The Meaning of Isaiah 27:13 Explained

Isaiah 27:13

KJV: And it shall come to pass in that day, that the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and shall worship the LORD in the holy mount at Jerusalem.

YLT: And it hath come to pass, in that day, It is blown with a great trumpet, And come in have those perishing in the land of Asshur, And those cast out in the land of Egypt, And have bowed themselves to Jehovah, In the holy mount -- in Jerusalem!

Darby: And it shall come to pass in that day, that the great trumpet shall be blown; and they shall come that were perishing in the land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and they shall worship Jehovah in the holy mountain at Jerusalem.

ASV: And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great trumpet shall be blown; and they shall come that were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and they that were outcasts in the land of Egypt; and they shall worship Jehovah in the holy mountain at Jerusalem.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And it shall come to pass in that day,  [that] the great  trumpet  shall be blown,  and they shall come  which were ready to perish  in the land  of Assyria,  and the outcasts  in the land  of Egypt,  and shall worship  the LORD  in the holy  mount  at Jerusalem. 

What does Isaiah 27:13 Mean?

Verse Meaning

That day will prove to be the greatest Day of Atonement of all time (cf. Isaiah 27:9). A trumpet blast will summon all the redeemed from distant parts of the earth, not just Jews from Palestine (cf. Zechariah 14:9; Matthew 24:31). They, too, will come to Jerusalem and enter the millennial kingdom (cf. Isaiah 19:24-25). Amillennialists typically interpret this gathering as a reference to the conversion of Gentiles to Jesus Christ (cf. Ephesians 1:10). [1] Isaiah used Assyria and Egypt here as he used Edom earlier (cf. Isaiah 25:10), namely, as representative in his time of those areas of the world in the future.
"These verses provide a fitting climax to chs24-27 with their emphasis upon God"s sovereignty over the nations and his intention to restore his people from the nations. In this respect this is the second of three such passages. The others are Isaiah 11:12-16 and Isaiah 35:1-10. Each of these occurs at the end of a major segment. This fact suggests something about the structure of the book. ... chs7-12make the point that if you trust in the nations, the nations will destroy you. Nonetheless, God will not leave his people in destruction; he intends to deliver them from the nations. But this raises the immediate question: Can he deliver them from the nations? Chs13-27 answer that question with a resounding affirmative. They do so first in a particularizing way, showing that all nations, including Israel, are under God"s judgment (chs13-23). Then chs24-27 make the same point in a more generalized way, asserting that God is the main actor in the drama of human history. These things being Song of Solomon , God can deliver his people, and the promise is reaffirmed in these two closing verses." [2]
"Chapters1-12reveal God"s saving purpose for Judah and Israel. Chapters13-27 reveal his saving purpose for the whole world." [3]

Context Summary

Isaiah 27:1-13 - God's Care For His Vineyard
Throughout these chapters we must remember that the doom of Babylon and the restoration of God's people are symbolical of other events, for which the world is preparing. Then Babylon the Great shall give place to the Holy City, which comes down out of heaven from God. Egypt and Babylon are represented by the leviathan, a general term applicable to any great water animal. The one had its Nile, the other its Euphrates. Parallel with the destruction of our foes is God's care of His own people. The Church is His vineyard. We do not keep Him, but He, us. Not for a moment does He relax His care. Those who oppose His purposes are trampled down as briars beneath the booted foot. In Isaiah 5:6 we have a prevision of the ultimate mission of the Hebrew race.
Note the difference in Isaiah 27:7-11 between punishment and chastisement. The former is irremediable and destructive, the latter is always in measure. The rough wind is stayed in the day of the east wind. Its object is to purge away our sins. After the captivity idolatry ceased out of Israel. How tenderly God gathers His wanderers-one by one as hand-picked fruit; even those who had wandered farthest and were ready to perish! [source]

Chapter Summary: Isaiah 27

1  The Deliverance of Israel

What do the individual words in Isaiah 27:13 mean?

So it shall be in day that will be blown the trumpet great and they will come who are about to perish in the land of Assyria and they who are outcasts of Egypt and shall worship Yahweh in mount the holy at Jerusalem
וְהָיָ֣ה ׀ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא יִתָּקַע֮ בְּשׁוֹפָ֣ר גָּדוֹל֒ וּבָ֗אוּ הָאֹֽבְדִים֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ אַשּׁ֔וּר וְהַנִּדָּחִ֖ים מִצְרָ֑יִם וְהִשְׁתַּחֲו֧וּ לַיהוָ֛ה בְּהַ֥ר הַקֹּ֖דֶשׁ בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם

וְהָיָ֣ה ׀  So  it  shall  be 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
בַּיּ֣וֹם  in  day 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
הַה֗וּא  that 
Parse: Article, Pronoun, third person masculine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.
יִתָּקַע֮  will  be  blown 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: תֹּוקְעִים 
Sense: to blow, clap, strike, sound, thrust, give a blow, blast.
בְּשׁוֹפָ֣ר  the  trumpet 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֹׁופָר  
Sense: horn, ram’s horn.
גָּדוֹל֒  great 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: גָּבֹול 
Sense: great.
וּבָ֗אוּ  and  they  will  come 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
הָאֹֽבְדִים֙  who  are  about  to  perish 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: אָבַד  
Sense: perish, vanish, go astray, be destroyed.
בְּאֶ֣רֶץ  in  the  land 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
אַשּׁ֔וּר  of  Assyria 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: אַשּׁוּר  
Sense: the second son of Shem, eponymous ancestor of the Assyrians.
וְהַנִּדָּחִ֖ים  and  they  who  are  outcasts 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Verb, Nifal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: נָדַח 
Sense: to impel, thrust, drive away, banish.
מִצְרָ֑יִם  of  Egypt 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִצְרַיִם  
Sense: a country at the northeastern section of Africa, adjacent to Palestine, and through which the Nile flows adj Egyptians = “double straits”.
וְהִשְׁתַּחֲו֧וּ  and  shall  worship 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hitpael, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: שָׁחָה  
Sense: to bow down.
לַיהוָ֛ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
בְּהַ֥ר  in  mount 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: הַר  
Sense: hill, mountain, hill country, mount.
הַקֹּ֖דֶשׁ  the  holy 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: קֹדֶשׁ  
Sense: apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness.
בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם  at  Jerusalem 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יְרוּשָׁלַםִ  
Sense: the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split.