Isaiah
Isaiah 27:1
1In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpenta— Leviathan the coiling serpent— and He will slay the dragon of the sea.
Footnotes
- a 27:1 Hebrew nachash; translated in most cases as snake; twice in this verse
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In that | הַה֡וּא | ha·hū | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| day | בַּיּ֣וֹם | bay·yō·wm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| the LORD | יְהוָה֩ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| His sharp | הַקָּשָׁ֜ה | haq·qā·šāh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H7186 hard, severe |
| great | וְהַגְּדוֹלָ֣ה | wə·hag·gə·ḏō·w·lāh | Conjunctive waw, Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H1419 great |
| and mighty | וְהַֽחֲזָקָ֗ה | wə·ha·ḥă·zā·qāh | Conjunctive waw, Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H2389 strong, stout, mighty |
| sword | בְּחַרְב֨וֹ | bə·ḥar·ḇō | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2719 sword |
| and bring judgment | יִפְקֹ֣ד | yip̄·qōḏ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
| on | עַ֤ל | ‘al | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Leviathan | לִוְיָתָן֙ | liw·yā·ṯān | Noun - masculine singular | H3882 serpent, dragon, leviathan |
| the fleeing | בָּרִ֔חַ | bā·ri·aḥ | Adjective - masculine singular | H1281 fleeing |
| serpent | נָחָ֣שׁ | nā·ḥāš | Noun - masculine singular | H5175 serpent |
| Leviathan | לִוְיָתָ֔ן | liw·yā·ṯān | Noun - masculine singular | H3882 serpent, dragon, leviathan |
| the coiling | עֲקַלָּת֑וֹן | ‘ă·qal·lā·ṯō·wn | Adjective - masculine singular | H6129 crooked |
| serpent | נָחָ֖שׁ | nā·ḥāš | Noun - masculine singular | H5175 serpent |
| and He will slay | וְהָרַ֥ג | wə·hā·raḡ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H2026 kill, slay |
| the dragon | הַתַּנִּ֖ין | hat·tan·nîn | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H8577 serpent, dragon, sea-monster |
| of the sea | בַּיָּֽם׃ס | bay·yām | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3220 sea |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 51:9 · Isaiah 66:16 · Ezekiel 29:3 · Revelation 12:3–13:2 · Job 26:13 · Psalm 104:26 · Revelation 20:2 · Psalm 74:13–14 · Revelation 19:21 · Job 40:19 · Ezekiel 32:2–5 · Jeremiah 51:34
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.