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Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 25:11-12

Isaiah 25:11-12. And he Either, 1st, Moab, who, being plunged into a sea of troubles, shall endeavour to swim out of it, but to no purpose; or, 2d, The Lord, (who is designed by this pronoun he, both in the latter clause of this verse, and in the following verse,) whose power they shall be no more able to resist than the waters can resist a man that swims, who, with great facility, divides them hither and thither. The former sense is adopted by Bishop Lowth, who says, “I cannot conceive... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 25:1-12

24:1-27:13 FINAL JUDGMENT AND SALVATIONThe judgment of various contemporary nations leads the prophet to consider God’s final great judgment on the world. Naturally, his illustrations are taken from the world that he knew, and the nations he mentions are those of his time, but the principles of judgment and salvation that he presents are those of the unchangeable God. They will find their fullest expression in God’s mighty triumph at the end of the world’s history.Some will mourn, others... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 25:1

I will exalt Thee, I will praise Thy name. In Hebrew three words, two making the Figure of speech Paronomasia ( App-6 ); not for a "play on words", but for solemn emphasis, to attract our attention. Hebrew. 'aromimka , 'odeh shimka . Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 15:2 ). App-92 . wonderful things = a wonderful deed. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 25:4

strength = stronghold. poor. Hebrew. dal = impoverished, reduced. See note on "poverty" Proverbs 6:11 . when the blast of the terrible ones is = for the blast of the terrible ones [is], &c. blast. Hebrew. ruach ( App-9 ), as in Isaiah 37:7 . Exodus 15:8 . 2 Kings 19:7 . branch = triumphal song. brought low = become low. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 25:6

the LORD of hosts. See note on 1 Samuel 1:3 . people = the peoples. a feast. Note the Figure of speech Paronomasia in this verse: a feast (Hebrew. mishteh) of fat things (Hebrew. shemanim) , a feast of (Hebrew. mishteh) wines on the lees (Hebrew. shemarim) ; of fat things (Hebrew. shemanim) full of marrow (Hebrew. memuhyim) , of wines on the lees (Hebrew. shemarim) . All these words are thus heaped together to impress us with the greatness of this feast. wines on the lees. Hebrew. ... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 25:7

destroy = swallow up, as in Isaiah 25:8 . this mountain: i.e. Zion (Isaiah 2:1 , Isaiah 2:2 ; Isaiah 24:23 ). cast = covered. people = the peoples. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 25:8

swallow up. Same word as "destroy" (Isaiah 25:7 ), so as to cause a thing to disappear and be no more. Compare Numbers 16:30 . Psalms 69:15 ; Psalms 106:17 . Jonah 1:17 . in victory. Hebrew. nezah = for ever. Occurs in Isaiah 13:20 ; Isaiah 28:28 ; Isaiah 33:20 ; Isaiah 34:10 ; and in the "latter portion", Isaiah 57:16 ; rendered "victory" in 1 Chronicles 29:11 . 1 Samuel 15:29 . Quoted in 1 Corinthians 15:54 : where we have the Holy Spirit's comment on the word, giving the additional... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 25:9

we have waited. Reference to Pentateuch (Genesis 49:18 .) read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 25:10

Moab. as straw. for the dunghill. Note the Figure of speech Homoeopropheron ( App-6 ). Moab. mathben , beMo Madmenah . which occurs only here, is used to complete the Figure of speech Homoeopropheron . See above. trodden down = beaten to pieces by treading. for the dunghill = in Madmenah, as in Isaiah 10:31 and Jeremiah 48:2 , Revised Version quite wrong, "in the water of the dunghill". Dung is never watered in the East, but dried, and used as fuel (Ezekiel 4:15 ), and is found only in... read more

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