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1–5. A song of praise to the Lord. 6–9. The well-being of the community of true believers from all nations. 10–12. God's judgment on Moab. Isa.25:1–5. The prophet praises the Lord for fulfilling His ancient decrees. The Lord showed that He can make the most incredible things happen: He foretold the destruction of the most powerful and prosperous states - and now the capital cities of these states are nothing but ruins! Through this He forced His very enemies to honor and fear Him; for His chosen community, but suppressed by the enemies, He became a shield and refuge, crushing the rage of its enemies. Isa.25:1. Lord! You are my God; I will exalt You, I will praise Your name, for You have done wonderful things; the ancient decrees are true, amen. Isa.25:2. You turned a city into a pile of stones, a solid fortress into ruins; the palaces of foreigners were no longer in the city; it will never be restored. “True, amen,” that is, completely true, coming true in perfect accuracy. "City" . Singular instead of plural (cf. Is. 24:10). “Chamber of foreigners” is an unclear expression. Condamin suggests reading here instead foreigners (zerim) wicked (zedim) and translates the entire expression as follows: “the city has ceased to be a citadel (or fortress) for the wicked.” Isa.25:3. Therefore the mighty nations will glorify You; the cities of terrible tribes will fear You, Isa.25:4. for You were the refuge of the poor, the refuge of the needy in his time of need, protection from the storm, shade from the heat; for the wrathful breath of the tyrants was like a storm against a wall. Isa.25:5. Like heat in a waterless place, You have tamed the violence of your enemies; like the heat of the shadow of a cloud, the rejoicing of the oppressors is suppressed. "Therefore". Despite their stubbornness, the pagans cannot help but recognize God’s punishment in this destruction of their cities (cf. Is. 18:7). "Storm against the Wall". That is, the anger, the rage of tyrants, enemies of the Church, will cause her as little harm as the breath of a storm does little harm to a thick stone wall. “Like heat in a waterless place.” The heat or heat in the East has an extremely destructive effect on people in the steppes, deprived of refreshing water. The rage of the enemies of the Church of Christ is compared with this heat. Isaiah 25:6–9 Mount Zion will become a place of fellowship between all nations and the true God. God will arrange a majestic meal for humanity here, just as a king, upon his accession to the throne, arranges a meal for his subjects. Then the Lord will remove the veil from the eyes of people and destroy the original enemy of humanity - death, as well as all sorrows. Isa.25:6. And the Lord of hosts will make on this mountain for all nations a meal of rich foods, a meal of pure wines, of the fat of bones and the purest wines; "On this mountain". Here, of course, is Mount Zion, but Zion is the future or the Church of Christ, to which all nations will have access. "A meal of fat dishes". This meal or feast will obviously be arranged by the Most High on the occasion of His enthronement over all mankind (cf. Is. 24:23). The fact that those eating will also be offered fat (fatty parts of the animal), which according to the Law of Moses it was forbidden for the sacrificer to eat (Lev. 7:24–25), serves as a foreshadowing of the establishment in the New Kingdom of God of the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist, in which the Savior offers His Body and Blood to the believers. 25 Isa.25:7. and he will destroy from this mountain the veil that covers all nations, the veil that falls on all nations. “Veil”, i.e. everything that prevents people from seeing the truth - all delusions, superstitions, etc. The Apostle Paul also speaks about removing the same veil from the Jews (2 Cor. 3:15–16). Isa.25:8. Death will be swallowed up forever, and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces, and take away the reproach of His people throughout all the earth; for thus saith the Lord. "Death will be swallowed up." The fulfillment of this prophecy must take place in the glorified kingdom of Christ, after the general resurrection, as the Apostle Paul explains (1 Cor. 15:54). Isa.25:9. And they will say on that day: Here is He, our God! We trusted in Him, and He saved us! This is the Lord; we trusted in Him; Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation! “And they will say.” Of course, here we mean, first of all, saved people from among the chosen Jewish people, who truly trusted in God (cf. Is. 26 and Eph. 1:12). Isa.25:10. For the hand of the Lord will rest on this mountain, and Moab will be trodden down in its place, as straw is trodden down in dung. Isa.25:11. And although he will spread out his hands in the middle of it, as a swimmer spreads them out to swim; but God will bring down his pride along with the deceit of his hands. Isa.25:12. And the stronghold of your high walls will bring down, overthrow, throw to the ground, into dust. Raising His chosen ones, the Lord will at the same time finally crush all the enemies of His Church, who are here personified under the image of the Moabites hostile to Israel. The Moabites will be trampled down like cattle trampling on dung in a stall, and Moab will no longer emerge from the mud in which it will drown. There is much more reason to see the reference to the Eucharist in the Slavic translation from the LXX: “And the Lord of hosts will do with all his tongue: on this mountain they will drink joy, drink wine, And they will be anointed with myrrh on this mountain: deliver this to all with their tongues: for that counsel shall be given to all tongues.” Note ed. You might be interested in: