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You silence the uproar of foreigners; as heat is reduced by the shadow of a cloud, so the song of the ruthless is stilled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/25.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/25.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />like heat in a dry place. You subdue the noise of the foreigners; as heat by the shade of a cloud, so the song of the ruthless is put down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/25.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />like heat in a dry land. You subdue the uproar of foreigners. As the shade of a cloud cools the heat, so the song of the ruthless is silenced.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/25.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt bring down the noise of strangers, as the heat in a dry place; <i>even</i> the heat with the shadow of a cloud: the branch of the terrible ones shall be brought low.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/25.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You will reduce the noise of aliens, As heat in a dry place; <i>As</i> heat in the shadow of a cloud, The song of the terrible ones will be diminished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/25.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Like heat in a dry land, You subdue the uproar of foreigners; <i>Like</i> heat by the shadow of a cloud, the song of the ruthless is silenced.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/25.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Like heat in drought, You subdue the uproar of aliens; Like heat by the shadow of a cloud, the song of the ruthless is silenced.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/25.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Like heat in drought, Thou dost subdue the uproar of aliens; <i>Like</i> heat by the shadow of a cloud, the song of the ruthless is silenced.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/25.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Like heat in a dry land, You subdue the rumbling of strangers; <i>Like</i> heat by the shadow of a cloud, the song of the ruthless is silenced.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/25.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Like heat in a dry land, You will subdue the noise of foreigners [rejoicing over their enemies]; Like heat in the shadow of a cloud, the song of the tyrants is silenced.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/25.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />like heat in a dry land, you will subdue the uproar of barbarians. As the shade of a cloud cools the heat of the day, so he will silence the song of the violent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/25.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />like heat in a dry land, You subdue the uproar of barbarians. As the shade of a cloud cools the heat of the day, so He silences the song of the violent. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/25.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />As the heat in a dry place wilt thou bring down the noise of strangers; as the heat by the shade of a cloud, the song of the terrible ones shall be brought low.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/25.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Those wild foreigners struck like scorching desert heat. But you were like a cloud, protecting us from the sun. You kept our enemies from singing songs of victory. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/25.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />As the heat in a dry place shalt thou bring down the noise of strangers; as the heat by the shadow of a cloud, the song of the terrible ones shall be brought low.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/25.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />like heat in a dry land.) You calm the uproar of foreigners. The song of tyrants is silenced like heat that is [reduced] by the shadow of a cloud.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/25.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />like drought in a dry land. But you, LORD, have silenced our enemies; you silence the shouts of cruel people, as a cloud cools a hot day. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/25.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />and the noise of foreigners is like the heat of the desert. Just as you subdue heat by the shade of clouds, so the victory songs of violent men will be stilled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/25.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />like heat in a dry land. You subdue the uproar of foreigners. As the shade of a cloud cools the heat, so the song of the ruthless is silenced.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/25.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />like heat in a dry land, you humble the boasting foreigners. Just as the shadow of a cloud causes the heat to subside, so he causes the song of tyrants to cease. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/25.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />As the heat in a dry place will you bring down the noise of strangers; as the heat by the shade of a cloud, the song of the dreaded ones will be brought low.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/25.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou wilt bring down the noise of strangers, as the heat in a dry place; even the heat with the shade of a cloud: the branch of the terrible ones shall be brought low.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/25.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />As the heat in a dry place you will bring down the noise of strangers; as the heat by the shade of a cloud, the song of the dreaded ones will be brought low. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/25.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />As heat in a dry place, "" You humble the noise of strangers, "" [As] heat with the shadow of a thick cloud, "" The singing of the terrible is humbled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/25.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> As heat in a dry place, The noise of strangers Thou humblest, Heat with the shadow of a thick cloud, The singing of the terrible is humbled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/25.