Isaiah 25:11 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 25:9-12

Here is, I. The welcome which the church shall give to these blessings promised in the foregoing verses (Isa. 25:9): It shall be said in that day, with a humble holy triumph and exultation, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him! Thus will the deliverance of the church out of long and sore troubles be celebrated; thus will it be as life from the dead. With such transports of joy and praise will those entertain the glad tidings of the Redeemer who looked for him, and for redemption in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 25:11

And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of them ,.... In the midst of Moab, in the midst of the enemies of the church of God; and so it denotes the utter destruction of them; for the spreading forth of the hands is to be understood of the Lord, that should do so: as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim ; signifying, that as he should exert the power of his might, in the midst of them, he should strike on both sides, as a swimmer does; and as easily and utterly... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 25:11

As he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim "As he that sinketh stretcheth out his hands to swim" - There is great obscurity in this place: some understand God as the agent; others, Moab. I have chosen the latter sense, as I cannot conceive that the stretching out of the hands of a swimmer in swimming can be any illustration of the action of God stretching out his hands over Moab to destroy it. I take השחה hashshocheh , altering the point on the ש sin . on the authority of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 25:1-12

ISAIAH 'S SONG OF PRAISE ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF GOD 'S KINGDOM . AS in Isaiah 12:1-6 , after describing the first setting up of Christ's kingdom and the call of the Gentiles, the prophet broke out into song, through joy at the tidings he was commissioned to announce, so now, having proclaimed the final establishment of the same kingdom in the heavenly Zion, he is again carried away by the sense of exultant gladness into a fresh Lobgesang , which he utters in his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 25:1-12

The place of thanksgiving in the religious life. It is generally agreed by Christians that the religious life embraces a considerable number of separate duties of a strictly religious character. Among these the first place is ordinarily assigned to prayer; the second to reading of the Scriptures; the third, perhaps, to meditation; and so forth. But it is not always, or indeed very often, that a distinct position, or a very prominent position, is assigned to praise and thanksgiving. Prayer is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 25:9-12

After thanksgiving for deliverance in the past, and commemoration of blessings in the present, confidence is expressed in the future. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 25:9-12

Song of the redeemed. I. THE STATE OF THE CHOSEN PEOPLE . They will be in the joyous realization of long-awaited blessings. A brief strain from their hymn is given— "Lo! here is our God! For him we have waited that he should save us; This is Jehovah, for whom we have waited; Let us exult and rejoice in his salvation!" As "a sorrow's crown of sorrow is remembering happier things," so the crown of joy is the recollection of past miseries in the hour of deliverance. And... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 25:11

He shall spread forth his hands … as he that swimmeth . Moab will endeavor to save himself from sinking in the water of the dung-pit; but in vain. God will bring down his pride , or abase his haughtiness , together with all the plots and snares that he contrives. A continued plotting of the enemies of God against his Church seems to be assumed, even after the Church is established in the spiritual Zion under the direct protection and rule of Jehovah. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 25:11

And he shall spread forth his hands - The sense is, that Yahweh would stretch out his hands everywhere, prostrating his enemies, and the enemies of his people. Lowth, however, applies this to Moab, and supposes that it is designed to represent the action of one who is in danger of sinking, and who, in swimming, stretches out his hands to sustain himself. In order to this, he supposes that there should be a slight alteration of a single letter in the Hebrew. His main reason for suggesting this... read more

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

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 25:9-12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 25:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 25:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 25:1-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 25:1-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 25:9-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 25:9-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 25:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 25:11

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

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