The Meaning of Isaiah 25:6 Explained

Isaiah 25:6

KJV: And in this mountain shall the LORD of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.

YLT: And made hath Jehovah of Hosts, For all the peoples in this mount, A banquet of fat things, a banquet of preserved things, Fat things full of marrow, preserved things refined.

Darby: And in this mountain will Jehovah of hosts make unto all peoples a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.

ASV: And in this mountain will Jehovah of hosts make unto all peoples a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And in this mountain  shall the LORD  of hosts  make  unto all people  a feast  of fat things,  a feast  of wines on the lees,  of fat things  full of marrow,  of wines on the lees  well refined. 

What does Isaiah 25:6 Mean?

Verse Meaning

All who enter the Millennium-everyone who does will be a believer-will stream to Mount Zion ( Isaiah 24:23) where Yahweh will provide a joyful banquet for them. Amillennialists typically take Zion as a figurative representation of the church. According to Young, the banquet signifies "the spiritual blessings that God brings to mankind through His kingdom." [1] Inaugural banquets were fairly customary when ancient Near Eastern kings were crowned (cf. 1 Samuel 11:15; 2 Samuel 6:18; 1 Kings 1:9; 1 Kings 1:19; 1 Kings 1:25; 1 Kings 8:62-65). The new king often bestowed favors on such occasions.

Context Summary

Isaiah 25:1-12 - Sorrow Turned To Gladness
Here is a song of thanksgiving at the fall of Babylon. When she fell, a sigh of relief passed over the whole world, and strong, terrible nations over which she had exerted her tyranny gratefully recognized the goodness and righteousness of Jehovah. We may anticipate, as we read these glowing words, what that song will be when the spirited Babylon is overthrown, Revelation 19:1-7.
Notice how God suits Himself to our need, whether for strength, or refuge, or shadow. Take from Him what you are needing most. As the cloud draws its veil over the burning sunshine to mitigate its heat, so does God interpose to reduce the sufferings of His own. The branch, that is, the exulting song of the terrible ones, their song of triumph, shall be hushed. From Isaiah 25:6 we learn that the hunger of man for God can only be satisfied in Jesus; and from Isaiah 25:7, that the dread of death and the hereafter, which has lain heavily on humanity as a pall shall be forever ended, when Jesus comes the second time unto salvation. Compare 1 Corinthians 15:54. God will not only wipe tears from our eyes but the fountains of tears shall be dried up, Revelation 21:4. [source]

Chapter Summary: Isaiah 25

1  Song of Praise for God's Favor

What do the individual words in Isaiah 25:6 mean?

And will make Yahweh of hosts for all people in mountain this a feast of choice pieces of wines on the lees of fat things full of marrow of wines on the lees well-refined
וְעָשָׂה֩ יְהוָ֨ה צְבָא֜וֹת לְכָל־ הָֽעַמִּים֙ בָּהָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה מִשְׁתֵּ֥ה שְׁמָנִ֖ים שְׁמָרִ֑ים שְׁמָנִים֙ מְמֻ֣חָיִ֔ם שְׁמָרִ֖ים מְזֻקָּקִֽים

וְעָשָׂה֩  And  will  make 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
יְהוָ֨ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
צְבָא֜וֹת  of  hosts 
Parse: Noun, common plural
Root: צָבָא 
Sense: that which goes forth, army, war, warfare, host.
לְכָל־  for  all 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
הָֽעַמִּים֙  people 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: עַם 
Sense: nation, people.
בָּהָ֣ר  in  mountain 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: הַר  
Sense: hill, mountain, hill country, mount.
הַזֶּ֔ה  this 
Parse: Article, Pronoun, masculine singular
Root: זֶה  
Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, another, such.
מִשְׁתֵּ֥ה  a  feast 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מִשְׁתֶּה  
Sense: feast, drink, banquet.
שְׁמָנִ֖ים  of  choice  pieces 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: שֶׁמֶן  
Sense: fat, oil.
שְׁמָרִ֑ים  of  wines  on  the  lees 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: שֶׁמֶר  
Sense: lees, dregs.
שְׁמָנִים֙  of  fat  things 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: שֶׁמֶן  
Sense: fat, oil.
מְמֻ֣חָיִ֔ם  full  of  marrow 
Parse: Verb, Pual, Participle, masculine plural
Root: מָחָא 
Sense: to wipe, wipe out.
שְׁמָרִ֖ים  of  wines  on  the  lees 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: שֶׁמֶר  
Sense: lees, dregs.
מְזֻקָּקִֽים  well-refined 
Parse: Verb, Pual, Participle, masculine plural
Root: זָקַק  
Sense: to purify, distil, strain, refine.