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />As the heat in Zion the noise of strangers thou shalt bring down; the heat with the shadow of a cloud: the song of the terrible shall be humbled.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/25.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt bring down the tumult of strangers, as heat in thirst: and as with heat under a burning cloud, thou shalt make the branch of the mighty to wither away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/25.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />You will bring low the uprising of foreigners, just as heat brings thirst. And like heat under a torrential cloud, you will cause the offshoot of the strong to wither away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/25.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />the roar of strangers like heat in the desert, You subdued the heat with the shade of a cloud, the rain of the tyrants was vanquished. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/25.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />the noise of aliens like heat in a dry place, you subdued the heat with the shade of clouds; the song of the ruthless was stilled.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/25.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt blot out the pride of aliens as the shadow at noonday, and as the heat is blotted out by the shade of a cloud; thus the branch of the mighty ones shall be humbled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/25.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because The Spirit of The Mighty One is like a storm on a wall, and like shade in parching heat. The pride of foreigners will be humbled, and parching heat in the shadow of cloud; the vine shoot of the mighty ones shall be laid low<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/25.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />As the heat in a dry place, Thou didst subdue the noise of strangers; As the heat by the shadow of a cloud, the song of the terrible ones was brought low.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/25.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br /><i>We were</i> as faint-hearted men thirsting in Sion, by reason of ungodly men to whom thou didst deliver us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/25-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=5079" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/25.htm">A Song of Praise for God's Favor</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>For You have been a refuge for the poor, a stronghold for the needy in distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like rain against a wall, <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2721.htm" title="2721: kə·ḥō·reḇ (Prep-k:: N-ms) -- Dryness, drought, heat. A collaterally form of chereb; drought or desolation.">like heat</a> <a href="/hebrew/6724.htm" title="6724: bə·ṣā·yō·wn (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Dryness, parched ground. From the same as tsiyah; a desert.">in a dry land.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3665.htm" title="3665: taḵ·nî·a‘ (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms) -- To be humble. A primitive root; properly, to bend the knee; hence, to humiliate, vanquish.">You subdue</a> <a href="/hebrew/7588.htm" title="7588: šə·’ō·wn (N-msc) -- A roar (of waters, etc.), din, crash, uproar. From sha'ah; uproar; by implication, destruction.">the uproar</a> <a href="/hebrew/2114.htm" title="2114: zā·rîm (Adj-mp) -- A primitive root; to turn aside; hence to be a foreigner, strange, profane; specifically to commit adultery.">of foreigners.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6738.htm" title="6738: bə·ṣêl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A shadow. From tsalal; shade, whether literal or figurative.">As the shade</a> <a href="/hebrew/5645.htm" title="5645: ‘āḇ (N-cs) -- Dark cloud, cloud mass, thicket. ">of a cloud</a> <a href="/hebrew/2721.htm" title="2721: ḥō·reḇ (N-ms) -- Dryness, drought, heat. A collaterally form of chereb; drought or desolation.">cools the heat,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2158.htm" title="2158: zə·mîr (N-msc) -- Song. Or zamir; and zmirah; from zamar; a song to be accompanied with instrumental music.">so the song</a> <a href="/hebrew/6184.htm" title="6184: ‘ā·rî·ṣîm (Adj-mp) -- Awe-inspiring, terror-striking. From arats; fearful, i.e. Powerful or tyrannical.">of the ruthless</a> <a href="/hebrew/6031.htm" title="6031: ya·‘ă·neh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To be bowed down or afflicted. A primitive root; to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive.">is silenced.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>On this mountain the LORD of Hosts will prepare a banquet for all the peoples, a feast of aged wine, of choice meat, of finely aged wine.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-27.htm">Psalm 18:27</a></span><br />For You save an afflicted people, but You humble those with haughty eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/107-29.htm">Psalm 107:29</a></span><br />He calmed the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/46-10.htm">Psalm 46:10</a></span><br />“Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-9.htm">Psalm 89:9</a></span><br />You rule the raging sea; when its waves mount up, You still them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/65-7.htm">Psalm 65:7</a></span><br />You stilled the roaring of the seas, the pounding of their waves, and the tumult of the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/93-3.htm">Psalm 93:3-4</a></span><br />The floodwaters have risen, O LORD; the rivers have raised their voice; the seas lift up their pounding waves. / Above the roar of many waters—the mighty breakers of the sea—the LORD on high is majestic.