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Isaiah 25:7
On this mountain He will swallow up the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all nations;
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet Isaiah delivers this oracle concerning Judah and Jerusalem, describing God's future intervention on Mount Zion. The declaration occurs within a prophetic sequence outlining God's sovereign judgment and ultimate restoration for all nations.
The words — The Hebrew verb בִּלַע (bi.la') means "he will swallow up," paired with לֹט (lot), a term for a burial shroud or covering sheet. These words literally describe the complete removal of a death-covering that lies over every people.
The thread — This imagery of a removed covering extends to the removal of death itself in Isaiah 25:8 and connects to the tearing of the temple veil in Matthew 27:51. The motif of divine light replacing darkness also echoes the call in Isaiah 60:1.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that God alone removes the universal condition of death and shame. It requires the reader to anticipate a future reality where divine intervention replaces universal mourning with complete restoration.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Ephesians 4:18 They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.
- Isaiah 60:1 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.
- Matthew 27:51 At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, and the rocks were split.
- 2 Corinthians 3:13 We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from gazing at the end of what was fading away.
- Hebrews 10:19 Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,
- Acts 17:30 Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.
- Ephesians 3:5 which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets.
- Ephesians 5:8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
- Hebrews 9:24 For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.
- Luke 2:32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to Your people Israel.”