Isaiah 25:11

Isaiah 25:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of them, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim: and he shall bring down their pride together with the spoils of their hands.
• New International Version (NIV)They will stretch out their hands in it, as swimmers stretch out their hands to swim. God will bring down their pride despite the cleverness of their hands.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he will spread out his hands in the midst of it as a swimmer spreads his hands out to swim, but the Lord will lay low his pompous pride together with the skill of his hands.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And He will spread out His hands in their midst As a swimmer reaches out to swim, And He will bring down their pride Together with the trickery of their hands.

Context of Isaiah 25:11

9On that day it will be said, “Look, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he has saved us. This is the Lord; we have waited for him. Let’s rejoice and be glad in his salvation.” 10For the Lord’s power will rest on this mountain. But Moab will be trampled in his place as straw is trampled in a dung pile. He will spread out his arms in the middle of it, as a swimmer spreads out his arms to swim. His pride will be brought low, along with the trickery of his hands. 12The high-walled fortress will be brought down, thrown to the ground, to the dust.

Isaiah 25:11 word by word

וּפֵרַ֤שׂ יָדָיו֙ בְּקִרְבּ֔וֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר יְפָרֵ֥שׂ הַשֹּׂחֶ֖ה לִשְׂח֑וֹת וְהִשְׁפִּיל֙ גַּֽאֲוָת֔וֹ עִ֖ם אָרְבּ֥וֹת יָדָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he shall spread forthפָּרַשׂpâraώ · to spreadH6566
• his handsיָדyâd · handH3027
• in the midstקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130
• of them, as he that swimmethשָׂחָהώâchâh · to swimH7811
• and he shall bring downשָׁפֵלshâphêl · to abaseH8213
• their prideגַּאֲוָהga'ăvâh · prideH1346
• together with the spoilsאָרְבָּה'orŏbâh · artificeH698

Cross-references for Isaiah 25:11

• Isaiah 5:25Therefore the Lord’s anger burned against his people. He raised his hand against them and struck them; the mountains quaked, and their corpses were like garbage in the streets. In all this, his anger has not turned away, and his hand is still raised to strike.
• Isaiah 14:26This is the plan prepared for the whole earth, and this is the hand stretched out against all the nations.
• Isaiah 65:2I spread out my hands all day long to a rebellious people who walk in the path that is not good, following their own thoughts.
• Colossians 2:15He disarmed the rulers and authorities and disgraced them publicly; he triumphed over them in him.
• Isaiah 25:5like heat in a dry land, you will subdue the uproar of barbarians. As the shade of a cloud cools the heat of the day, so he will silence the song of the violent.
• Isaiah 2:11The pride of mankind will be humbled, and human loftiness will be brought low; the Lord alone will be exalted on that day.
• Isaiah 10:33Look, the Lord God of Armies will chop off the branches with terrifying power, and the tall trees will be cut down, the high trees felled.
• Isaiah 13:11I will punish the world for its evil, and wicked people for their iniquities. I will put an end to the pride of the arrogant and humiliate the insolence of tyrants.
• Isaiah 16:6We have heard of Moab’s pride — how very proud he is — his haughtiness, his pride, his arrogance, and his empty boasting.
• Isaiah 53:12Therefore I will give him the many as a portion, and he will receive the mighty as spoil, because he willingly submitted to death, and was counted among the rebels; yet he bore the sin of many and interceded for the rebels.
• Psalms 2:5Then he speaks to them in his anger and terrifies them in his wrath:
• Psalms 110:1This is the declaration of the Lord to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool.”
• Jeremiah 48:29We have heard of Moab’s pride, great pride, indeed — his insolence, arrogance, pride, and haughty heart.
• Jeremiah 50:31Look, I am against you, you arrogant one — this is the declaration of the Lord God of Armies — for your day has come, the time when I will punish you.
• Jeremiah 51:44I will punish Bel in Babylon. I will make him vomit what he swallowed. The nations will no longer stream to him; even Babylon’s wall will fall.
• Daniel 4:37Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, exalt, and glorify the King of the heavens, because all his works are true and his ways are just. He is able to humble those who walk in pride.

Commentaries on Isaiah 25:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11As 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…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11And 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…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-12Verses 9-12 With joy and praise will those entertain the glad tidings of the Redeemer, who looked for him; and with a triumphant song will glorified saints enter into the joy of their Lord. And it is not in vain to wait for him; for the mercy comes at last, with abundant recompence for the delay. The hands once stretched out upon the cross, to make way for our salvation, will at length be stretched forth to destroy all impenitent sinners. Moab is here put…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11Isaiah used the image of a swimmer forcibly kept under water to illustrate that Moab’s people are hopelessly doomed and their human pride will be conquered.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. he--Jehovah shall spread His hands to strike the foe on this side and on that, with as little effort as a swimmer spreads forth his arms to cleave a passage through the water [Calvin]. (Zec 5:3). Lowth takes "he" as Moab, who, in danger of sinking, shall strain every nerve to save himself; but Jehovah (and "he") shall cause him to sink ("bring down the pride" of Moab, Is 16:6). with the spoils of ... hands--literally, "the craftily acquired spoils" of…Read the comment

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• Intercession
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• Moab

Commentaries on Isaiah 25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings