Isaiah 25:5

Isaiah 25:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)and like the heat of the desert. You silence the uproar of foreigners; as heat is reduced by the shadow of a cloud, so the song of the ruthless is stilled.
• English Standard Version (ESV)like heat in a dry place. You subdue the noise of the foreigners; as heat by the shade of a cloud, so the song of the ruthless is put down.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You will reduce the noise of aliens, As heat in a dry place; As heat in the shadow of a cloud, The song of the terrible ones will be diminished.

Context of Isaiah 25:5

3Therefore a strong people will glorify You; Cities of ruthless nations will revere You. 4For You have been a stronghold for the helpless, A stronghold for the poor in his distress, A refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat; For the breath of the ruthless Is like a rain storm against a wall. Like heat in a dry land, You subdue the uproar of foreigners; Like heat by the shadow of a cloud, the song of the ruthless is silenced. 6Now the Lord of armies will prepare a lavish banquet for all peoples on this mountain; A banquet of aged wine, choice pieces with marrow, And refined, aged wine. 7And on this mountain He will destroy the covering which is over all peoples, The veil which is stretched over all nations.

Isaiah 25:5 word by word

כְּחֹ֣רֶב בְּצָי֔וֹן שְׁא֥וֹן זָרִ֖ים תַּכְנִ֑יעַ חֹ֚רֶב בְּצֵ֣ל עָ֔ב זְמִ֥יר עָֽרִיצִ֖ים יַעֲנֶֽה׃ פRead the interlinear

• Like heatחֹ֫רֶבchôreb · droughtH2721
• in a dryצָיוֹןtsîyôn · drynessH6724
• You subdueכָּנַעkâna‛ · be humbleH3665
• uproarשָׁאוֹןshâ'ôn · roarH7588
• of foreignersזוּרzûr · be a strangerH2114
• by the shadowצֵלtsêl · shadowH6738
• of a cloudעָב‛âb · cloudH5645
• the songזָמִירzâmîyr zâmir zemirâh · songH2158
• of the ruthlessעָרִיץ‛ârîyts · ruthlessH6184
• silencedעָנָה‛ânâh · to afflictH6031

Cross-references for Isaiah 25:5

• Isaiah 10:8For it says, “Are not my officers all kings?
• Isaiah 13:11So I will punish the world for its evil And the wicked for their wrongdoing; I will also put an end to the audacity of the proud And humiliate the arrogance of the tyrants.
• Isaiah 14:10They will all respond and say to you, ‘Even you have become weak as we, You have become like us.
• Isaiah 17:12Oh, the uproar of many peoples Who roar like the roaring of the seas, And the rumbling of nations Who rush on like the rumbling of mighty waters!
• Isaiah 30:30And the Lord will cause His voice of authority to be heard, And the descending of His arm to be seen in fierce anger, And in the flame of a consuming fire In cloudburst, downpour, and hailstones.
• Isaiah 49:25Indeed, this is what the Lord says: “Even the captives of the mighty man will be taken away, And the prey of a tyrant will be rescued; For I will contend with the one who contends with you, And I will save your sons.
• Isaiah 54:15If anyone fiercely attacks you, it will not be from Me. Whoever attacks you will fall because of you.
• Isaiah 64:1Oh, that You would tear open the heavens and come down, That the mountains would quake at Your presence--
• Psalms 74:3Step toward the irreparable ruins; The enemy has damaged everything in the sanctuary.
• Psalms 79:10Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?” Let vengeance for the blood of Your servants which has been shed Be known among the nations in our sight.
• Jeremiah 50:11“Because you are glad, because you are jubilant, You who pillage My heritage, Because you skip about like a threshing heifer And neigh like stallions,
• Jeremiah 51:38They will roar together like young lions, They will growl like lions’ cubs.
• Ezekiel 32:18“Son of man, lament for the hordes of Egypt and bring it down, her and the daughters of the mighty nations, to the netherworld, with those who go down to the pit;
• Ezekiel 38:9And you will go up, you will come like a storm; you will be like a cloud covering the land, you and all your troops, and many peoples with you.”
• Ezekiel 39:1“And you, son of man, prophesy against Gog and say, ‘This is what the Lord God says: “Behold, I am against you, Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal;
• Daniel 7:23“This is what he said: ‘The fourth beast will be a fourth kingdom on the earth which will be different from all the other kingdoms, and will devour the whole earth and trample it down and crush it.

Commentaries on Isaiah 25:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Of strangers "Of the proud" - The same mistake here as in Isaiah 25:2; (note): see the note there. Here זדים zedim, the proud, is parallel to עריצים aritsim, the formidable: as in Psalm 54:5, and Psalm 86:14. The heat with the shadow of a cloud "As the heat by a thick cloud" - For חרב choreb, the Syriac, Chaldee, Vulgate, and two MSS. read כחרב kechoreb, which is a repetition of the beginning of the foregoing parallel line; and the verse taken out of the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Thou shalt bring down the noise - The tumult; the sound which they make in entering into battle; or the note of triumph, and the sound of revelry. The phrase may refer either to their shout of exultation over their vanquished foes; or to the usual sound of revelry; or to the hum of business in a vast city. Of strangers - Of foreigners (see the note at Isaiah 25:2). As the heat in a dry place - The parallelism here requires that we should suppose the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5Isaiah praises God for protecting those in need (see Isaiah 12:1–6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Translate, "As the heat in a dry land (is brought down by the shadow of a cloud, so) thou shalt bring down the tumult (the shout of triumph over their enemies) of strangers (foreigners); and as the heat by the shadow of the cloud (is brought low), so the branch (the offspring) of the terrible ones shall be brought low." Parkhurst translates the Hebrew for "branch," the exulting song. Jerome translates the last clause, "And as when the heat burns under…Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Branch
• Cloud
• Feast
• Heap
• Swim
• Bring
• Heat
• Intercession
• Isaiah
• Noise

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