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Chapter 27

On that day,
    the Lord will use his sword
    that is cruel and great and strong
to punish Leviathan[a] the fleeing serpent,
    Leviathan the writhing serpent,
and he will slay that dragon
    that resides in the sea.
[b]On that day,
    sing of the pleasant vineyard.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 27:1 Leviathan: a sea monster in Semitic mythology, a symbol of the forces of evil.
  2. Isaiah 27:2 This impressive passage has come down to us in a rather defective textual form.

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.

In that day(F)

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

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