Isaiah 27:13It will happen in that day that a great trumpet will be blown; and those who were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and those who were outcasts in the land of Egypt, shall come; and they will worship Yahweh in the holy mountain at Jerusalem.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~740 BC. Isaiah sees the ultimate homecoming - exiles from Assyria and Egypt hearing the trumpet call to return to Jerusalem. Modern Iraq and Egypt to Israel.
The emotion here: prophet breathless with joy at seeing God's ultimate rescue plan
The original word
šôpār (שׁוֹפָר) — ram's horn trumpet, used for religious festivals and calling people to assembly
Why it matters
The trumpet blast was how ancient cities called scattered workers back at day's end - everyone knew that sound meant 'come home'
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What most readers miss in Isaiah 27:13
Those 'ready to perish' were so far from home they'd given up hope of return - this trumpet call reaches the hopeless
Common misconceptionPeople think this only applies to physical Israel, but the pattern is for anyone in exile - spiritual, emotional, or physical. God always calls the lost back home.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Isaiah 27:13
Bible Genome reading
Isaiah 27:13 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Isaiah 27:13 comes from the book of Isaiah, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Isaiah. The dominant emotion in this verse is joyful, with a comfort power of 90% and a tone that is joyful. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include restoration, return from exile, divine calling. Notable phrases: great trumpet will be blown; ready to perish; outcasts. This verse contains a promise of God. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same joyful
“For to us a child is born. To us a son is given; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, …”
— Isaiah 9:6
“For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.”
— 1 Corinthians 15:22
“"Death, where is your sting? Hades, where is your victory?"”
— 1 Corinthians 15:55
“Rejoice always.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:16
“Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.”
— 2 Corinthians 5:17
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