Isaiah 27:4
New International Version
I am not angry. If only there were briers and thorns confronting me! I would march against them in battle; I would set them all on fire.

New Living Translation
My anger will be gone. If I find briers and thorns growing, I will attack them; I will burn them up—

English Standard Version
I have no wrath. Would that I had thorns and briers to battle! I would march against them, I would burn them up together.

Berean Standard Bible
I am not angry. If only thorns and briers confronted Me, I would march and trample them, I would burn them to the ground.

King James Bible
Fury is not in me: who would set the briers and thorns against me in battle? I would go through them, I would burn them together.

New King James Version
Fury is not in Me. Who would set briers and thorns Against Me in battle? I would go through them, I would burn them together.

New American Standard Bible
“I have no wrath. Should someone give Me briars and thorns in battle, Then I would step on them, I would burn them completely.

NASB 1995
“I have no wrath. Should someone give Me briars and thorns in battle, Then I would step on them, I would burn them completely.

NASB 1977
“I have no wrath. Should someone give Me briars and thorns in battle, Then I would step on them, I would burn them completely.

Legacy Standard Bible
I have no wrath. Who would ever give Me briars and thorns in the battle? I would step on them, I would burn them completely.

Amplified Bible
“I have no wrath. Should anyone give Me briars and thorns in battle, I would step on them, I would set them all on fire.

Christian Standard Bible
I am not angry. If only there were thorns and briers for me to battle, I would trample them and burn them to the ground.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I am not angry, but if it produces thorns and briers for Me, I will fight against it, trample it, and burn it to the ground.

American Standard Version
Wrath is not in me: would that the briers and thorns were against me in battle! I would march upon them, I would burn them together.

Contemporary English Version
I am no longer angry. But if it produces thorns, I will go to war against it and burn it to the ground.

English Revised Version
Fury is not in me: would that the briers and thorns were against me in battle! I would march upon them, I would burn them together.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I am no longer angry. If only thorns and briars would confront me! I would fight them in battle and set all of them on fire.

Good News Translation
I am no longer angry with the vineyard. If there were thorns and briers to fight against, I would burn them up completely.

International Standard Version
I am not angry. If only the vineyard could give me briers and thorns to battle, I would march against it, and I would burn it all up.

Majority Standard Bible
I am not angry. If only thorns and briers confronted Me, I would march and trample them, I would burn them to the ground.

NET Bible
I am not angry. I wish I could confront some thorns and briers! Then I would march against them for battle; I would set them all on fire,

New Heart English Bible
Wrath is not in me, but if I should find briers and thorns, I would do battle. I would march on them and I would burn them together.

Webster's Bible Translation
Fury is not in me: who would set the briers and thorns against me in battle? I would go through them, I would burn them together.

World English Bible
Wrath is not in me, but if I should find briers and thorns, I would do battle! I would march on them and I would burn them together.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Fury is not in Me; Who gives Me a brier—a thorn in battle? I step into it, "" I burn it at once.

Young's Literal Translation
Fury is not in Me; Who giveth Me a brier -- a thorn in battle? I step into it, I burn it at once.

Smith's Literal Translation
Wrath not to me: who shall distribute to me the sharp point of the thorn in battle? I will rush upon her; I will set her on fire together.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
There is no indignation in m: who shall make me a thorn and a brier in battle: shall march against it, shall I set it on fire together?

Catholic Public Domain Version
Indignation is not mine. Who will be a thorn and a brier to me in battle? I will advance against them. I set them on fire together.

New American Bible
I am not angry. But if I were to find briers and thorns, In battle I would march against it; I would burn it all.

New Revised Standard Version
I have no wrath. If it gives me thorns and briers, I will march to battle against it. I will burn it up.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
You have no hedge; who then did set in you the briers and the thorns? I will blow at the vineyard from near and will burn it together.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
You have no wall, but who put a tangle of thorns in you and thorns in proximity? I shall breathe on it and I shall burn it together
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Fury is not in Me; Would that I were as the briers and thorns in flame! I would with one step burn it altogether.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
There is no woman that has not taken hold of it; who will set me to watch stubble in the field? because of this enemy I have set her aside; therefore on this account the Lord has done all that he appointed.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The LORD's Vineyard
3I, the LORD, am its keeper; I water it continually. I guard it night and day so no one can disturb it; 4I am not angry. If only thorns and briers confronted Me, I would march and trample them, I would burn them to the ground. 5Or let them lay claim to My protection; let them make peace with Me—yes, let them make peace with Me.”…

Cross References
Isaiah 5:6
I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and thorns and briers will grow up. I will command the clouds that rain shall not fall on it.”

Isaiah 10:17
And the Light of Israel will become a fire, and its Holy One a flame. In a single day it will burn and devour Assyria’s thorns and thistles.

Isaiah 30:27-28
Behold, the Name of the LORD comes from afar, with burning anger and dense smoke. His lips are full of fury, and His tongue is like a consuming fire. / His breath is like a rushing torrent that rises to the neck. He comes to sift the nations in a sieve of destruction; He bridles the jaws of the peoples to lead them astray.

Isaiah 33:14
The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling grips the ungodly: “Who of us can dwell with a consuming fire? Who of us can dwell with everlasting flames?”

Isaiah 34:8-10
For the LORD has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion. / Edom’s streams will be turned to tar, and her soil to sulfur; her land will become a blazing pitch. / It will not be quenched—day or night. Its smoke will ascend forever. From generation to generation it will lie desolate; no one will ever again pass through it.

