Isaiah Chapter 27

“In that day the Lord with his sore and great and strong sword, &c.] Meaning either the sword of the Spirit, the Word of God, quick and powerful, and sharper than a twoedged sword, (<490617>Ephesians 6:17 <580412> Hebrews 4:12) or else some sore judgment of God: some understand it of the Medes and Persians, by whom the Lord would destroy the Babylonish monarchy; or rather it is the great power of God, or his judiciary sentence, and the execution of it, the same with the twoedged sword, which proceeds out of the mouth of the Word of God, by which the antichristian kings and their armies will be slain,…”

“CONTINUATION OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH, TWENTY-FIFTH, AND TWENTY-SIXTH CHAPTERS. (Isa 27:1-13) sore--rather, "hard," "well-tempered." leviathan--literally, in Arabic, "the twisted animal," applicable to every great tenant of the waters, sea-serpents, crocodiles, &c. In Eze 29:3; Eze 32:2; Dan 7:1, &c. Rev 12:3, &c., potentates hostile to Israel are similarly described; antitypically and ultimately Satan is intended (Rev 20:10). piercing--rigid [LOWTH]. Flying [MAURER and Septuagint]. Long, extended, namely, as the crocodile which cannot readily bend back its body [HOUBIGANT]. crooked--winding. dragon--Hebrew, tenin;…”

“Leviathan - By this leviathan, serpent and dragon (for all signify the same thing) be understands some powerful enemy or enemies of God, and of his church or people, which may well be called by these names, partly for their great might, and partly for the great terror and destruction which they cause upon the earth. The piercing - Which by its sting pierces deeply into mens bodies. Crooked serpent - Winding and turning itself with great variety and dexterity. Whereby he seems to signify the craftiness and activity of this enemy, whose strength makes it more formidable. Isaiah 27:2”

“27:1 Israel adapted the imagery of Leviathan to refer to evil powers that oppose God. Leviathan’s death symbolizes the end of evil, Satan, the demonic, and the dominion of forces hostile to God (see 51:9; Pss 74:14; 104:7-9, 26; see also the serpent in Gen 3; Rev 12; 13; 16:13; 20:2, 10).”

“that day: Isa 26:21 with his: Isa 34:5, Isa 34:6, Isa 66:16; Deu 32:41, Deu 32:42; Job 40:19; Psa 45:3; Jer 47:6; Rev 2:16; Rev 19:21 leviathan: Job 12:1-25; Psa 74:14, Psa 104:26 piercing: or, crossing like a bar crooked: Isa 65:25; Job 26:13 the dragon: Isa 51:9; Psa 74:13, Psa 74:14; Jer 51:34; Eze 29:3, Eze 32:2-5; Rev 12:3-17; Rev 13:2, Rev 13:4, Rev 13:11, Rev 16:13, Rev 20:2 in the sea: Jer 51:13; Rev 13:1, Rev 17:1, Rev 17:15 Isaiah 27:2”

“Upon whom the judgment of Jehovah particularly falls, is described in figurative and enigmatical words in Isa 27:1 : "In that day will Jehovah visit with His sword, with the hard, and the great, and the strong, leviathan the fleet serpent, and leviathan the twisted serpent, and slay the dragon in the sea." No doubt the three animals are emblems of three imperial powers. The assertion that there are no more three animals than there are three swords, is a mistake. If the preposition were repeated in the case of the swords, as it is in the case of the animals, we should have to understand the passage as referring to…”