Isaiah 27:8 Meaning
In measure, when it shooteth forth, thou wilt debate with it: he stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind.
Context Explained
6He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root: Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit.
7Hath he smitten him, as he smote those that smote him? or is he slain according to the slaughter of them that are slain by him?
8In measure, when it shooteth forth, thou wilt debate with it: he stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind.
9By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up.
10Yet the defenced city shall be desolate, and the habitation forsaken, and left like a wilderness: there shall the calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and consume the branches thereof.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Isaiah 10:25
Both verses speak of God's judgment and the end of oppression.
Matthew 5:5
This verse reflects the theme of the meek inheriting the earth, contrasting with judgment.
Romans 8:21
Both verses speak of creation being freed from bondage and restored.
Source: Isaiah 27:8