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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
down	תַּכְנִ֑יעַ takh.Ni.a'	H3665	properly · verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
noise	שְׁא֥וֹן she.'on	H7588	uproar (as of rushing) · noun, common masculine singular construct
strangers	זָרִ֖ים za.Rim	H2114	to turn aside (especially for lodging) · adjective, masculine plural absolute
heat	כְּחֹ֣רֶב ke.Cho.rev	H2721	drought or desolation · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
place	בְּצָי֔וֹן be.tza.Yon	H6724	a desert · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
heat	חֹ֚רֶב Cho.rev	H2721	drought or desolation · noun, common masculine singular absolute
shadow	בְּצֵ֣ל be.Tzel	H6738	shade · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
cloud	עָ֔ב 'Av	H5645	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute
branch	זָמִיר zâmîyr	H2159	a twig (as pruned)
ones	עָֽרִיצִ֖ים 'a.ri.Tzim	H6184	fearful · adjective, masculine plural absolute
low	עָנָה ʻânâh	H6030	properly

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Isaiah 54:15-17 Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake.
Job 8:16-19 He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.
Psalms 74:3-23 Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary.
Psalms 79:10-12 Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight by the revenging of the blood of thy s…
Psalms 105:39 He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.
Isaiah 10:8-15 For he saith, Are not my princes altogether kings?
Isaiah 10:32-34 As yet shall he remain at Nob that day: he shall shake his hand against the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.
Isaiah 13:11 And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and wil…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 25:1-5

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 (Psa 145:12), and gives him the glory of it; and, however this prophecy might have an accomplishment in the destruction of Babylon and the deliverance of the Jews out of their captivity there, it seems to look further, to the praises that should be offered up to God by the gospel church for Christ's victories over our spiritual enemies and the comforts he has provided for all believers. Here, I. The prophet determines to praise God himself; for those that would stir up others should in the first place stir…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 25:5

Translate, "As the heat in a dry land (is brought down by the shadow of a cloud, so) thou shalt bring down the tumult (the shout of triumph over their enemies) of strangers (foreigners); 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." PARKHURST translates the Hebrew for "branch," the exulting song. JEROME translates the last clause, "And as when the heat burns under a cloud, thou shalt make the branch of the terrible ones to wither"; the branch withering even under the friendly shade of a cloud typifies the wicked brought to ruin, not for want of natural means of prosperity, but by the immediate act of God…

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John Gill on Isaiah 25:5

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 do…

The Church Fathers

Perhaps this is what the prophet is referring to, that is, those in Israel who were thirsting for the coming of the Savior. They desired to see the Savior and Redeemer of all. One such person was the righteous Simeon. When he took the infant Jesus in his arms, he said, "Lord, now let your servant depart in peace, according to your word; for mine eyes have seen your salvation which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel."
— Cyril of Alexandria, COMMENTARY ON ISAIAH 3:1.25

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Dictionary and topics

Branch — A symbol of kings descended from royal ancestors (Ezek. 17:3, 10; Dan. 11:7); of prosperity (Job 8:16); of the Messiah, a branch out of the root of the stem of Jesse (Isa. 11:1), the “beautiful…
Cloud — The Hebrew so rendered means “a covering,” because clouds cover the sky. The word is used as a symbol of the Divine presence, as indicating the splendour of that glory which it conceals (Ex. 16:10;…
Clouds · Uses of: To moderate heat — Uses of: To moderate heat

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Isaiah 25:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 25:1-5

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 25:5

John Gill on Isaiah 25:5

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Isaiah 25:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 25:1-5

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 25:5

John Gill on Isaiah 25:5

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Isaiah 25:5

Keil & Delitzsch on Isaiah 25:1-5

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Isaiah 25:3

Rashi on Isaiah 25:5