Isaiah 25:9-12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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A Song of Deliverance. Moab is Crushed. Then they will sing, Yahweh is our Saviour, let us exult in His salvation. For Moab shall be ignominiously trampled under foot, and if he tries to keep himself afloat, Yahweh will bring to nought all his clever and ingenious movements.

Isaiah 25:10. Moab: may be singled out as an example of Israel's enemies in general, but more probably is intended literally, though to what historical situation the catastrophe belongs is quite uncertain. Cf. Isaiah 15 f., Jeremiah 48, Ezekiel 25:8-11; Zephaniah 2:8-10.

Isaiah 25:11 a. The LXX has no reference to swimming; the spreading forth of the hands may originally have referred to Moab's vain prayers.

Isaiah 25:12 is perhaps a variant of Isaiah 26:5.

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Isaiah 25:9-12

9 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.

10 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.

11 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.

12 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.