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Isaiah 25:8

He 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.
Isaiah 25:8
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God will swallow up death forever, wipe away every tear, and remove His people's disgrace.

Explanation

Isaiah describes a great feast God will prepare for all peoples (25:6). Death itself will be swallowed up. The New Testament takes up this hope (1 Corinthians 15:54; Revelation 21:4).

Original language
  • בִּלַּ֤ע (bi.La'): to swallow up
    Hebrew · Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · Strong's H1104 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    He will swallow up.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Isaiah 25:8, word 1

  • הַמָּ֙וֶת֙ (ha.Ma.vet): death
    Hebrew · Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · Strong's H4194 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    Death.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Isaiah 25:8, word 2

  • דִּמְעָ֖ה (dim.'Ah): tears
    Hebrew · Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · Strong's H1832 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    Tears.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Isaiah 25:8, word 7

  • וְחֶרְפַּ֣ת (ve.cher.Pat): reproach
    Hebrew · Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · Strong's H2781 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    Reproach, disgrace.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Isaiah 25:8, word 11

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Original language (Hebrew)

בִּלַּ֤ע הַמָּ֙וֶת֙ לָנֶ֔צַח וּמָחָ֨ה אֲדֹנָ֧י יְהוִ֛ה דִּמְעָ֖ה מֵעַ֣ל כָּל־פָּנִ֑ים וְחֶרְפַּ֣ת עַמּ֗וֹ יָסִיר֙ מֵעַ֣ל כָּל־הָאָ֔רֶץ כִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה דִּבֵּֽר׃ פ

  1. בִּלַּ֤עbi.La'“he will swallow up”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בָּלַע · “to swallow up” · Strong's H1104
  2. הַמָּ֙וֶת֙ha.Ma.vet“<the> death”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מָ֫וֶת · “death” · Strong's H4194
  3. לָנֶ֔צַחla.Ne.tzach“to perpetuity”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נֵ֫צַח · “perpetuity” · Strong's H5331
  4. וּמָחָ֨הu.ma.Chah“and he will wipe away”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָחָה · “to wipe” · Strong's H4229A
  5. אֲדֹנָ֧י'a.do.Nai“[the] Lord”
    Noun, proper name, title · from אֲדֹנָי · “Lord” · Strong's H0136
  6. יְהוִ֛הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יְהֹוִה · “YHWH|Yahweh” · Strong's H3069
  7. דִּמְעָ֖הdim.'Ah“tear[s]”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from דִּמְעָה · “tears” · Strong's H1832
  8. מֵעַ֣לme.'Al“from on”
    Preposition + Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  9. כָּל־kol-“every”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  10. פָּנִ֑יםpa.Nim“face”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from פָּנֶה · “face” · Strong's H6440H
  11. וְחֶרְפַּ֣תve.cher.Pat“and [the] reproach of”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from חֶרְפָּה · “reproach” · Strong's H2781
  12. עַמּ֗וֹa.Mo“people his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  13. יָסִיר֙ya.Sir“he will remove”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from סוּר · “remove” · Strong's H5493G
  14. מֵעַ֣לme.'Al“from on”
    Preposition + Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  15. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  16. הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retz“the earth”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  17. כִּ֥יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  18. יְהוָ֖הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  19. דִּבֵּֽר׃ פdi.Ber“he has spoken”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
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  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)