Isaiah 25:6-9

6 ¹The LORD of hosts will prepare a lavish banquet for ²all peoples on this mountain; A banquet of aged wine, choice pieces with marrow, And refined, aged wine.

7 And on this mountain He will swallow up the ³covering * which is over all peoples, Even the veil which is stretched over all nations.

8 He will ⁴swallow up death for all time, And the Lord GOD will ⁵wipe tears away from all faces, And He will remove the ⁶reproach of His people from all the earth; For the LORD has spoken.

9 And it will be said in that day, "Behold, ⁷this is our God for whom we have ⁸waited that ⁹He might save us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited; ¹⁰Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation."

Isaiah 25:6-9 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH 25

This chapter contains a thanksgiving, or a triumphant song, upon the destruction of antichrist, and the antichristian states, for benefits and blessings bestowed upon the church, and for the setting up of the glorious kingdom of Christ in the Jerusalem state. It begins with a form of praise, and the reason of it in general, Isa 25:1 the particular instances of wonderful things are, the ruin of a certain city described, Isa 25:2 which will issue in the fear and glory of God, Isa 25:3 the great appearance of the Lord for his poor people, in being strength, refuge, and a shadow to them, Isa 25:4,5 a rich feast made for them, Isa 25:6 the removal of the veil from all people, Isa 25:7 the abolition of death, and every affliction, Isa 25:8 the personal appearance of Christ unto salvation, Isa 25:9 the protection of the church, and the certain and utter destruction of her enemies, under the name of Moab, Isa 25:10-12

Cross References

• 1. Isaiah 1:19
• 2. Isaiah 2:2-4; Isaiah 56:7
• 3. 2 Corinthians 3:15, 16; Ephesians 4:18
• 4. Hosea 13:14; 1 Corinthians 15:54
• 5. Isaiah 30:19; Isaiah 35:10; Isaiah 51:11; Isaiah 65:19; Revelation 7:17; Revelation 21:4
• 6. Psalms 69:9; Psalms 89:50, 51; Isaiah 51:7; Isaiah 54:4; Matthew 5:11; 1 Peter 4:14
• 7. Isaiah 35:2; Isaiah 40:9; Isaiah 52:10
• 8. Isaiah 8:17; Isaiah 30:18; Isaiah 33:2
• 9. Isaiah 33:22; Isaiah 35:4; Isaiah 49:25, 26; Isaiah 60:16
• 10. Psalms 20:5; Is 35:1, 2, 10; Isaiah 65:18; Isaiah 66:10

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "feast of fat things;" i.e. abundance
• [b]. Lit "wine on the lees"
• [c]. Lit "fat pieces"
• [d]. Lit "wine refined on the lees"
• [e]. Lit "face of the covering"
• [f]. Lit "woven"
• [g]. Heb "YHWH," usually rendered LORD