Bible Commentary

And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this [is] our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this [is] the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation. 9. Lo, this is our God save us ] Or, Behold our God on … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 25:9”

He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken [it]. 8. He will swallow up victory ] Rather: He hath abolished death for ever. Cf. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 25:8”

And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the veil that is spread over all nations. 7. the face of the covering nations ] More literally: the surface of the veil that veils all the peoples, and the covering that is woven over all the nations. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 25:7”

And in this mountain shall the LORD of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined. 6. in this mountain ] Mount Zion (cf. Isa 24:23), shewing that the author lived in Jerusalem. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 25:6”

Thou shalt bring down the noise of strangers, as the heat in a dry place; [even] the heat with the shadow of a cloud: the branch of the terrible ones shall be brought low. 5. Render: As heat in a dry place (cf. Isa 32:2) Thou humblest the pride of aliens; ( as) heat by … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 25:5”

For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones [is] as a storm [against] the wall. 4, 5. Its happy consequences nor Israel. The “for” may refer back to Isa … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 25:4”

Therefore shall the strong people glorify thee, the city of the terrible nations shall fear thee. 3. The effect of this judgment on the heathen world. The probable rendering is, Therefore ( many) a strong people shall glorify Thee, ( many) a city of terrible nations shall fear Thee. If a single city were meant … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 25:3”

For thou hast made of a city a heap; [of] a defensed city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built. 2. The fall of a hostile city. The word “city” can hardly in this case be understood collectively, although the terms of the description are too vague … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 25:2”

O LORD, thou [art] my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful [things; thy] counsels of old [are] faithfulness [and] truth. 1. The first half of the verse recalls in every phrase the language of the Psalter. Cf. Psa 63:1; Psa 145:1; Psa 138:2; Psa 54:6; Psa … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 25:1”

Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously. 23. the moon shall be confounded ashamed ] i.e. shall “pale their ineffectual fires” before the light of Jehovah’s presence (see ch. Isa 60:19). A punishment of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 24:23”