Westminster Annotations, Isaiah · Chapter 25
CHAP. XXV.
Vers. 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] Psal. 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. Jer. 31. 3.
V. 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. Ezek. 27. 11. Or the strong holds of strangers from the common-wealth of Israel. Psal. 18. 44, 45. Eph. 2. 12.
it shall never be built] Or, so that it can not for ever be built. Job 12. 14.
V. 3. the strong people] The proud and stout ones, enforced by thy judgements; who before would not acknowledge thee. Psal. 66. 3. & 83. 16.
terrible nations] Or, roisting. ver. 4. 5.
V. 4. the poor] To thy poor afflicted and oppressed people. Psal. 9. 9. & 18. 27.
a refuge] Chap. 32. 2.
the blast] The rage of the wicked, till God break the power of it. Psal. 76. 10.
terrible ones] Or, roisters. ver. 3.
a storm] Chap. 28. 2. Ezek. 13. 11.
V. 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. Cant. 2. 12.
branch] Their power, that spred it self this way and that way, Ezek. 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.
V. 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. Luk. 22. 16. 30. Rev. 20. 14.
a feast] A spirituall banquet. Psal. 22. 26, 29.
fat things] All manner of spirituall dainties. Psal. 36. 8.
wines on the lees] Heb. Lees.
on the lees] Or, drawn from the lees. as Chap. 19. 18. so after.
marrow] Psal. 63. 5.
V. 7. destroy] Heb. swallow up. as vers. 8. Chap. 19. 3. & 49. 19.
the covering] The veil of ignorance and blindnesse. 2 Cor. 3. 15. Eph. 4. 18. or, the face-cloath of death. Joh. 11. 44. or of condemnation. Est. 7. 8.
covering] Or, face-covering.
cast over] Heb. covered. or, wrapt. 1 Sam. 21. 9.
V. 8. swallow up death] He will utterly destroy death. vers. 7. Hos. 13. 14. 1 Cor. 15. 54. 1 Tim. 1. 10. Heb. 2. 14. Revel. 20. 14. & 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. Rev. 7. 17. & 21. 4.
the rebuke of his people] Those afflictions, that exposed them to the reproach of wicked worldlings. Psal. 44. 13. Joel 2. 17.
rebuke] Or, reproach. Jer. 31. 19.
for the LORD hath spoken it] Chap. 21. 17. & 24. 3.
V. 9. we have waited for him] Psal. 41. 1. Chap. 8. 17. & 26. 8.
he will save us] Chap. 33. 22.
we will be glad] Psal. 20. 5. & 21. 1.
V. 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. Psal. 132. 14. Zech. 2. 5.
Moab] The enemies of his Church. Psal. 18. 42. & 44. 5. & 60. 12. & 108. 13. Chap. 41. 15. Zech. 10. 5. Mal. 4. 3.
troden down] Or, threshed.
down] Troden and crusht. as Job 39. 15. or, threshed, as Chap. 21. 10. & 41. 15. Hab. 3. 12.
under him] Under his feet. Psal. 110. 1. Chap. 26. 6. Mal 4. 3. Rom. 16. 20.
troden down] Or, threshed in Madmenah. Chap. 10. 31.
V. 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. Psal. 110. 2.
he shall bring down] Chap. 16. 6. Jer. 48. 29.
with the spoils of their hands] Or, with the strokes of his hands.
V. 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. Lam. 2. 2.