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God's Earnest Call to Peace
Commentators agree that this verse is a profound and gracious invitation from God. Instead of inevitable judgment, God offers a path to reconciliation. Scholars like John Calvin note that the repetition of 'make peace with me' highlights God's earnest and sincere desire to be reconciled with humanity, extending an offer of refuge even to His enemies.
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Isaiah
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 27:5
18th Century
Theologian
Or let him - The Hebrew word rendered here "or" (או 'ô) means “unless.” The sense is that the enemies of the Jewish people w…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 27:5
19th Century
Bishop
Or let him take hold of my strength. —Or, Let him lay hold on my fortress: let him make peace with Me. The thoug…
Charles Spurgeon
On Isaiah 27:5
19th Century
Preacher
Or let him take hold of my strength,
This is what the repenting and believing sinner does; he lays hold of Christ; he takes the str…
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John Calvin
On Isaiah 27:5
16th Century
Theologian
Will she take hold of my strength? או (ō), is frequently a disjunctive conjunction, and therefore this passage is explained as if the part…
John Gill
On Isaiah 27:5
17th Century
Pastor
Or let him take hold of my strength
Not on the law, as the Targum and Kimchi; but on Christ, as Jerom rightly interp…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 27:1–5
17th Century
Minister
The Lord Jesus, with his strong sword, the power of his death, and the preaching of his gospel, does destroy and will destroy the one who had the p…