Isaiah 25 · Verse 8

Isaiah 25:8

He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it.
Isaiah 25:8, King James Version

Isaiah 25:8 in other translations

BSBHe will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken.
WEBHe has swallowed up death forever! The Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces. He will take the reproach of his people away from off all the earth, for the LORD has spoken it.
ASVHe hath swallowed up death for ever; and the Lord Jehovah will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the reproach of his people will he take away from off all the earth: for Jehovah hath spoken it.
YLTHe hath swallowed up death in victory, And wiped hath the Lord Jehovah, The tear from off all faces, And the reproach of His people He turneth aside from off all the earth, For Jehovah hath spoken.
DARBYHe will swallow up death in victory. And the Lord Jehovah will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the reproach of his people will he take away from off all the earth: for Jehovah hath spoken.
BBEHe has put an end to death for ever; and the Lord God will take away all weeping; and he will put an end to the shame of his people in all the earth: for the Lord has said it.
WebsterHe will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people will he remove from all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it.

What does Isaiah 25:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
8. Quoted in 1Co 15:54, in support of the resurrection. swallow up ... in victory--completely and permanently "abolish" (2Ti 1:10; Re 20:14; 21:4; compare Ge 2:17; 3:22). rebuke--(Compare Mr 8:38; He 11:26).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 He will swallow up death - He, by the grace of God, will taste death for every man. Heb 2:9. Probably, swallow up death, and taste death, in both these verses, refer to the same thing: Jesus dying instead of a guilty world. These forms of speech may refer to the punishment of certain criminals; they were obliged to drink a cup of poison. That cup which every criminal in the world must have drunk, Jesus Christ drank for them; and thus he swallowed up death: but as he rose again from the dead, complete victory was gained. From these three verses we learn: - I. That the Gospel is a plenteous provision: "I will make a feast for all people." II. That it is a source of light and salvation: "I will destroy the veil. I will abolish death. and bring life and immortality to light." III. That it is a source of comfort and happiness: "I will wipe away all tears from off all faces." As in the Arabic countries a covering was put over the face of him who was condemned to suffer death, it is probable that the words in Isa 25:7 may refer to this. The whole world was condemned to death, and about to be led out to execution, when the gracious Lord interposed, and, by a glorious sacrifice, procured a general pardon.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 25:6-8

The kind reception of repentant sinners, is often in the New Testament likened to a feast. The guests invited are all people, Gentiles as well as Jews. There is that in the gospel which strengthens and makes glad the heart, and is fit for those who are under convictions of sin, and mourning for it. There is a veil spread over all nations, for all sat in darkness. But this veil the Lord will destroy, by the light of…

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Isaiah 25:8 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בִּלַּ֤עbi.La'he will swallow upH1104
הַמָּ֙וֶת֙ha.Ma.vet<the> deathH4194
לָנֶ֔צַחla.Ne.tzachto perpetuityH5331
וּמָחָ֨הu.ma.Chahand he will wipe awayH4229
אֲדֹנָ֧י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136
יְהוִ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3069
דִּמְעָ֖הdim.'Ahtear[s]H1832
מֵעַ֣לme.'Alfrom onH5921
כָּל\־kol-everyH3605
פָּנִ֑יםpa.NimfaceH6440
וְחֶרְפַּ֣תve.cher.Patand [the] reproach ofH2781
עַמּ֗וֹa.Mopeople hisH5971
יָסִיר֙ya.Sirhe will removeH5493
מֵעַ֣לme.'Alfrom onH5921
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzthe earthH776
כִּ֥יkiforH3588
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
דִּבֵּֽר\׃\ \פdi.Berhe has spokenH1696

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 25:8

  • Revelation 21:4

    And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

  • Revelation 7:17

    For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

  • 1 Corinthians 15:54

    So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.

  • Hosea 13:14

    I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.

  • 1 Corinthians 15:26

    The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

  • Isaiah 35:10

    And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

  • Revelation 20:14

    And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

  • 2 Timothy 1:10

    But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:

  • Isaiah 30:26

    Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the Lord bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound.

  • Malachi 3:17-18

    And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.

  • Isaiah 54:4

    Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.

  • Isaiah 65:19

    And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
He.
Ho 13:14; 1Co 15:26,54; 2Ti 1:10; Heb 2:14,15; Re 20:14; 21:4
God.
35:10; Re 7:17; 21:4
rebuke.
30:26; 37:3; 54:4; 60:15; 61:7; 66:5; Ps 69:9; 89:50,51; Mt 5:11,12
1Pe 4:14
off.
Mal 3:17,18

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Context

  • Isaiah 25:7

    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.

  • Isaiah 25:8

    He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it.

  • Isaiah 25:9

    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.

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Isaiah 25:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Destruirá á la muerte para siempre; y enjugará el Señor toda lágrima de todos los rostros: y quitará la afrenta de su pueblo de toda la tierra: porque Jehová lo ha dicho.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Il engloutira la mort en victoire; et le Seigneur, l’ Éternel, essuiera les larmes de dessus tout visage, et il ôtera l’opprobre de son peuple de dessus toute la terre; car l’ Éternel a parlé.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Den Tod verschlingt er auf ewig; und der Herr, Jehova, wird die Tränen abwischen von jedem Angesicht, und die Schmach seines Volkes wird er hinwegtun von der ganzen Erde. Denn Jehova hat geredet.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Præcipitabit mortem in sempiternum; et auferet Dominus Deus lacrimam ab omni facie, et opprobrium populi sui auferet de universa terra: quia Dominus locutus est.