New International Version
Isaiah 25:7
7On this mountain he will destroy the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all nations;
Isaiah 25:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the vail that is spread over all nations.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he will swallow up on this mountain the covering that is cast over all peoples, the veil that is spread over all nations.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And He will destroy on this mountain The surface of the covering cast over all people, And the veil that is spread over all nations.
- New Living Translation (NLT)There he will remove the cloud of gloom, the shadow of death that hangs over the earth.
Context of Isaiah 25:7
5and 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. 6On this mountain the Lord Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of aged wine— the best of meats and the finest of wines. On this mountain he will destroy the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all nations; 8he will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove his people’s disgrace from all the earth. The Lord has spoken. 9In that day they will say, “Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the Lord, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation.”
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וּבִלַּע֙ בָּהָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה פְּנֵֽי־הַלּ֥וֹט׀ הַלּ֖וֹט עַל־כָּל־הָֽעַמִּ֑ים וְהַמַּסֵּכָ֥ה הַנְּסוּכָ֖ה עַל־כָּל־הַגּוֹיִֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And he will destroyבָּלַעbâla‛ · to swallow upH1104
- in this mountainהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
- the faceפָּנֶהpânîym · face: surfaceH6440
- of the coveringלוֹטlôţ · coveringH3875
- cast overלוּטlûţ · to wrapH3874
- all peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- and the vailמַסֵּכָהmassêkâh · veilH4541
- that is spreadנָסַךְnâsak · to weaveH5259
- over all nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
Cross-references for Isaiah 25:7
- Isaiah 60:1“Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.
- Matthew 27:51At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split
- Luke 2:32a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.”
- Acts 17:30In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
- 2 Corinthians 3:13We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to prevent the Israelites from seeing the end of what was passing away.
- Ephesians 3:5which was not made known to people in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets.
- Ephesians 4:18They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts.
- Ephesians 5:8For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light
- Hebrews 9:8The Holy Spirit was showing by this that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still functioning.
- Hebrews 10:19Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,
Commentaries on Isaiah 25:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7The face of the covering cast over all people "The covering that covered the face of all the peoples" - MS. Bodl. reads כל פני על al peney chol . The word פני peney, face, has been removed from its right place into the line above, where it makes no sense; as Houbigant conjectured. "The face of the covering," etc. He will unveil all the Mosaic ritual, and show by his apostles that it referred to, and was accomplished in, the sacrificial offering of Jesus…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7And he will destroy - Hebrew, He will swallow up,‘ that is, he will abolish, remove, or take away. In this mountain the face of the covering - In mount Zion, or in Jerusalem. This would be done in Jerusalem, or on the mountains of which Jerusalem was a part, where the great transactions of the plan of redemption would be accomplished. The word face‘ here is used as it is frequently among the Hebrews, where the face of a thing denotes its aspect. or…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-8Verses 6-8 The kind reception of repentant sinners, is often in the New Testament likened to a feast. The guests invited are all people, Gentiles as well as Jews. There is that in the gospel which strengthens and makes glad the heart, and is fit for those who are under convictions of sin, and mourning for it. There is a veil spread over all nations, for all sat in darkness. But this veil the Lord will destroy, by the light of his gospel shining in the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-8The banquet is a symbol of God’s providing richly for all those who will receive his gracious invitation (Revelation 3:20–21; 19:9).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. face of ... covering--image from mourning, in which it was usual to cover the face with a veil (2Sa 15:30). "Face of covering," that is, the covering itself; as in Job 41:13, "the face of his garment," the garment itself. The covering or veil is the mist of ignorance as to a future state, and the way to eternal life, which enveloped the nations (Ep 4:18) and the unbelieving Jew (2Co 3:15). The Jew, however, is first to be converted before the…Read the comment
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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
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