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Isaiah 25 General Notes
Structure and formatting
Some translations prefer to set apart extended quotations, prayers or songs. The ULB and many other English translations indent the lines of this chapter, which is an extended quotation.
This chapter shifts from being a prophecy against the nations to the personal praises of Isaiah. He praises Yahweh for the deliverance of his people. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet, rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/deliverer and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/peopleofgod)
Special concepts in this chapter
Reign of the Messiah
This chapter appears to prophesy about a time of restoration when the messiah will reign. This chapter pictures a time of great peace and harmony in the world. The translator should not add explanation, but should try to maintain the tense of the original text, as a future or uncompleted action. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/restore, rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/christ)