Isaiah 25:11

11 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.

Isaiah 25:11 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 25:11

And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of them,
&c.] 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 destroy them as the swimmer parts the waters, and has the command of them; though some interpret this of Moab stretching out his hands as the swimmer, either in a way of submission and supplication, or as catching, as men drowning do, at anything, to save them. But the former sense agrees best with what follows: and he shall bring down their pride;
that is, God shall bring down the pride of Moab, which was notorious in them, and hateful to God, and was the cause of their ruin, ( Isaiah 16:6 ) with this compare the pride of the Romish antichrist, which God will humble, ( Revelation 17:7 Revelation 17:8 ) : together with the spoils of their hands;
which their hands are full of; and which they have spoiled or robbed others of; or, "with the wiles of their hands" F15, as some, which they had by craft and insidious methods taken from others; these shall be taken from them, and they be stripped of them; or the words may, be rendered, "with the elbows", or "armholes of his hands" F16; as the swimmer with his arms keeps the water under him, and himself above it, so the Lord with the strength of his arm would bring down and destroy those enemies of his.


FOOTNOTES:

F15 (wydy twbra Me) "insidiis, vel cum insidiis manuum suarum", Montanus, Piscator.
F16 "Cum cubitis, vel axillis manuum suarum", Pagninus, Tigurine version; and Ben Melech, who mentions both senses.

Isaiah 25:11 In-Context

9 And it shall be said in that day: "Lo, this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He will save us. This is the LORD; we have waited for Him; we will be glad and rejoice in His salvation."
10 For in this mountain shall the hand of the LORD rest, and Moab shall be trodden down under Him, even as straw is trodden down for the dunghill.
11 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.
12 And the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall He bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust.
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