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Isaiah 27:12

King James Version (KJV)

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Isaiah 27:12

Verse 12 of 13

Scripture focus

And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the LORD shall beat off from the channel of the river unto the stream of Egypt, and ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye children of Israel.

Isaiah 27:12 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 27:12

Theological / Devotional

In that day. See on ch. 26:1, 2. Beat off. Literally, “beat out,” that is, “thresh [grain],” in order to separate it from the chaff. This is the great day of judgment, when the wheat is gathered into the heavenly garner and the chaff is burned (Joel 3:13; Matt. 3:12; 13:39, 40; Rev. 14:14–19). The river. That is, the Euphrates. The stream of Egypt. The land promised to Israel extended from the Euphrates to the river of Egypt (see on Gen. 15:18; 1 Kings 4:21 ; 8:65). The nations within these boundaries would be “threshed” and their lands given to God’s chosen people. One by one. God gathers the righteous one by one, not as groups, but as individuals.

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