Isaiah 25

Isaiah 25:1

O LORD, thou art my God] A psalm of the Prophet, praising God, for what he will do, (as Psal. 13. 5, 6.) in subjecting and bringing in the nations by his chastisements, and adjoyning them to his Church. Chap. 2. 3, 4. Or, of Gods people, acknowledging his goodnesse towards them, in delivering them, and making good his gracious promises to them. as Chap. 26. 1.

wonderfull things] Heb. a wonderfull thing] Psalms 77:12. Chap. 29. 14.

thy counsels] Or, even thine ancient counsels, or, purposes, in faithfulnesse and truth.

of old] Heb. from afarre. Chap. 22. 11. Jeremiah 31:3.

Isaiah 25:2

a city] Of the cities of the enemies to thy Church. Chap. 26. 5.

a palace of strangers] Forts kept by forain souldiers. Chap. 29. 5. Ezekiel 27:11. Or the strong holds of strangers from the common-wealth of Israel. Psal. 18. 44, 45. Ephesians 2:12.

it shall never be built] Or, so that it can not for ever be built. Job 12:14.

Isaiah 25:3

the strong people] The proud and stout ones, enforced by thy judgements; who before would not acknowledge thee. Psalms 66:3. & Psalms 83:16.

terrible nations] Or, roisting. ver. 4. 5.

Isaiah 25:4

the poor] To thy poor afflicted and oppressed people. Psalms 9:9. & Psalms 18:27.

a refuge] Chap. 32. 2.

the blast] The rage of the wicked, till God break the power of it. Psalms 76:10.

terrible ones] Or, roisters. ver. 3.

a storm] Chap. 28. 2. Ezekiel 13:11.

Isaiah 25:5

shalt bring down] Or, hast brought down.

noise] Or, tumult. Chap. 13. 4. & 22. 3.

strangers] See vers. 2.

in a dry place] Abated by rain, or kept off by shade. vers. 4.

dry place] Heb. drinesse. Chap. 32. 2.

even the heat with] Or, as the heat is abated by the.

the branch] Or, so the song. Son 2:12.

branch] Their power, that spred it self this way and that way, Ezekiel 17:6-7. shall be abated and abased. Or, their roaring and revelling, their shouting and triumphing, shall be quelled and quailed. Chap. 13. 11. & 24. 8, 9.

terrible ones] Or, roisters. Chap. 29. 5.

shall be brought low] Or, is brought.

Isaiah 25:6

this mountain] Zion, Gods Church. Chap. 2. 2 3. consisting of Jews and Gentiles. Chap. 56. 7. and a type of heaven, where these things shall be perfectly fulfilled. Luke 22:16. 30. Revelation 20:14.

a feast] A spirituall banquet. Psal. 22. 26, 29.

fat things] All manner of spirituall dainties. Psalms 36:8.

wines on the lees] Heb. Lees.

on the lees] Or, drawn from the lees. as Chap. 19. 18. so after.

marrow] Psalms 63:5.

Isaiah 25:7

destroy] Heb. swallow up. as vers. 8. Chap. 19. 3. & 49. 19.

the covering] The veil of ignorance and blindnesse. 2 Corinthians 3:15. Ephesians 4:18. or, the face-cloath of death. John 11:44. or of condemnation. Esther 7:8.

covering] Or, face-covering.

cast over] Heb. covered. or, wrapt. 1 Samuel 21:9.

Isaiah 25:8

swallow up death] He will utterly destroy death. vers. 7. Hosea 13:14. 1 Corinthians 15:54. 1 Timothy 1:10. Hebrews 2:14. Revelation 20:14. & Revelation 21:4.

in victory] Or, for ever. Psal. 9. 6, 18. Chap. 13. 20.

wipe away tears] They shall have no more occasions of sorrow. Chap. 30. 19. & 35. 10. Revelation 7:17. & Revelation 21:4.

the rebuke of his people] Those afflictions, that exposed them to the reproach of wicked worldlings. Psalms 44:13. Joe 2:17.

rebuke] Or, reproach. Jeremiah 31:19.

for the LORD hath spoken it] Chap. 21. 17. & 24. 3.

Isaiah 25:9

we have waited for him] Psalms 41:1. Chap. 8. 17. & 26. 8.

he will save us] Chap. 33. 22.

we will be glad] Psalms 20:5. & Psalms 21:1.

Isaiah 25:10

in this mountain] vers. 6.

the hand of the LORD] His power shall reside and abide, to protect his people. Chap. 4. 5, 6. Psalms 132:14. Zechariah 2:5.

Moab] The enemies of his Church. Psalms 18:42. & Psalms 44:5. & Psalms 60:12. & 108. 13. Chap. 41. 15. Zechariah 10:5. Malachi 4:3.

troden down] Or, threshed.

down] Troden and crusht. as Job 39:15. or, threshed, as Chap. 21. 10. & 41. 15. Habakkuk 3:12.

under him] Under his feet. Psalms 110:1. Chap. 26. 6. Malachi 4:3. Romans 16:20.

troden down] Or, threshed in Madmenah. Chap. 10. 31.

Isaiah 25:11

spread forth his hands] He shall, by his mightie power, reach and strike his enemies on every side, being no more able to resist him, then the water can the arm, or the stroak of the swimmer. Psalms 110:2.

he shall bring down] Chap. 16. 6. Jeremiah 48:29.

with the spoils of their hands] Or, with the strokes of his hands.

Isaiah 25:12

the fortresse of the high fort] Chap. 26. 5.

thy walls shall he bring down] O Moab. vers. 10.

bring to the ground] Heb. make to touch. Lamentations 2:2.