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

3So a strong nation will extol you; the towns of powerful nations will fear you. 4For you are a protector for the poor, a protector for the needy in their distress, a shelter from the rainstorm, a shade from the heat. Though the breath of tyrants is like a winter rainstorm, like heat in a dry land, you humble the boasting foreigners. Just as the shadow of a cloud causes the heat to subside, so he causes the song of tyrants to cease. 6The Lord who commands armies will hold a banquet for all the nations on this mountain. At this banquet there will be plenty of meat and aged wine – tender meat and choicest wine. 7On this mountain he will swallow up the shroud that is over all the peoples, the woven covering that is over all the nations;

Isaiah 25:5 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou shalt bring downכָּנַעkâna‛ · be humbleH3665
• the noiseשָׁאוֹןshâ'ôn · roarH7588
• of strangersזוּרzûr · be a strangerH2114
• as the heatחֹ֫רֶבchôreb · droughtH2721
• in a dry placeצָיוֹןtsîyôn · drynessH6724
• with the shadowצֵלtsêl · shadowH6738
• of a cloudעָב‛âb · cloudH5645
• the branchזָמִירzâmîyr · branchH2159
• of the terrible onesעָרִיץ‛ârîyts · ruthlessH6184
• shall be brought lowעוּן‛ânâh · to dwellH6030

Cross-references for Isaiah 25:5

• Isaiah 10:8Indeed, he says: “Are not my officials all kings?
• Isaiah 13:11I will punish the world for its evil, and wicked people for their sin. I will put an end to the pride of the insolent, I will bring down the arrogance of tyrants.
• Isaiah 14:10All of them respond to you, saying: ‘You too have become weak like us! You have become just like us!
• Isaiah 17:12The many nations massing together are as good as dead, those who make a commotion as loud as the roaring of the sea’s waves. The people making such an uproar are as good as dead, those who make an uproar as loud as the roaring of powerful waves.
• Isaiah 30:30The Lord will give a mighty shout and intervene in power, with furious anger and flaming, destructive fire, with a driving rainstorm and hailstones.
• Isaiah 49:25Indeed,” says the Lord, “captives will be taken from a warrior; spoils will be rescued from a conqueror. I will oppose your adversary and I will rescue your children.
• Isaiah 54:15If anyone dares to challenge you, it will not be my doing! Whoever tries to challenge you will be defeated.
• Isaiah 64:1If only you would tear apart the sky and come down! The mountains would tremble before you!
• Psalms 74:3Hurry and look at the permanent ruins, and all the damage the enemy has done to the temple!
• Psalms 79:10Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?” Before our very eyes may the shed blood of your servants be avenged among the nations!
• Jeremiah 50:11“People of Babylonia, you plundered my people. That made you happy and glad. You frolic about like calves in a pasture. Your joyous sounds are like the neighs of a stallion.
• Jeremiah 51:38The Babylonians are all like lions roaring for prey. They are like lion cubs growling for something to eat.
• Ezekiel 32:18“Son of man, wail over the horde of Egypt. Bring it down; bring her and the daughters of powerful nations down to the lower parts of the earth, along with those who descend to the pit.
• Ezekiel 38:9You will advance; you will come like a storm. You will be like a cloud covering the earth, you, all your troops, and the many other peoples with you.
• Ezekiel 39:1“As for you, son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say: ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Look, I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal!
• Daniel 7:23“This is what he told me: ‘The fourth beast means that there will be a fourth kingdom on earth that will differ from all the other kingdoms. It will devour all the earth and will trample 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