Isaiah 27:9 “Therefore Jacob’s guilt will be atoned for, and the full fruit of the…”

Isaiah 27:9

Therefore Jacob’s guilt will be atoned for, and the full fruit of the removal of his sin will be this: When he makes all the altar stones like crushed bits of chalk, no Asherah poles or incense altars will remain standing.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up.

World English Bible

Therefore by this the iniquity of Jacob will be forgiven, and this is all the fruit of taking away his sin: that he makes all the stones of the altar as chalk stones that are beaten in pieces, so that the Asherah poles and the incense altars shall rise no more.

American Standard Version

Therefore by this shall the iniquity of Jacob be forgiven, and this is all the fruit of taking away his sin: that he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, so that the Asherim and the sun-images shall rise no more.

Geneva Bible 1599

By this therefore shall the iniquitie of Iaakob be purged, and this is all the fruit, the taking away of his sinne: whe he shall make all the stones of the altars, as chalke stones broken in pieces, that the groues and images may not stand vp.

Darby Translation

By this, therefore, shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit of the taking away of his sin: when he shall make all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are crumbled in pieces, — the Asherahs and the sun-images shall not stand.

Young's Literal Translation

Therefore by this is the iniquity of Jacob covered, And this [is] all the fruit — To take away his sin, in His setting all the stones of an altar, As chalkstones beaten in pieces, They rise not — shrines and images.

Bible in Basic English

So by this will the sin of Jacob be covered, and this is all the fruit of taking away his punishment; when all the stones of the altar are crushed together, so that the wood pillars and the sun-images will not be put up again.

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Cross references

“this therefore”

Isaiah 48:10 Daniel 11:35 Isaiah 4:4 Psalm 119:67 Psalm 119:71 Proverbs 20:30

Isaiah 48:10 · BSB

See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.

Daniel 11:35 · BSB

Some of the wise will fall so that they may be refined, purified, and made spotless until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time.

Isaiah 4:4 · BSB

when the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstains from the heart of Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire.

Psalm 119:67 · BSB

Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I keep Your word.

Psalm 119:71 · BSB

It was good for me to be afflicted, that I might learn Your statutes.

Proverbs 20:30 · BSB

Lashes and wounds scour evil, and beatings cleanse the inmost parts.

“when”

2 Kings 25:9 2 Kings 25:13–17 2 Chronicles 36:19 Ezekiel 11:18 Ezekiel 24:11–14 Ezra 3:2

2 Kings 25:9 · BSB

He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.

2 Kings 25:13–17 · BSB

Moreover, the Chaldeans broke up the bronze pillars and stands and the bronze Sea in the house of the LORD, and they carried the bronze to Babylon.

2 Chronicles 36:19 · BSB

Then the Chaldeans set fire to the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned down all the palaces and destroyed every article of value.

Ezekiel 11:18 · BSB

When they return to it, they will remove all its detestable things and all its abominations.

Ezekiel 24:11–14 · BSB

Set the empty pot on its coals until it becomes hot and its copper glows. Then its impurity will melt within; its rust will be consumed.

Ezra 3:2 · BSB

Then Jeshua son of Jozadak and his fellow priests, along with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and his associates, began to build the altar of the God of Israel to sacrifice burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the Law…

“the groves”

Isaiah 17:8 Isaiah 1:29 Isaiah 2:12–21 Hosea 14:8 Zechariah 13:2 Micah 5:13

Isaiah 17:8 · BSB

They will not look to the altars they have fashioned with their hands or to the Asherahs and incense altars they have made with their fingers.

Isaiah 1:29 · BSB

Surely you will be ashamed of the sacred oaks in which you have delighted; you will be embarrassed by the gardens that you have chosen.

Isaiah 2:12–21 · BSB

For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted— it will be humbled—

Hosea 14:8 · BSB

O Ephraim, what have I to do anymore with idols? It is I who answer and watch over him. I am like a flourishing cypress; your fruit comes from Me.

Zechariah 13:2 · BSB

And on that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will erase the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered. I will also remove the prophets and the spirit of impurity from the land.

Micah 5:13 · BSB

I will also cut off the carved images and sacred pillars from among you, so that you will no longer bow down to the work of your own hands.

“images”

2 Chronicles 14:5 2 Chronicles 34:4

2 Chronicles 14:5 · BSB

He also removed the high places and incense altars from all the cities of Judah, and under him the kingdom was at peace.

2 Chronicles 34:4 · BSB

Then in his presence the altars of the Baals were torn down, and he cut to pieces the incense altars that were above them. He shattered the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images, crushed them to dust, and…

Also

Romans 11:27 Exodus 34:13

Romans 11:27 · BSB

And this is My covenant with them when I take away their sins.”

Exodus 34:13 · BSB

Rather, you must tear down their altars, smash their sacred stones, and chop down their Asherah poles.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

8By warfare and exile You contended with her and removed her with a fierce wind, as on the day the east wind blows.

10For the fortified city lies deserted— a homestead abandoned, a wilderness forsaken. There the calves graze, and there they lie down; they strip its branches bare.

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