Isaiah 25:11
9 And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”
10 For 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.
He will spread out his hands within it, as a swimmer spreads his arms to swim. His pride will be brought low, despite the skill of his hands.
12 The high-walled fortress will be brought down, cast to the ground, into the dust.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- He will spread out his hands within it, as a swimmer spreads his arms to swim. His pride will be brought low, despite the skill of his hands.
- KJV
- And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of them, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim: and he shall bring down their pride together with the spoils of their hands.
- WEB
- He will spread out his hands in the middle of it, like one who swims spreads out hands to swim, but his pride will be humbled together with the craft of his hands.
- ASV
- And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst thereof, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth [his hands] to swim; but [Jehovah] will lay low his pride together with the craft of his hands.
- DARBY
- and he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of them, as he that swimmeth spreadeth them forth to swim; and he shall bring down their pride together with the plots of their hands.
- BLB
- And He will spread out His hands within it, as the swimmer spreads out to swim, and He will bring low its pride with the skill of his hands.
- ÅB
- Og Moab skal brede ut sine hender der, slik som svømmeren breder ut sine hender for å svømme; men Herren skal kue dets stolthet til tross for dets henders kunstgrep.
- OTB
- De vil strekke ut hendene i det, som svømmere strekker ut hendene for å svømme, men Herren vil bringe deres stolthet ned sammen med deres henders kløkt.
- B1930
- Og Moab skal brede ut sine hender der, likesom svømmeren breder ut sine hender for å svømme; men Herren skal kue dets stolthet til tross for dets henders kunstgrep.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 16:6
We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his overflowing arrogance. But his boasting is empty.
Read in contextIsaiah 5:25
Therefore the anger of the LORD burns against His people; His hand is raised against them to strike them down. The mountains quake, and the corpses lay like refuse in the streets. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
Read in contextIsaiah 14:26
This is the plan devised for the whole earth, and this is the hand stretched out over all the nations.
Read in contextIsaiah 2:11
The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.
Read in contextIsaiah 16:14
And now the LORD says, “In three years, as a hired worker counts the years, Moab’s splendor will become an object of contempt, with all her many people. And those who are left will be few and feeble.”
Read in contextIsaiah 65:2
All day long I have held out My hands to an obstinate people who walk in the wrong path, who follow their own imaginations,
Read in contextJeremiah 50:31–32
“Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts, “for your day has come, the time when I will punish you.
Read in contextDaniel 4:37
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride.
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