Isaiah 66:15-16
For behold, the LORD will come with fire—His chariots are like a whirlwind—to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire. / For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD.

Jeremiah 4:4
Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and remove the foreskins of your hearts, O men of Judah and people of Jerusalem. Otherwise, My wrath will break out like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it, because of your evil deeds.”

Jeremiah 21:12
O house of David, this is what the LORD says: ‘Administer justice every morning, and rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor, or My wrath will go forth like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it because of their evil deeds.

Ezekiel 22:20-21
Just as one gathers silver, copper, iron, lead, and tin into the furnace to melt with a fiery blast, so I will gather you in My anger and wrath, leave you there, and melt you. / Yes, I will gather you together and blow on you with the fire of My wrath, and you will be melted within the city.

Hosea 13:8
Like a bear robbed of her cubs I will attack them, and I will tear open their chests. There I will devour them like a lion, like a wild beast tearing them apart.

Nahum 1:6
Who can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before Him.

Malachi 4:1
“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.”

Matthew 3:10-12
The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. / I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. / His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

Matthew 13:40-42
As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age. / The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness. / And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Luke 3:9
The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”


Treasury of Scripture

Fury is not in me: who would set the briers and thorns against me in battle? I would go through them, I would burn them together.

fury

Isaiah 12:1
And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.

Isaiah 26:20,21
Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast…

Isaiah 54:6-10
For the LORD hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God…

who would

Isaiah 9:18
For wickedness burneth as the fire: it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up like the lifting up of smoke.

Isaiah 10:17
And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day;

2 Samuel 23:6
But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:

go through.

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Isaiah 27
1. The Deliverance of Israel














I have no wrath
The Hebrew word for "wrath" here is "chemah," which can denote anger, fury, or indignation. In this context, God is expressing a state of peace and reconciliation with His people. Historically, this reflects a time when God’s judgment is not upon Israel, symbolizing a future hope of restoration and divine favor. This phrase reassures believers of God's enduring mercy and His desire for a relationship free from anger.

Should someone give Me briars and thorns in battle
"Briars and thorns" are often symbolic in Scripture of sin, obstacles, or the enemies of God. In Genesis, thorns are a result of the curse after the fall of man, representing the consequences of sin. Here, they symbolize opposition or challenges against God’s people. The imagery of "battle" suggests a spiritual conflict, where God is prepared to confront and overcome any adversities that threaten His covenant community.

I would march on them
The phrase "march on" conveys a sense of divine intervention and action. The Hebrew root "pashat" implies a readiness to engage and conquer. This reflects God’s proactive stance in defending His people and ensuring their victory over sin and opposition. It is a powerful reminder of God’s sovereignty and His commitment to protect and deliver His people from all forms of spiritual warfare.

I would burn them up together
The act of burning signifies purification and judgment. In the ancient Near Eastern context, fire was often used to cleanse and destroy impurities. The Hebrew word "ba'ar" means to consume or destroy by fire. This phrase emphasizes God’s ability to completely eradicate sin and opposition, ensuring that nothing stands in the way of His divine purpose. It serves as an assurance to believers that God will ultimately triumph over evil, purifying His people and establishing His kingdom.

(4) Fury is not in me.--Better, There is no wrath in me. Who will set briars and thorns before me? With war will I go forth against them; I will burn them up together. The reversal of the sentence is continued. Wrath against this vineyard has passed away from Jehovah. Should briars and thorns (symbols of the enemies of His people, as in Isaiah 9:18; Isaiah 10:17; 2Samuel 23:6-7; Ezekiel 2:6) spring up, he will do battle against them, and consume them utterly.

Verse 4. - Fury is not in me; i.e. "I am not now angered against my vineyard, as on the former occasion (Isaiah 5:4-7); or at any rate my anger now is not fury." (Isaiah frequently ascribes "fury" to God, as in Isaiah 34:2; Isaiah 42:25; Isaiah 51:17, 20, 22; Isaiah 59:18; Isaiah 63:3, 5, 6; Isaiah 66:15.) Who would set the briars and thorns against me in battle? The "briars and thorns" are apparently unrighteous members of the Church, who have fallen below their privileges. God asks, "Who will set the briars and thorns in array against me?" in a tone of contempt. "Who will dare to do battle against me with such weak material?" And then he adds a forecast of the result in such a case: "I would move forward; I would burn them all together" (comp. Isaiah 10:17).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
I am not
אֵ֣ין (’ên)
Adverb
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

angry.
חֵמָ֖ה (ḥê·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2534: Heat, anger, poison

If only thorns
שַׁ֙יִת֙ (ša·yiṯ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7898: Scrub, trash, wild growth of weeds, briers

and briers
שָׁמִ֥יר (šā·mîr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 8068: A thorn, a gem, the diamond

confronted Me,
יִתְּנֵ֜נִי (yit·tə·nê·nî)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

I would march
בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔ה (bam·mil·ḥā·māh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4421: A battle, war

and trample them,
אֶפְשְׂעָ֥ה (’ep̄·śə·‘āh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular
Strong's 6585: To stride, rush upon

I would burn them
אֲצִיתֶ֥נָּה (’ă·ṣî·ṯen·nāh)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 6702: To blaze

to the ground.
יָּֽחַד׃ (yā·ḥaḏ)
Adverb
Strong's 3162: A unit, unitedly


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