In that day:This phrase often refers to a future time of divine intervention or fulfillment of prophecy. In the context of Isaiah, it points to the eschatological day of the Lord, a time when God will establish His kingdom and bring about restoration. This is a common theme in prophetic literature, indicating a period of judgment followed by renewal. It connects to other prophetic books like
Joel 2:31 and
Zechariah 14:1, which also speak of "that day" as a time of significant divine action.
Sing about a fruitful vineyard:
The vineyard is a recurring symbol in the Bible, often representing Israel (Isaiah 5:1-7). In this context, the vineyard is described as fruitful, indicating a time of blessing and prosperity. This contrasts with earlier depictions of Israel as a vineyard that produced wild grapes, symbolizing unfaithfulness and judgment. The call to "sing" suggests a response of joy and celebration, reflecting the restoration and favor of God. This imagery is also seen in the New Testament, where Jesus uses the vineyard as a metaphor for the Kingdom of God (Matthew 21:33-41). The fruitful vineyard can be seen as a type of Christ, who is the true vine (John 15:1), and through whom believers bear fruit.
Persons / Places / Events
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The VineyardSymbolic of God's people, often Israel, representing a place of care, cultivation, and expected fruitfulness.
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The DayRefers to a future time of restoration and blessing, often associated with the Messianic age or the end times.
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The SingerImplied to be those who witness or partake in God's redemptive work, possibly the redeemed community or the prophet himself.
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The FruitfulnessRepresents the spiritual prosperity and blessings that come from being in right relationship with God.
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The SongA metaphor for joy and celebration, indicating a time of peace and divine favor.
Teaching Points
God's Care and CultivationJust as a vineyard requires care, God tends to His people with love and discipline, expecting spiritual growth and fruitfulness.
The Joy of RedemptionThe call to sing about a fruitful vineyard reflects the joy and celebration that comes with God's redemptive work in our lives.
Fruitfulness as Evidence of FaithTrue faith in God should result in spiritual fruit, such as love, joy, peace, and other fruits of the Spirit, as evidence of a transformed life.
The Importance of Abiding in ChristAs branches must remain connected to the vine to bear fruit, believers must remain in Christ through prayer, scripture, and obedience.
Hope in Future RestorationThe promise of a fruitful vineyard points to the ultimate restoration and peace that God will bring, encouraging believers to remain hopeful and faithful.
Bible Study Questions and Answers
1.What is the meaning of Isaiah 27:2?
2.How does Isaiah 27:2 encourage us to cultivate our spiritual "fruitful vineyard"?
3.What does "sing about a fruitful vineyard" symbolize in our Christian walk?
4.How can Isaiah 27:2 inspire us to praise God in daily life?
5.Connect Isaiah 27:2 to John 15:5 about bearing fruit in Christ.
6.How can we ensure our lives reflect the "fruitful vineyard" in Isaiah 27:2?
7.What is the significance of the "vineyard" in Isaiah 27:2 within biblical symbolism?
8.How does Isaiah 27:2 reflect God's relationship with Israel?
9.What historical context influenced the message of Isaiah 27:2?
10.What are the top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 27?
11.If Isaiah 27:2–3 depicts God personally tending a vineyard, why is there no archeological evidence or historical record of such a divine vineyard?
12.In Isaiah 27:6, the promise of Israel filling the world with fruit seems exaggerated--can historical produce records support such a claim?
13.In Isaiah 4:2, how can a 'Branch of the Lord' literally be 'beautiful and glorious,' and is there any archaeological proof to support this description?
14.Why does Isaiah 2:10-22 warn of a 'day of the Lord' that would humble humanity, yet historical records do not clearly show a global cataclysm aligning with this prophecy?What Does Isaiah 27:2 Mean
In that day• Isaiah often uses this phrase to point beyond his own lifetime, zooming in on the climactic moment when the LORD personally intervenes in history (Isaiah 2:11; 11:10; 25:9).
