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Isaiah 27:1-2
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27 (A) On that day, Leviathan,[a]
    the sea monster,
will squirm and try to escape,
but the Lord will kill him
    with a cruel, sharp sword.

Protection and Forgiveness

The Lord said:

2 At that time you must sing
    about a fruitful[b] vineyard.

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Footnotes

  1. 27.1 Leviathan: God's victory over this monster sometimes stands for God's power over all creation and sometimes for his defeat of his enemies, especially Egypt.
  2. 27.2 fruitful: Some Hebrew manuscripts have “lovely.”
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Isaiah 27:1-2
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Deliverance of Israel

27 In that day,(A)

the Lord will punish with his sword(B)—
    his fierce, great and powerful sword—
Leviathan(C) the gliding serpent,(D)
    Leviathan the coiling serpent;
he will slay the monster(E) of the sea.

2 In that day(F)—

“Sing(G) about a fruitful vineyard:(H)

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