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The blast of the ruthless
    is like a winter storm or a scorching drought,
but you subdue the roar of the foe,
    and the song of the ruthless fades away.
On this mountain[a] the Lord of hosts
    will prepare for all peoples
a feast of rich food and vintage wines,
    of succulent foods and well-aged wines.
On this mountain the Lord will destroy
    the veil that shrouds[b] all the peoples,
the path spread over all the nations;

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 25:6 Among the Semites a sacred banquet was an important act of worship. Beginning with this passage, the idea of a Messianic banquet becomes customary in Judaism and on into the New Testament. The mountain is Zion.
  2. Isaiah 25:7 Shrouds: signifies the inability to recognize truth; therefore, religious ignorance.