Verse Lens · Concise explanation
Isaiah 27:13 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 13. 13And 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.
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Quick Meaning
The universalizing poetic vision carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And it shall come to pass in that day, that the great trumpet shall be blown, and they…” at Isaiah 27:13 as part of “Measured Discipline Ends in Gathering and Worship.”
Israel's blow is measured, not copied from the blow given to her slayers
This verse is one part of that explanation in Isaiah 27:7–13. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.
Read It With
- Isaiah 27:7–13
Read Isaiah 27:13 with 27:7–13. By itself, “And it shall come to pass in that day, that the great trumpet shall be blown, and they…” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, historical horizon, poetic movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: Israel's striking is distinguished from the destroyer's, false worship is removed, a desolate city is pictured, and one-by-one gathering ends with worship at Jerusalem.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Within the same chapter, this unit advances from “Leviathan Falls and the Kept Vineyard Blossoms” into “Measured Discipline Ends in Gathering and Worship.” Its non-interchangeable movement is: Israel's striking is distinguished from the destroyer's, false worship is removed, a desolate city is pictured, and one-by-one gathering ends with worship at Jerusalem. This verse's placement is specific: The universalizing poetic vision carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And it shall come to pass in that day, that the great trumpet shall be blown, and they…” at Isaiah 27:13 as part of “Measured Discipline Ends in Gathering and Worship.”
What Remains True
Hope can face systemic violence and death without granting readers a timetable or permission to manufacture an enemy. In Isaiah 27:13, that bounded truth is carried through this verse's role: The universalizing poetic vision carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And it shall come to pass in that day, that the great trumpet shall be blown, and they…” at Isaiah 27:13 as part of “Measured Discipline Ends in Gathering and Worship.”
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Isaiah 27:7–13 — Measured Discipline Ends in Gathering and WorshipSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? probable
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Isaiah 27:7–13, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Isaiah
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology at the exact unit, without treating morphology as apparatus, lexicon, composition history, or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Isa.xml, OSIS 27:7–13 with Hebrew/KJV versification difference checked
Open the fixed Hebrew Isaiah file ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible Notes: Isaiah
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2016; current official PDF
Supports: Verse-level controls for Hebrew, syntax, poetry, older KJV language, chronology, names, textual issues, and material translation alternatives.
Exact location: Official NET Isaiah PDF, translator, study, and textual notes attached to Isaiah 27:7–13 in the complete 205-page book PDF
Open the official NET Isaiah PDF ↗