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-6.htm">Psalm 104:6-9</a></span><br />You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains. / At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away— / the mountains rose and the valleys sank to the place You assigned for them— ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/26-12.htm">Job 26:12</a></span><br />By His power He stirred the sea; by His understanding He shattered Rahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/15-10.htm">Exodus 15:10</a></span><br />But You blew with Your breath, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/1-4.htm">Nahum 1:4</a></span><br />He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39</a></span><br />Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-26.htm">Matthew 8:26</a></span><br />“You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-24.htm">Luke 8:24</a></span><br />The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-18.htm">John 6:18-21</a></span><br />A strong wind was blowing, and the sea grew agitated. / When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the sea—and they were terrified. / But Jesus spoke up: “It is I; do not be afraid.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/7-1.htm">Revelation 7:1</a></span><br />After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back its four winds so that no wind would blow on land or sea or on any tree.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You shall bring down the noise of strangers, as the heat in a dry place; even the heat with the shadow of a cloud: the branch of the terrible ones shall be brought low.</p><p class="hdg">shalt bring</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/10-8.htm">Isaiah 10:8-15,32-34</a></b></br> For he saith, <i>Are</i> not my princes altogether kings? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/13-11.htm">Isaiah 13:11</a></b></br> And I will punish the world for <i>their</i> evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/14-10.htm">Isaiah 14:10-16</a></b></br> All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us? … </p><p class="hdg">as the heat</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/18-4.htm">Isaiah 18:4</a></b></br> For so the LORD said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will consider in my dwelling place like a clear heat upon herbs, <i>and</i> like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/49-10.htm">Isaiah 49:10</a></b></br> They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/105-39.htm">Psalm 105:39</a></b></br> He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.</p><p class="hdg">Branch</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/14-19.htm">Isaiah 14:19</a></b></br> But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, <i>and as</i> the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/8-16.htm">Job 8:16-19</a></b></br> He <i>is</i> green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/25-2.htm">Aliens</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-15.htm">Branch</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-1.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-4.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-13.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-4.htm">Dreaded</a> <a href="/psalms/38-7.htm">Drought</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-7.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-2.htm">Foreigners</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-4.htm">Heat</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-8.htm">Humbled</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-24.htm">Humblest</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-9.htm">Low</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-18.htm">Noise</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-4.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-2.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/isaiah/18-4.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-4.htm">Ruthless</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-4.htm">Shade</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-4.htm">Shadow</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-1.htm">Silence</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-9.htm">Singing</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-9.htm">Song</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-8.htm">Stilled</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-8.htm">Stopped</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-2.htm">Strangers</a> <a href="/psalms/81-14.htm">Subdue</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-6.htm">Subdued</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-4.htm">Terrible</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-13.htm">Thick</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-5.htm">Tumult</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-2.htm">Uproar</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-22.htm">Wilt</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/56-6.htm">Aliens</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-11.htm">Branch</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-22.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-1.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-10.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/daniel/5-19.htm">Dreaded</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-11.htm">Drought</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-10.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-6.htm">Foreigners</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-30.htm">Heat</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-11.htm">Humbled</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-9.htm">Humblest</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-4.htm">Low</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-6.htm">Noise</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-5.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-11.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-15.