to pieces all the stones of the altars as fine dust, and their trees shall not remain, and their idols shall be cut off, as a thicket afar off. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The LORD's Vineyard…8By warfare and exile You contended with her and removed her with a fierce wind, as on the day the east wind blows. 9Therefore Jacob’s guilt will be atoned for, and the full fruit of the removal of his sin will be this: When he makes all the altar stones like crushed bits of chalk, no Asherah poles or incense altars will remain standing. 10For the fortified city lies deserted—a homestead abandoned, a wilderness forsaken. There the calves graze, and there they lie down; they strip its branches bare.… Cross References Jeremiah 31:31-34 Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. / It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them,” declares the LORD. / “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. ... Ezekiel 36:25-27 I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols. / I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. / And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances. Hebrews 8:10-12 For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. / No longer will each one teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest. / For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.” Romans 11:26-27 And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob. / And this is My covenant with them when I take away their sins.” Jeremiah 33:8 And I will cleanse them from all the iniquity they have committed against Me, and will forgive all their sins of rebellion against Me. Ezekiel 37:23 They will no longer defile themselves with their idols or detestable images, or with any of their transgressions. I will save them from all their apostasies by which they sinned, and I will cleanse them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God. Micah 7:18-19 Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion? / He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea. Hebrews 10:16-17 “This is the covenant I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their hearts and inscribe them on their minds.” / Then He adds: “Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.” Zechariah 13:1 “On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the people of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity. 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Psalm 51:7 Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. Matthew 26:28 This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. Acts 3:19 Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away, Romans 6:6 We know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the body of sin might be rendered powerless, that we should no longer be slaves to sin. 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come! Treasury of Scripture By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he makes all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up. this therefore Isaiah 1:24,25 Therefore saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies: … Isaiah 4:4 When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning. Isaiah 48:10 Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. when 2 Kings 25:9,13-17 And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man's house burnt he with fire… 2 Chronicles 36:19 And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof. Ezra 3:2,3 Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God… the groves Isaiah 1:29 For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen. Isaiah 2:12-21 For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low: … Isaiah 17:8 And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither shall respect that which his fingers have made, either the groves, or the images. images. 2 Chronicles 14:5 Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him. 2 Chronicles 34:4 And they brake down the altars of Baalim in his presence; and the images, that were on high above them, he cut down; and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images, he brake in pieces, and made dust of them, and strowed it upon the graves of them that had sacrificed unto them. Jump to Previous Altar Altars Asherim Ashe'rim Asunder Beaten Chalk Crushed Expiated Forgiven Fruit Full Groves Guilt Images Incense Iniquity Jacob Jacob's Makes Maketh Pieces Purged Removal Rise Sin Stand Standing Stones Sunder Sun-ImagesJump to Next Altar Altars Asherim Ashe'rim Asunder Beaten Chalk Crushed Expiated Forgiven Fruit Full Groves Guilt Images Incense Iniquity Jacob Jacob's Makes Maketh Pieces Purged Removal Rise Sin Stand Standing Stones Sunder Sun-ImagesIsaiah 27 1. The Deliverance of IsraelTherefore This word connects the current verse to the preceding context, indicating a conclusion or result. In the Hebrew text, it is often translated from "לָכֵן" (lakhen), which signifies a logical outcome. Here, it suggests that the actions and promises described are a direct result of God's redemptive plan for Israel. Jacob’s guilt will be atoned for the full fruit of the removal of his sin when he makes all the altar stones like crushed bits of chalk no Asherah poles or incense altars will remain standing This is all the fruit to take away his sin.--Better, of taking away his sin. The words repeat the thought of the previous clause. The fruit of repentance and forgiveness will be found in rooting out all vestiges of idol-worship. The LXX., "when I shall take away their sins," is quoted by St. Paul in Romans 11:27. The groves and images.--Literally, as elsewhere, the Asherahs, or the sun-images, the two leading features of the cultus which Israel had borrowed from the Ph?nicians. In the action of Josiah (2Chronicles 34:3-4) we may, with little doubt, trace a conscious endeavour to fulfil the condition which Isaiah had thus proclaimed. He sought to "purge" Judah and Jerusalem from the "groves and the carved (sun) images, and molten images." Verse 9. - By this; i.e. "by the punishment inflicted." God accepts punishment as an expiation of sin; and this punishment of Judah was especially intended to be expiatory, and to remove at once his guilt, and the evil temper which had led him into sin. Its fruit would be a revulsion from idolatry, which would show itself in a fierce determination to destroy all idolatrous emblems and implements, altars, groves, images, and the like. This spirit was strongly shown in the Maccabee period (see 1 Macc. 5:44, 68 1 Macc. 10:84 1 Macc. 13:47, etc.). He maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones. A calcining of the stones into lime is probably intended. It was usual to subject the idolatrous objects to the action of fire, and then to stamp them into powder (2 Kings 23:4, 6, 11, 12, 15, etc.). The groves and images (comp. 1 Kings 15:13; 1 Kings 16:33; 2 Kings 17:10; 2 Chronicles 14:3; and see the comment on Isaiah 17:8).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Thereforeלָכֵ֗ן (lā·ḵên) Adverb Strong's 3651: So -- thus Jacob’s יַעֲקֹ֔ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc guilt עֲוֺֽן־ (‘ă·wōn-) Noun - common singular construct Strong's 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity will be atoned for, יְכֻפַּ֣ר (yə·ḵup·par) Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3722: To cover, to expiate, condone, to placate, cancel and the fruit פְּרִ֖י (pə·rî) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6529: Fruit of the removal הָסִ֣ר (hā·sir) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 5493: To turn aside of his sin חַטָּאת֑וֹ (ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 2403: An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender will be this: וְזֶ֕ה (wə·zeh) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that When he makes בְּשׂוּמ֣וֹ ׀ (bə·śū·mōw) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the altar מִזְבֵּ֗חַ (miz·bê·aḥ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4196: An altar stones אַבְנֵ֣י (’aḇ·nê) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 68: A stone like crushed מְנֻפָּצ֔וֹת (mə·nup·pā·ṣō·wṯ) Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine plural Strong's 5310: To dash to pieces, scatter bits of chalk, גִר֙ (ḡir) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1615: Chalk, lime no לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no Asherah poles אֲשֵׁרִ֖ים (’ă·šê·rîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 842: A Phoenician goddess, also an image of the same or incense altars וְחַמָּנִֽים׃ (wə·ḥam·mā·nîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2553: A sun-pillar will remain standing. יָקֻ֥מוּ (yā·qu·mū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand Links Isaiah 27:9 NIVIsaiah 27:9 NLT Isaiah 27:9 ESV Isaiah 27:9 NASB Isaiah 27:9 KJV Isaiah 27:9 BibleApps.com Isaiah 27:9 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 27:9 Chinese Bible Isaiah 27:9 French Bible Isaiah 27:9 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 27:9 Therefore by this the iniquity of Jacob (Isa Isi Is) |
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