Focused Passage

Isaiah 25:6-12

The LORD Praised as Refuge, Feast-Giver, Death-Swallower, and Humble King

The chapter moves from personal praise for the LORD’s faithful ancient plans, to the collapse of the fortified city, to the nations honoring the LORD, to the LORD as refuge for the poor and needy, to the silencing of ruthless songs, to the mountain feast for all peoples, to the removal of the shroud over the nations, to death swallowed forever and tears wiped away, to the confession of those who waited for salvation, and finally to the humbling of Moab’s pride and fortified walls.

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6On this mountain the LORD of Hosts will prepare a lavish banquet for all the peoples, a feast of aged wine, of choice meat, of finely aged wine.

7On this mountain He will swallow up the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all nations;

8He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken.

9And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”

10For the hand of the LORD will rest on this mountain. But Moab will be trampled in his place as straw is trodden into the dung pile.

11He will spread out his hands within it, as a swimmer spreads his arms to swim. His pride will be brought low, despite the skill of his hands.

12The high-walled fortress will be brought down, cast to the ground, into the dust.

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References and Original Words

Verse 6

Original words

On thisהַזֶּ֔הH2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singularmountainבָּהָ֣רH2022Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularthe LORDיְהוָ֨הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularof Hostsצְבָא֜וֹתH6635Noun - common pluralwill prepareוְעָשָׂה֩H6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singulara lavishשְׁמָנִ֖יםH8081Noun - masculine pluralbanquetמִשְׁתֵּ֥הH4960Noun - masculine singular constructfor allלְכָל־H3605Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructthe peoplesהָֽעַמִּים֙H5971Article | Noun - masculine plurala feastמִשְׁתֵּ֣הH4960Noun - masculine singular constructof aged wineשְׁמָרִ֑יםH8105Noun - masculine pluralof choice meatשְׁמָנִים֙H8081Noun - masculine plural. . .מְמֻ֣חָיִ֔םH4229Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine pluralof finelyמְזֻקָּקִֽים׃H2212Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine pluralaged wineשְׁמָרִ֖יםH8105Noun - masculine plural
Verse 7

Original words

On thisהַזֶּ֔הH2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singular. . .פְּנֵֽי־H6440Noun - masculine plural constructmountainבָּהָ֣רH2022Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularHe will swallow upוּבִלַּע֙H1104Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularthe shroudהַלּ֖וֹטH3874Article | Adjective - masculine singularthat enfoldsהַלּ֥וֹט׀H3875Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular. . .עַל־H5921Prepositionallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructpeoplesהָֽעַמִּ֑יםH5971Article | Noun - masculine pluralthe sheetוְהַמַּסֵּכָ֥הH4541Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singularthat coversהַנְּסוּכָ֖הH5259Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular. . .עַל־H5921Prepositionallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructnationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃H1471Article | Noun - masculine plural
Verse 8

Original words

He will swallow upבִּלַּ֤עH1104Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singulardeathהַמָּ֙וֶת֙H4194Article | Noun - masculine singularforeverלָנֶ֔צַחH5331Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularThe Lordאֲדֹנָ֧יH136Noun - proper - masculine singularGODיְהוִ֛הH3069Noun - proper - masculine singularwill wipe awayוּמָחָ֨הH4229Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularthe tearsדִּמְעָ֖הH1832Noun - feminine singularfromמֵעַ֣לH5921Preposition-meveryכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructfaceפָּנִ֑יםH6440Noun - masculine pluraland removeיָסִיר֙H5493Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularthe disgraceוְחֶרְפַּ֣תH2781Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular constructof His peopleעַמּ֗וֹH5971Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularfromמֵעַ֣לH5921Preposition-mthe wholeכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructearthהָאָ֔רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singularForכִּ֥יH3588Conjunctionthe LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularhas spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃פH1696Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Or He will swallow up death in victory; cited in 1 Corinthians 15:54
  • Cited in Revelation 7:17 and Revelation 21:4
Verse 9

Original words

And in thatהַה֔וּאH1931Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singulardayבַּיּ֣וֹםH3117Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularit will be saidוְאָמַר֙H559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularSurelyהִנֵּ֨הH2009Interjectionthisזֶ֛הH2088Pronoun - masculine singularis our Godאֱלֹהֵ֥ינוּH430Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common pluralwe have waitedקִוִּ֥ינוּH6960Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common pluralfor Himל֖וֹPreposition | third person masculine singularand He has saved usוְיֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֑נוּH3467Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common pluralThisזֶ֤הH2088Pronoun - masculine singularis the LORDיְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularfor whom we have waitedקִוִּ֣ינוּH6960Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common pluralLet us rejoiceנָגִ֥ילָהH1523Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common pluraland be gladוְנִשְׂמְחָ֖הH8055Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common pluralin His salvationבִּישׁוּעָתֽוֹ׃H3444Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 10

Original words

Forכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionthe handיַד־H3027Noun - feminine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularwill restתָנ֥וּחַH5117Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularon thisהַזֶּ֑הH2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singularmountainבָּהָ֣רH2022Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularBut Moabמוֹאָב֙H4124Noun - proper - feminine singularwill be trampledוְנָ֤דוֹשׁH1758Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularin his placeתַּחְתָּ֔יוH8478Preposition | third person masculine singularas strawמַתְבֵּ֖ןH4963Noun - masculine singular. . .בְּמֵיH4325Prepositionis troddenכְּהִדּ֥וּשׁH1758Preposition-k | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive constructinto the dung pileמַדְמֵנָֽה׃H4087Noun - feminine singular
Verse 11

Original words

He will spread outוּפֵרַ֤שׂH6566Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularhis handsיָדָיו֙H3027Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singularwithin itבְּקִרְבּ֔וֹH7130Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularasכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רH834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativea swimmerהַשֹּׂחֶ֖הH7811Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularspreads [his arms]יְפָרֵ֥שׂH6566Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singularto swimלִשְׂח֑וֹתH7811Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructHis prideגַּֽאֲוָת֔וֹH1346Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularwill be brought lowוְהִשְׁפִּיל֙H8213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singulardespiteעִ֖םH5973Prepositionthe skillאָרְבּ֥וֹתH698Noun - feminine plural constructof his handsיָדָֽיו׃H3027Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Or along with
Verse 12

Original words

The high-walledמִשְׂגַּ֣בH4869Noun - masculine singular construct. . .חוֹמֹתֶ֗יךָH2346Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singularfortressוּמִבְצַ֞רH4013Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructwill be brought downהֵשַׁ֥חH7817Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular. . .הִשְׁפִּ֛ילH8213Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularcastהִגִּ֥יעַH5060Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularto the groundלָאָ֖רֶץH776Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singularintoעַד־H5704Prepositionthe dustעָפָֽר׃סH6083Noun - masculine singular

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