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-5.htm">Ruthless</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-7.htm">Shade</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-2.htm">Shadow</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-1.htm">Silence</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-2.htm">Singing</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-1.htm">Song</a> <a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Stilled</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-18.htm">Stopped</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-5.htm">Strangers</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-1.htm">Subdue</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-11.htm">Subdued</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-5.htm">Terrible</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-18.htm">Thick</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-3.htm">Tumult</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-29.htm">Uproar</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-3.htm">Wilt</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 25</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/25-1.htm">Song of Praise for God's Favor</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It symbolizes the overwhelming challenges and adversities faced by God's people. In biblical times, the desert was often a place of testing and trial, as seen in the Israelites' journey through the wilderness (<a href="/exodus/17.htm">Exodus 17:1-7</a>). The heat represents the trials that can seem unbearable without divine intervention.<p><b>You subdue the uproar of foreigners.</b><br>This refers to God's power to bring peace and order amidst chaos caused by foreign nations. Historically, Israel faced threats from surrounding nations such as Assyria and Babylon. The "uproar" signifies the turmoil and aggression of these nations against God's people. God's ability to subdue them highlights His sovereignty and protection, as seen in His deliverance of Israel from Egypt (<a href="/exodus/14-30.htm">Exodus 14:30</a>) and His promise to defend Jerusalem (<a href="/isaiah/37-35.htm">Isaiah 37:35</a>).<p><b>As the shade of a cloud cools the heat,</b><br>The imagery of a cloud providing shade is a metaphor for God's protection and relief. In the harsh climate of the Middle East, shade is a precious respite from the sun's heat. This parallels God's presence as a source of comfort and refuge, reminiscent of the pillar of cloud that guided and protected the Israelites during their exodus (<a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Exodus 13:21-22</a>). It signifies God's ongoing care and provision for His people.<p><b>so the song of the ruthless is silenced.</b><br>The "song of the ruthless" represents the boasts and threats of oppressive enemies. In biblical history, nations like Assyria and Babylon were known for their cruelty and arrogance. God's intervention leads to the cessation of their power and influence, as seen in the downfall of Babylon (<a href="/isaiah/47.htm">Isaiah 47:1-5</a>). This silencing is a foretaste of the ultimate victory over evil, pointing to the eschatological hope where Christ will reign supreme, and all opposition will be subdued (<a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Revelation 19:11-16</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah's ministry spanned the reigns of several kings of Judah. He is known for his prophecies concerning both judgment and salvation.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/f/foreigners.htm">Foreigners</a></b><br>In this context, "foreigners" likely refers to the enemies of Israel, those who are outside the covenant community and often seen as oppressors or threats.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_ruthless.htm">The Ruthless</a></b><br>This term describes those who are oppressive and violent, often used to depict the enemies of God's people who act without mercy or justice.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_shade_of_a_cloud.htm">The Shade of a Cloud</a></b><br>A metaphor for God's protection and relief, providing comfort and respite from the harshness of life, much like a cloud offers shade from the sun.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_dry_land.htm">The Dry Land</a></b><br>Symbolic of desolation and hardship, often used in the Bible to represent spiritual barrenness or the challenges faced by God's people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>God has the power to subdue nations and silence the uproar of those who oppose Him. This reminds us of His ultimate control over world events and the futility of opposing His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_protection_and_comfort.htm">Divine Protection and Comfort</a></b><br>Just as a cloud provides shade and relief from the heat, God offers protection and comfort to His people. We can find peace in His presence amidst life's challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_ruthlessness.htm">The Futility of Ruthlessness</a></b><br>The song of the ruthless is ultimately silenced by God. This teaches us that oppression and violence are temporary and will be judged by God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_deliverance.htm">Trust in God's Deliverance</a></b><br>In times of trouble, we can trust that God will deliver us from our enemies and provide the relief we need, just as He has done for His people throughout history.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_25.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 25</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_god_controlling_rain_conflict_science.htm">Isaiah 5:5-6: Does the claim that God can command clouds not to rain conflict with modern scientific understanding of weather?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/which_'lofty_city'_is_in_isaiah_26_5.htm">In Isaiah 26:5, which specific 'lofty city' is being referenced, and where is the archaeological evidence for its destruction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_judges_5_4-5_align_with_geology.htm">Judges 5:4-5: How do descriptions of mountains melting and the earth trembling align with natural phenomena or geological records?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_18_4's_imagery_align.htm">Isaiah 18:4: How does the imagery of God quietly observing nations square with other passages where God is depicted as actively intervening?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/25.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">Thou shalt bring down the noise of strangers . . .</span>--The thought of <a href="/isaiah/25-4.htm" title="For you have been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.">Isaiah 25:4</a> is reproduced with a variation of imagery, the scorching <span class= "ital">"</span>heat" in a "dry" (or <span class= "ital">parched</span>) "land." This is deprived of its power to harm, by the presence of Jehovah, as the welcome shadow of a cloud hides the sun's intolerable blaze. (Comp. <a href="/isaiah/32-2.htm" title="And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.">Isaiah 32:2</a>.) It is noticeable that the LXX. in both passages gives "Sion" for "dry place" (Heb. <span class= "ital">tsayon</span>)<span class= "ital">, </span>perhaps following a various reading, perhaps interpreting.