Isaiah 25:10
in Isaiah 25For the hand of the LORD will rest on this mountain. But Moab will be trampled in his place as straw is trodden into the dung pile.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
For in this mountain will the hand of Jehovah rest; and Moab shall be trodden down in his place, even as straw is trodden down in the water of the dunghill.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Isaiah 25
Commentary
10 notes on this verseShall the hand of the Lord rest “The hand of Jehovah shall give rest” - Hebrews תנוח tenuach, quiescet. Annon תניח taniach, quietem dabit, shall rest; shall give rest, ut Graeci, αναπαυσιν δωσει, et Copt.? - Mr. Woide. That is, “shall give peace and quiet to Sion, by destroying the enemy; “as it follows.” As straw is trodden down “As the straw is threshed” - Hoc junta ritum loquitur Palastinae et multarum Orientis provinciarum, quae ob pratorum et foeni penuriam paleas preparant esui animantium.
This site's exposition
the hand of the LORD will rest
on Isaiah 25:10-12
Beside the feast on Zion stands one judgment named at last, "Moab will be trampled", the nation the oracles have addressed since chapter 15. Moab spends his strength for nothing, "as a swimmer spreads his arms to swim". The oracles close as "The high-walled fortress will be brought down".
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 9 and following) And they will say on that day: Behold, our God, we have waited for him, and he will save us; this is the Lord, we have endured him, we will rejoice and be glad in his salvation. For the hand of the Lord will rest on this mountain; and Moab shall be crushed under him, as straw is crushed on a threshing floor. And he will stretch out his hands under him, as a swimmer stretches out to swim, and his glory will be humbled with the buffeting of his hands.
The Medieval Church1 voice
And he sets out the thanksgiving, and they shall say, we have endured for him, patiently waiting: you that fear the Lord, endure for his mercy (Sir 2:7). And he sets out the reason: for the hand of the Lord, with which nothing evil can …
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
It is foretold, particularly, what he shall do for them. (1.) He shall bring down the pride of their enemies (and Moab was notoriously guilty of pride, ch. xvi. 6 ) by one humbling judgment after another, stripping them of that which they are proud of.
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. It is said in the close of the foregoing chapter that the Lord of hosts shall reign gloriously; now, in compliance with this, the prophet here speaks of the glorious majesty of his kingdom ( Ps. cxlv.
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Rest - The powerful and gracious presence, of God shall have its constant and settled abode. Moab - The Moabites are put for all the enemies of God's church.
3 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
For in this mountain shall the hand of the Lord rest,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
16:29). for the dunghill--Rather, "in the water of the dung heap," in which straw was trodden to make it manure (Ps 83:10). HORSLEY translates either, "in the waters of Madmenah," namely, for the making of bricks; or as the Septuagint, "as the threshing-floor is trampled by the corn-drag" (see Margin;
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
For in this mountain - In mount Zion. Shall the land of the Lord rest - “The hand” in the Scriptures is often used as the symbol of protection and defense. By the expression that the hand of Yahweh should REST on mount Zion, is meant probably that be would be its defender; his protection would not be withdrawn, but would be permanent there. For an illustration of the phrase, see a similar use of the word hand as denoting protection, in Ezr 7:6, Ezr 7:28; Ezr 8:18, Ezr 8:22, Ezr 8:31; Neh 2:8. And Moab - (For an account of Moab, see the notes at Isa 15:1-9; Isa 16:1-14.) Moab here seems to be used in a general sense to denote the enemies of God, a and the declaration that it would be trodden down seems designed to indicate that the foes of God and his people would all be destroyed (compare the notes at Isa. 34) Under him - The Chaldee renders this, ‘In his own place.’ The phrase has the sense of ‘in his place,’ in Exo 16:29; 2Sa 2:23. Here it may mean that Moab, or the enemies of God, would be trodden down and destroyed in their own land. As straw is trodden down for the dunghill - As straw is suffered to lie in the yard where cattle lie, to be trodden down by them for the purpose of making manure. Lowth renders this, ‘As the straw is threshed under the wheels of the car.’ The Septuagint renders it in the same way. Lowth supposes that there has been an error in transcribing the Hebrew text, and that the former reading was מדכבה instead of מדמנה. But there is not the slightest evidence from the MSS that any such mistake has occurred. Nor is it necessary to suppose it. The image is one that is not of unfrequent occurrence in the Scriptures, to denote the complete and disgraceful prostration of an enemy (see Psa 83:10; 2Ki 9:37; Jer 8:2; Jer 9:22; Jer 16:4; Jer 25:33).
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
For the hand of the Lord shall rest The might of the Omnipresent.
2 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
For the power of the Lord of hosts shall be revealed in this mountain; and the Moabites shall be trodden under foot even as straw is in the clay.
And he shall spread out his hands (וּפֵרַשׂ) He shall break his hands and his arms by clapping his hands in weeping.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
13 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| תָנ֥וּחַ | tanuach | it will rest | H5117 → | 142 times |
| יַד־ | yad- | [the] hand of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| בָּהָ֣ר | bahar | on the mountain | H2022 → | 546 times |
| הַזֶּ֑ה | hazeh | <the> this | H2088 → | 1180 times |
| וְנָ֤דוֹשׁ | venadoosh | and it will be trampled down | H1758 → | 16 times |
| מוֹאָב֙ | moav | Moab | H4124 → | 181 times |
| תַּחְתָּ֔יו | tachtav | in place its | H8478 → | 505 times |
| כְּהִדּ֥וּשׁ | kehidush | as is trampled down | H1758 → | 16 times |
| מַתְבֵּ֖ן | matben | a heap of straw | H4963 → | |
| בְּמ֥וֹ | bemei | in | H1119 → | 9 times |
| מַדְמֵנָֽה׃ | madmenah | a dung hill | H4087 → |
כִּֽי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
תָנ֥וּחַit will rest
tanuachH5117 →142 times
יַד־[the] hand of
yad-H3027 →1618 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
בָּהָ֣רon the mountain
baharH2022 →546 times
הַזֶּ֑ה<the> this
hazehH2088 →1180 times
וְנָ֤דוֹשׁand it will be trampled down
venadooshH1758 →16 times
מוֹאָב֙Moab
moavH4124 →181 times
תַּחְתָּ֔יוin place its
tachtavH8478 →505 times
כְּהִדּ֥וּשׁas is trampled down
kehidushH1758 →16 times
מַתְבֵּ֖ןa heap of straw
matbenH4963 →
בְּמ֥וֹin
bemeiH1119 →9 times
מַדְמֵנָֽה׃a dung hill
madmenahH4087 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Isaiah 25:6On this mountain the LORD of Hosts will prepare a banquet for all the peoples, a feast of aged wine, of choice meat, of finely aged wine.
it leads to
- Matthew 8:11
I say to you that many will come from the east and the west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
- Jeremiah 31:12–13
They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will be radiant over the bounty of the LORD—the grain, new wine, and oil, and the young of the flocks and…
- Psalms 63:5
My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.
- Zechariah 9:16–17
On that day the LORD their God will save them as the flock of His people; for like jewels in a crown they will sparkle over His land.
- Revelation 19:9
Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”
- Matthew 8:11
Through
Isaiah 26:6Feet trample it down—the feet of the oppressed, the steps of the poor.
it leads to
- Romans 16:20
The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
- Luke 10:19
Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.
- Revelation 2:26
And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end, I will give authority over the nations.
- Romans 16:20
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Book of Isaiah; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Isaiah.