Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Isaiah 27:5

Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Isaiah 27:5 - 27:5

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Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Isaiah 27:5 - 27:5

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27:1 - 27:1
27:2 - 27:2
27:3 - 27:3
27:4 - 27:4
27:5 - 27:5
27:6 - 27:6
27:7 - 27:7
27:8 - 27:8
27:9 - 27:9
27:10 - 27:10
27:11 - 27:11
27:12 - 27:12
27:13 - 27:13

Or - Else; the only alternative, if Israel’s enemies wish to escape being “burnt together.”

strength - rather, “the refuge which I afford” [Maurer]. “Take hold,” refers to the horns of the altar which fugitives often laid hold of as an asylum (1Ki 1:50; 1Ki 2:28). Jesus is God’s “strength,” or “refuge” which sinners must repair to and take hold of, if they are to have “peace” with God (Isa 45:24; Rom 5:1; Eph 2:14; compare Job 22:21).