<span class= "bld"><p>The branch of the terrible ones . . .</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">the song. </span>The Hebrew noun is a rare one, but is found in this sense in Song <a href="/songs/2-12.htm" title="The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;">Song of Solomon 2:12</a>. The triumph song of the dread oppressors is thought of as blighting the world like a spell of evil; but this also is to be brought low, and hushed in silence.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/25.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thou shalt bring down.</span> The past foreshadows the future. What God <span class="accented">had</span> done in "bringing down" the enemies of his saints, he would do again and again. He could as easily bring to naught the clamorous uprising of heathen nations (<span class="cmt_word">strangers</span>) against his people, as temper the sun's heat by the interposition of a thick cloud. <span class="cmt_word">The branch</span>; rather, the <span class="accented">song</span> (comp. <a href="/isaiah/24-16.htm">Isaiah 24:16</a>; <a href="/job/35-10.htm">Job 35:10</a>; <a href="/psalms/95-2.htm">Psalm 95:2</a>; <a href="/psalms/119-51.htm">Psalm 119:51</a>). The exultant chant of triumph which the ungodly are sure to raise as they deem their victory over the people of God complete, will be stopped in mid-career, and "brought low," or reduced to silence, by the crushing overthrow predicted in <a href="/isaiah/24.htm">Isaiah 24</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/25-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">like heat</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּחֹ֣רֶב</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ḥō·reḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2721.htm">Strong's 2721: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dryness, drought, heat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in a dry land.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּצָי֔וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṣā·yō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6724.htm">Strong's 6724: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dryness, parched ground</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You subdue</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּכְנִ֑יעַ</span> <span class="translit">(taḵ·nî·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3665.htm">Strong's 3665: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bend the knee, to humiliate, vanquish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the uproar</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁא֥וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(šə·’ō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7588.htm">Strong's 7588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A roar (of waters, etcetera), din, crash, uproar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of foreigners.</span><br /><span class="heb">זָרִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(zā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2114.htm">Strong's 2114: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside, to be a, foreigner, strange, profane, to commit adultery</span><br /><br /><span class="word">As the shade</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּצֵ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṣêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6738.htm">Strong's 6738: </a> </span><span class="str2">A shadow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of a cloud</span><br /><span class="heb">עָ֔ב</span> <span class="translit">(‘āḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5645.htm">Strong's 5645: </a> </span><span class="str2">An envelope, darkness, a, cloud, a copse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cools the heat of the day,</span><br /><span class="heb">חֹ֚רֶב</span> <span class="translit">(ḥō·reḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2721.htm">Strong's 2721: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dryness, drought, heat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so the song</span><br /><span class="heb">זְמִ֥יר</span> <span class="translit">(zə·mîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2158.htm">Strong's 2158: </a> </span><span class="str2">A song</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the ruthless</span><br /><span class="heb">עָֽרִיצִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·rî·ṣîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6184.htm">Strong's 6184: </a> </span><span class="str2">Awe-inspiring, terror-striking</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is silenced.</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲנֶֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·neh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6030.htm">Strong's 6030: </a> </span><span class="str2">To answer, respond</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/25-5.htm">Isaiah 25:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/25-5.htm">Isaiah 25:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/25-5.htm">Isaiah 25:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/25-5.htm">Isaiah 25:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/25-5.htm">Isaiah 25:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/25-5.htm">Isaiah 25:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/25-5.htm">Isaiah 25:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/25-5.htm">Isaiah 25:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/25-5.htm">Isaiah 25:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/25-5.htm">Isaiah 25:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/25-5.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 25:5 As the heat in a dry place (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/25-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 25:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 25:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/25-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 25:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 25:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>