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Isaiah 27:8

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Isaiah 27:8 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “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.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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.
Isaiah 27:8 — American Standard Version

Context — Isaiah 27

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
5Or else let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me; [yea], let him make peace with me.
6In days to come shall Jacob take root; Israel shall blossom and bud; and they shall fill the face of the world with fruit.
7Hath he smitten them as he smote those that smote them? or are they slain according to the slaughter of them that were slain by them?
8In 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.
9Therefore 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.
10For the fortified city is solitary, a habitation deserted and forsaken, like the wilderness: there shall the calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and consume the branches thereof.
11When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off; the women shall come, and set them on fire; for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have compassion upon them, and he that formed them will show them no favor.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“In measure, when it shooteth forth, thou wilt debate with it, &c.] Or, “when he sendeth it forth”f533; when God sends forth an affliction on his people, or gives it a commission to them, as all are sent by him, he does it with moderation; he proportions it to their strength, and will not suffer them to be afflicted above what they are able to bear; and as, in afflicting, he debates and contends with his people, having a controversy with them, so he contends with the affliction he sends, and debates the point with it, and checks and corrects it, and will not suffer it to go beyond due bounds; and in this the afflictions of God’s people differ from the afflictions of others, about which he is…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“In measure--not beyond measure; in moderation (Job 23:6; Psa 6:1; Jer 10:24; Jer 30:11; Jer 46:28). when it shooteth--image from the vine; rather, passing from the image to the thing itself, "when sending her away (namely, Israel to exile; Isa 50:1, God only putting the adulteress away when He might justly have put her to death), Thou didst punish her" [GESENIUS]. stayeth--rather, as Margin, "when He removeth it by His rough wind in the day," &c. east wind--especially violent in the East (Job 27:21; Jer 18:17).”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“In measure - With moderation. When - When the vine shooteth forth its luxuriant branches, he cuts them off, but so as not to destroy the vine. Contend - God is said to contend with men, when he executes his judgments upon them, Amo 7:4. Stayeth - He mitigates the severity of the judgment. In the day - In the time when he sends forth his east - wind; which he mentions because that wind in those parts was most violent and most hurtful. Isaiah 27:9”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“27:8 The Assyrians exiled large numbers of citizens from the northern kingdom of Israel when Samaria fell in 722 BC. The Babylonians exiled many from Judah from 605 to 586 BC. • Storms from the east were known for their destructive effects (see Job 27:21; 38:24; Jer 4:11).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“measure: Isa 57:16; Job 23:6; Psa 6:1, Psa 38:1, Psa 103:14; Jer 10:24, Jer 30:11, Jer 46:28; Co1 10:13; Pe1 1:6 it shooteth forth: or, thou sendest it forth thou wilt: Isa 1:5, Isa 1:18-20, Isa 5:3, Isa 5:4; Jdg 10:10-16; Jer. 2:17-37; Hos 4:1, Hos 6:1, Hos 6:2; Hos 11:7-9; Mic 6:2-5 he stayeth: etc. or, when he removeth it his rough: Isa 10:5, Isa 10:6, Isa 10:12; Psa 76:10, Psa 78:38; Jer 4:11, Jer 4:27; Eze 19:12; Hos 13:15 Isaiah 27:9”
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