Isaiah 25:5

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. THOU SHALT BRING DOWN THE NOISE OF STRANGERS, AS THE HEAT IN A DRY PLACE. Translate, 'As the heat in a dry land (is brought down by the shadow of a cloud, so) thou shalt bring down the triumphant shout (over their enemies) of strangers' (foreigners). (EVEN) THE HEAT WITH THE SHADOW OF A CLOUD: THE BRANCH OF THE TERRIBLE ONES SHALL BE BROUGHT LOW - 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.' Aben Ezra translates the Hebrew for "branch" [ zªmiyr (H2158), from zaamar (H2167), to dance and sing], the ex...

5._As the heat in a dry place. _If the Lord did not aid when violent men rush upon us, our life would be in imminent danger; for we see how great is the rage of wicked men, and if the Lord overturn walls, what can a feeble man do against him? These things therefore are added in order to magnify the grace of God, that we may consider what would become of us if the Lord did not render assistance. Yet there are two ways in which commentators explain this passage. Some understand it to mean, that wicked men will be consumed by God’s indignation, in the same manner as the violence of the heat burns up the fields which are in themselves barren. Others render it in the ablative case, _As if by heat_, and make the meaning to be, “Though wicked men, relying on their power, are so violent, yet the Lord will prostrate them in a moment, as if they were overpowered ‘by heat in a dry place.’” But I co...

1-5 However this might show the deliverance of the Jews out of captivity, it looked further, to the praises that should be offered up to God for Christ's victories over our spiritual enemies, and the comforts he has provided for all believers. True faith simply credits the Lord's testimony, and relies on his truth to perform his promises. As God weakens the strong who are proud and secure, so he strengthens the weak that are humble, and stay themselves upon him. God protects his people in all weathers. The Lord shelters those who trust in him from the insolence of oppressors. Their insolence is but the noise of strangers; it is like the heat of the sun scorching in the middle of the day; but where is it when the sun is set? The Lord ever was, and ever will be, the Refuge of distressed believers. Having provided them a shelter, he teaches them to flee unto it....

Verse Isaiah 25:5. _OF STRANGERS_ - "Of the proud"] The same mistake here as in Isaiah 25:2: see the note there. Isaiah 25:2. Here זדים _zedim, the proud_, is parallel to עריצים _aritsim, the formidable_: as in Psalms 54:5, and Psalms 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 parallel

THOU 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 phrase ‘with the shadow of a cloud’ to be supplied in this hemistich, as it is obscurely expressed in our translation by the word ‘even,’ and it would then read thus: As the beat in a dry place (by the shadow of a cloud),...

EXPOSITION ISAIAH 25:1 ISAIAH'S SONG OF PRAISE ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF GOD'S KINGDOM. AS in Isaiah 12:1, after describing the first setting up of Christ's kingdom and the call of the Gentiles, the prophet broke out into song, through joy at the tidings he was commissioned to announce, so now, having proclaimed the final establishment of the same kingdom in the heavenly Zion, he is again carried away by the sense of exultant gladness into a fresh _Lobgesang_, which he utters in his own person—not, as the former one, in the person of the Church. His song divides itself into three

THOU SHALT BRING DOWN THE NOISE OF STRANGERS,.... Such as are strangers to God and godliness, to Christ, his Gospel, and truths, to the Spirit and his operations of grace; the clamour and noise of such against true religion, and the professors of it, their persecuting rage and fury, this the Lord in his own time will bring down, and cause to cease, and it shall be heard no more: AS THE HEAT IN A DRY PLACE: which parches the earth, and burns and dries up the grass and fruits of it; to which persecution is compared: [EVEN] THE HEAT WITH THE SHADOW OF A CLOUD; as that is brought down, and caused to cease by the shadow of a cloud, sheltering from the scorching beams of the sun, and by letting down rain, which moistens the earth; so the Lord protects his people from the fury of persecution, and abates it by the interposition of his power and providence; and at last puts an end to it: the b...

CHAPTER 25 Israel's Praise and the Blessings of the Kingdom 1. _The praise of the delivered nation (Isaiah 25:1)_ 2. _The blessing for all nations during the Kingdom (Isaiah 25:6)_ 3. _Israel rejoicing after waiting (Isaiah 25:9)_ 4. _Moab and Israel's enemies judged (Isaiah 25:10)_ In the foreground of this chapter stands another hymn of praise, which redeemed Israel will sing in “that day.” Jehovah has done wonderful things for His people. Compare with Isaiah 12:5 ;

A SONG OF PRAISE FOR YAHWEH'S GREAT DELIVERANCE. The deliverance still lies in the future; the song is written from the standpoint of the redeemed community, and expresses its exultation over its salvation. Yahweh has overthrown the city, its inhabitants shall stand in awe of Him. He has been a shelter to His distressed people when the blast of the violent has beaten on them like a winter storm. He has assuaged the oppression of the enemy, as the sun's scorching heat in a parched land is ameliorated by clouds. ISAIAH 25:1. COUNSELS OF OLD: God's decrees formed in the far-distant past. Isaiah 25:2. a city: the identification is uncertain; perhaps it is that of Isaiah 24:10. PALACE: fortress ...

The writer of the psalm, speaking in the name of the believing community, praises God for His wonderful providence (Isaiah 25:1) manifested in the overthrow of Israel's enemies (2, 3) and in the mercy vouchsafed to the nation in a time of trouble (4, 5)....