• It signals a time of restoration, not wrath—unlike the earlier oracles of judgment (Isaiah 24).Romans 11:26 echoes this day when “all Israel will be saved,” showing the continuity of God’s plan.
• By anchoring the promise to a specific future day, God underscores His covenant faithfulness: what He foretells, He will fulfill (Numbers 23:19).
Sing• Worship is the first response God desires when He redeems His people. The command recalls “Sing to the LORD a new song” (Psalm 98:1) andIsaiah 12:5, “Sing praises to the LORD, for He has done glorious things.”
• Singing unifies the redeemed community (Ephesians 5:19) and proclaims God’s glory to the nations (Psalm 96:3).
•Revelation 5:9 shows heaven itself breaking into song over the Lamb’s victory, previewing how earth is to echo heaven “in that day.”
A fruitful vineyard• Israel was once “the vineyard of the LORD” that yielded only “wild grapes” (Isaiah 5:1-7). Now God reverses the failure: “I, the LORD, am its keeper; I water it continually” (Isaiah 27:3).
• Fruitfulness speaks of:
– Spiritual vitality—obedience and love produced by the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23).
– Missional impact—nations invited to share the harvest (Isaiah 27:6; cf.John 15:5).
– Covenant security—no longer uprooted or burned, but guarded day and night (Isaiah 27:4).
•Hosea 14:5-7 pictures the same lush renewal, confirming that God’s ultimate intent is life, not destruction.
summaryIsaiah 27:2 packs a whole storyline into one line: at the divinely appointed future day, God’s people—once barren—will burst into song over His newly flourishing vineyard. The verse announces restoration, calls for worship, and celebrates a protected, productive community, all guaranteed by the faithful Keeper of the vineyard.
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In that day sing ye . . .--The prophet appears once again, as in
Isaiah 26:1, as the hymn writer of the future day of the triumph of the redeemed. He had chanted a dirge over the vineyard that was unfruitful, and therefore given over to desolation. He now changes the wailing into a poem. The word translated "red wine" (comp.
Deuteronomy 32:14) signifies "fiery," or "foaming." The LXX. seems to have followed a different text, giving (with the alteration of a single letter) the meaning, "a
pleasantvineyard."
Verses 2-6. - GOD'S CARE FOR HIS VINEYARD. This piece may be called a companion picture to
Isaiah 5:1-7, or a joy-song to be set over against that dirge. In both the figure of the vineyard is employed to express the people of God, and God is "the Lord of the vineyard." But whereas, on the former occasion, all was wrath and fury, menace and judgment, here all is mercy and loving-kindness, protection and promise. The difference is, no doubt, not with God, "with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning" (
James 1:17), but with the vineyard, which is either not the same, or, if the same, then differently circumstanced. The vineyard of
Isaiah 5. is beyond all doubt the Jewish Church in the time of Isaiah, or in the times shortly after. The vineyard of the present place is either the Christian Church, or the Jewish Church reformed and purified by suffering. It is not the Church triumphant in heaven, since there are still "briars and thorns" in it, and there are still those belonging to it who have to "make their peace with God." The prophet has come back from his investigations of the remote future and the supra-mundane sphere to something which belongs to earth, and perhaps not to a very distant period. His second "song of the vineyard" may well comfort the Church through all her earthly struggles.
Verse 2. -
Sing ye unto her. Our translators have, strangely enough, inverted the order of the two clauses, which stand thus in the Hebrew: "A vineyard of red wine; sing ye unto it, "or "sing ye of it." The "vineyard of red wine" is one that produces abundance of rich fruit.
Parallel Commentaries ...
Hebrew
In thatהַה֑וּא(ha·hū)Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931:He, self, the same, this, that, as, areday:בַּיּ֖וֹם(bay·yō·wm)Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117:A day“Singעַנּוּ־(‘an·nū-)Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 6030:To answer, respondabout a fruitfulחֶ֖מֶד(ḥe·meḏ)Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2531:Desire, delightvineyard.כֶּ֥רֶם(ke·rem)Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3754:A garden, vineyard
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