Isaías 25

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1Señor, tú eres mi Dios. Te honraré y alabaré quien eres, porque has hecho cosas maravillosas que planificaste hace tiempo. Eres fiel y digno de confianza.

2Has convertido la ciudad en un montón de escombros; la ciudad fortificada es ahora una ruina; el palacio de los extranjeros ha desaparecido. Ya no es una ciudad y nunca será reconstruida.

3Por eso las naciones poderosas te honrarán; ciudades de naciones brutales te temerán.

4Pero tú has protegido a los pobres y a los necesitados cuando estaban en apuros, los has protegido de las tormentas y les has dado sombra del calor. Porque las acciones de los pueblos brutales son como la lluvia que golpea contra un muro,

5como el calor en un desierto. Tú pones fin a la ruidosa sublevación de los extranjeros. De la misma manera que la sombra de una nube enfría el calor del día, así se acalla el canto de la gente brutal.

6En esta montaña el Señor Todopoderoso preparará un festín para todas las naciones, un festín fastuoso de vinos añejos, comida rica y la mejor carne.

7En este monte destruirá el velo que cubre a todas las naciones, la sábana que está sobre todos.

8Destruirá la muerte para siempre. El Señor Dios enjugará todas las lágrimas, y en todas partes quitará la humillación sufrida por su pueblo. El Señor ha hablado.

9En ese momento su pueblo dirá: “¡Mira! Este es nuestro Dios; hemos confiado en él y nos ha salvado. Este es el Señor que buscábamos. Ahora podemos alegrarnos y celebrar la salvación que nos trae”.

10La mano protectora del Señor estará sobre esta montaña. Pero los moabitas serán pisoteados como la paja en el agua de un pozo de estiércol.

11Extenderán sus manos para tratar de salvarse, como los nadadores que usan sus manos para nadar, pero su orgullo será humillado por más que se agiten.

12Moab, él demolerá tu fortaleza con los altos muros, haciéndola caer al suelo, al polvo.

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Summary

A song of praise and hope: God will prepare a great feast for all peoples, destroy death forever, and wipe away the tears from every face. Moab, however, will continue to be humbled.

Explanation

The 'feast for all peoples' is one of the most striking images in the book, portraying salvation not as an event exclusive to Israel but as a universal invitation to all nations. The phrase 'he will swallow up death in victory' is quoted directly by the apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 15:54 when speaking of the resurrection, and 'he will wipe away the tears from all faces' reappears almost word for word in Revelation 21:4, showing how this prophecy shaped the biblical vision of ultimate hope. The continued mention of Moab serves as a counterpoint: even amid grand promises of universal salvation, the pride of specific nations would still be judged. The application today is that the Christian hope of final victory over death has deep roots in this prophetic text written centuries before Christ.

Fun facts

  • The phrase 'he will swallow up death in victory' is quoted literally by Paul in 1 Corinthians 15:54, one of the most direct connections between Isaiah and the New Testament on the theme of resurrection.
  • 'He will wipe away the tears from all faces' is picked up almost word for word in Revelation 21:4, showing how the Bible's final vision of the end of the age directly echoes this prophecy of Isaiah.

Verse-by-verse explanation

  1. Isaías 25:1After the chapters of judgment, a personal song of praise begins: Isaiah exalts God for carrying out His ancient plans with absolute faithfulness, “faithfulness and truth” — the certainty that old promises are fulfilled exactly as planned.
  2. Isaías 25:2Praises God for turning a fortified city into a heap of rubble, utterly ruining the palace of strangers — probably a reference to an enemy capital that will never be rebuilt.
  3. Isaías 25:3As a result of this display of power, even powerful peoples and fearsome cities will come to fear and glorify God.
  4. Isaías 25:4Describes God as a refuge for the poor and needy in their distress — protection from flood and shade from heat, images of relief compared to the oppression of tyrants, like a storm beating against a wall.
  5. Isaías 25:5Continues the image: just as a cloud eases the desert heat, God will subdue the arrogant noise of tyrants, silencing their threat as if it were heat cooled by shade.
  6. Isaías 25:6The feast “of fat things full of marrow” describes the finest cuts of meat and the best-strained wines possible, a banquet fit for a king. Here it is offered by God to all peoples, not only to Judah.
  7. Isaías 25:7The veil and covering over the faces of all peoples is an image of mourning or widespread ignorance. The text describes this covering being removed, a poetic way of announcing the end of a period of collective suffering.
  8. Isaías 25:8The promise of swallowing up death is read quite differently by various traditions, some as a final victory over death itself, others as the end of a specific period of suffering. The text itself does not spell out the mechanism, it only describes tears being wiped away.
  9. Isaías 25:9In that day, the people will publicly acknowledge that this is the God they had been waiting for, the one who finally saved them — a moment of collective joy after so much waiting for the promised salvation.
  10. Isaías 25:10The “hand of the LORD” will rest on Mount Zion, but Moab, an old enemy, will be trampled down like straw thrown on a dunghill — an image of total humiliation for those who opposed God.
  11. Isaías 25:11Describes Moab struggling like a swimmer trying to swim, but God will bring down its pride despite all the skill it tries to use to escape.
  12. Isaías 25:12Ends the oracle by completely tearing down Moab’s high fortifications, reducing everything to dust — the definitive end of any defense the nation might have had.

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