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ISAIAH 25
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They are destroyed by fire,
and only a few are left alive.
The grapevines waste away,
and there is no new wine.
All the merrymakers sigh and mourn.
The cheerful sound of tambourines is
stilled;
the happy cries of celebration are heard
no more.
The melodious chords of the harp are
silent.
Gone are the joys of wine and song;
alcoholic drink turns bitter in the
mouth.
The city writhes in chaos;
every home is locked to keep out
intruders.
Mobs gather in the streets, crying out
for wine.
Joy has turned to gloom.
Gladness has been banished from
the land.
The city is left in ruins,
its gates battered down.
Throughout the earth the story is the
same—
only a remnant is left,
like the stray olives left on the tree
or the few grapes left on the vine after
harvest.
But all who are left shout and sing for joy.
Those in the west praise the Lord’s
majesty.
In eastern lands, give glory to the Lord.
In the lands beyond the sea, praise the
name of the Lord, the God of Israel.
We hear songs of praise from the ends of
the earth,
songs that give glory to the Righteous One!
But my heart is heavy with grief.
Weep for me, for I wither away.
Deceit still prevails,
and treachery is everywhere.
Terror and traps and snares will be your lot,
you people of the earth.
Those who flee in terror will fall into a trap,
and those who escape the trap will be
caught in a snare.
Destruction falls like rain from the
heavens;
the foundations of the earth shake.
The earth has broken up.
It has utterly collapsed;
it is violently shaken.
The earth staggers like a drunk.
It trembles like a tent in a storm.
It falls and will not rise again,
for the guilt of its rebellion is very heavy.
25:6 Hebrew On this mountain; also in 25:10.
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In that day the Lord will punish the gods
in the heavens
and the proud rulers of the nations on
earth.
They will be rounded up and put in prison.
They will be shut up in prison
and will finally be punished.
Then the glory of the moon will wane,
and the brightness of the sun will fade,
for the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will rule
on Mount Zion.
He will rule in great glory in Jerusalem,
in the sight of all the leaders of his
people.
Praise for Judgment and Salvation
1 O Lord, I will honor and praise your
name,
for you are my God.
You do such wonderful things!
You planned them long ago,
and now you have accomplished them.
2 You turn mighty cities into heaps of ruins.
Cities with strong walls are turned to
rubble.
Beautiful palaces in distant lands disappear
and will never be rebuilt.
3 Therefore, strong nations will declare your
glory;
ruthless nations will fear you.
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But you are a tower of refuge to the poor,
O Lord,
a tower of refuge to the needy in distress.
You are a refuge from the storm
and a shelter from the heat.
For the oppressive acts of ruthless people
are like a storm beating against a wall,
or like the relentless heat of the desert.
But you silence the roar of foreign nations.
As the shade of a cloud cools relentless
heat,
so the boastful songs of ruthless people
are stilled.
In Jerusalem,* the Lord of Heaven’s Armies
will spread a wonderful feast
for all the people of the world.
It will be a delicious banquet
with clear, well-aged wine and choice
meat.
There he will remove the cloud of gloom,
the shadow of death that hangs over
the earth.
He will swallow up death forever!
The Sovereign Lord will wipe away
all tears.
He will remove forever all insults and
mockery
against his land and people.
The Lord has spoken!