Isaiah 27:5

Or let him take hold of my strength,.... Not on the law, as the Targum and Kimchi; but on Christ, as Jerom rightly interprets it; who is the strength and power of God, the man of his right hand he has…

Or let him - The Hebrew word rendered here or (או 'ô) means “unless;” and the sense is, the enemies of the Jewish people shall be completely destroyed as briers are by fire, “unless” they flee to God…

The prophet is here singing of judgment and mercy,

I. Of judgment upon the enemies of God's church (Isa 27:1), tribulation to those that trouble it, Th2 1:6. When the Lord comes out of his place, to…

Or let him take hold, &c. Else must he take hold of my strength: lit. "my stronghold" or asylum: cf. 1Ki 1:50; 1Ki 2:28. The figure is relinquished; the idea expressed being that unconditional…