Isaiah Chapter 25
Showing all 12 verses for Isaiah Chapter 25.
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"O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. "
"LORD, you are my God — I will honour you and praise your name, because you have done amazing things; the plans you made long ago have proven completely faithful and true."
In the middle of chaos you can't control, you can still find your own personal ground to stand on — something you trust that's proven reliable over time. That kind of trust isn't naive; it's built from paying attention to what's actually held up, again and again.
"For thou hast made of a city an heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built. "
"You have turned a city into a heap of rubble, a fortified town into ruins; the enemy's grand palace is no longer a city at all — it will never be rebuilt."
If you're building your life, your business, or your relationships on domination or arrogance rather than fairness and respect, know that it's not a stable foundation, however grand it looks right now. Build on something that can actually last.
"Therefore shall the strong people glorify thee, the city of the terrible nations shall fear thee. "
"So strong peoples will honour you; the city of ruthless nations will show you respect."
Real integrity, lived consistently over time, eventually earns respect even from people who once opposed you. You don't have to force people to see the truth about how you live — live it, and let it speak for itself.
"For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall. "
"You have been a stronghold for the poor, a stronghold for the needy in their trouble, a shelter from the storm, shade from the heat — because the breath of ruthless people is like a storm battering a wall."
If you're struggling and feel like you have no shelter, know that genuine care for exactly your situation is real and available, not just for people who have it together. And if you're not struggling right now, this is your reminder to be shelter for someone else rather than another storm battering against them.
"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. "
"You will silence the uproar of foreigners like heat is beaten back by shade under a cloud; the song of the ruthless will be brought low."
Don't be intimidated by loud, confident displays of power or cruelty — they don't get the last word. Stay quietly grounded in what's actually true and right; that outlasts noise every time.
"And in this mountain shall the LORD of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined. "
"On this mountain, the LORD of Heaven's Armies will host a feast for all peoples — rich food, the finest aged wines, choice cuts full of marrow, well-refined vintage wines."
This is what I want you to picture when you think about how welcome you actually are: not a guest list you have to earn your way onto, but an open table where you already have a seat. Come as you are — and then go make room at your own table for people who don't expect to be invited.
"And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the vail that is spread over all nations. "
"On this mountain he will destroy the veil that covers all peoples, the shroud that's spread over all nations."
Whatever fog of grief or confusion has been covering your view of things, that covering is not permanent. Clarity and comfort are both possible, even if right now you can't quite see past what's in front of you.
"He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it. "
"He will swallow up death completely, forever; the Lord GOD will wipe every tear from every face, and he'll remove his people's disgrace from the whole earth — the LORD himself has said it."
Whatever loss feels most permanent and unfixable to you right now, hold onto the possibility that even that isn't beyond repair in the end. This is the deepest promise I can offer you: that grief doesn't get the final word, however real and heavy it is today.
"And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation. "
"On that day people will say: look, this is our God — we waited for him, and he has saved us. This is the LORD; we waited for him — let's be glad and celebrate his rescue."
If you're in a long season of waiting for things to get better, that waiting is not wasted time. Keep your hope honest and patient rather than demanding it be resolved on your own timetable — real joy tends to land deeper when it comes after real waiting.
"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. "
"The LORD's hand will rest on this mountain, but Moab will be trampled down where it stands, like straw trampled into a manure pile."
An open invitation to a fresh start doesn't mean consequences disappear for choices already made. Grace is real and it's genuinely wide, but it's not a substitute for actually changing course.
"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. "
"Moab will stretch out its hands in the middle of it all, like a swimmer spreading their arms to swim — but God will bring down its pride along with everything its hands have gained."
When pride finally meets its limits, the flailing that follows isn't a strategy, it's panic. Better to let go of pride honestly and early, on your own terms, than to be forced into that kind of desperate scramble later.
"And the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust. "
"The high, fortified walls of your stronghold he will bring down, lay low, and level all the way to the dust."
Ask yourself honestly what walls you've built to feel untouchable, and whether they're actually protecting you or just isolating you behind false confidence. Real security was never found in height or thickness of walls — it's found in the kind of life you're actually living.