1In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent 27:1 Hebrew nachash; translated in most cases as snake; twice in this verse—Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea.
2In that day:
3I, the LORD, am its keeper;
4I am not angry.
5Or let them lay claim to My protection;
6In the days to come, Jacob will take root.
7Has the LORD struck Israel as He struck her oppressors?
8By warfare and exile 27:8 Or By driving her away into exile or Measure by measure, by exile You contended with her
9Therefore Jacob’s guilt will be atoned for,
10For the fortified city lies deserted—
11When its limbs are dry,
12In that day the LORD will thresh from the flowing Euphrates 27:12 Hebrew River to the Wadi of Egypt, and you, O Israelites, will be gathered one by one.
13And in that day a great ram’s horn will sound, and those who were perishing in Assyria will come forth with those who were exiles in Egypt. And they will worship the LORD on the holy mountain in Jerusalem.