Isaiah 27:6–9

In days to come Jacob shall take root,

Israel shall blossom and put forth shoots

and fill the whole world with fruit.

Has he struck them as he struck those who struck them?

Or have they been slain as their slayers were slain?

Measure by measure, by exile you contended with them;

he removed them with his fierce breath in the day of the east wind.

Therefore by this the guilt of Jacob will be atoned for,

and this will be the full fruit of the removal of his sin:

when he makes all the stones of the altars

like chalkstones crushed to pieces,

no Asherim or incense altars will remain standing.

In days to come Jacob will take root,

Israel will bud and blossom

and fill all the world with fruit.

Has the Lord struck her

as he struck down those who struck her?

Has she been killed

as those were killed who killed her?

By warfare and exile you contend with her—

with his fierce blast he drives her out,

as on a day the east wind blows.

By this, then, will Jacob’s guilt be atoned for,

and this will be the full fruit of the removal of his sin:

When he makes all the altar stones

to be like limestone crushed to pieces,

no Asherah poles or incense altars

will be left standing.

In days to come, Jacob will take root.

Israel will blossom and bloom

and fill the whole world with fruit.

Did the Lord strike Israel

as he struck the one who struck Israel?

Was Israel killed like those killed by the Lord?

You disputed with Israel

by banishing and driving her away.

He removed her with his severe storm

on the day of the east wind.

Therefore Jacob’s iniquity will be atoned for in this way,

and the result 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.

The time is coming when Jacob’s descendants will take root.

Israel will bud and blossom

and fill the whole earth with fruit!

Has the Lord struck Israel

as he struck her enemies?

Has he punished her

as he punished them?

No, but he exiled Israel to call her to account.

She was exiled from her land

as though blown away in a storm from the east.

The Lord did this to purge Israel’s wickedness,

to take away all her sin.

As a result, all the pagan altars will be crushed to dust.

No Asherah pole or pagan shrine will be left standing.

Days are coming, let Jacob take root;

Israel will blossom and send out shoots,

and they will fill the face of the world with fruit.

Does he strike him as he struck down those who struck him?

Or is he killed as those who killed him were killed?

By expelling her, by her sending away, you argue with her.

He removed them with his strong wind,

in the day of the east wind.

Therefore by this he will make atonement for the guilt of Jacob,

and this will be all of the fruit of the removal of his sin:

when he makes all the stones of the altar like crushed stones of chalk,

no poles of Asherah worship or incense altars will stand.

He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root:

Israel shall blossom and bud,

And fill the face of the world with fruit.

Hath he smitten him, as he smote those that smote him?

Or is he slain according to the slaughter of them that are slain by him?

In measure, when it shooteth forth, thou wilt debate with it:

He stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind.

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.