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Isaiah 25 (CEV)

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¹ You, LORD, are my God! I will praise you for doing the wonderful things you had planned and promised since ancient times. ² You have destroyed the fortress of our enemies, leaving their city in ruins. Nothing in that foreign city will ever be rebuilt. ³ Now strong and cruel nations will fear and honor you. ⁴ You have been a place of safety for the poor and needy in times of trouble. Brutal enemies pounded us like a heavy rain or the heat of the sun at noon, but you were our shelter. ⁵ Those wild foreigners struck like scorching desert heat. But you were like a cloud, protecting us from the sun. You kept our enemies from singing songs of victory. ⁶ On this mountain the LORD All-Powerful will prepare for all nations a feast of the finest foods. Choice wines and the best meats will be served. ⁷ Here the LORD will strip away the burial clothes that cover the nations. ⁸ The LORD All-Powerful will destroy the power of death and wipe away all tears. No longer will his people be insulted everywhere. The LORD has spoken! ⁹ At that time, people will say, "The LORD has saved us! Let's celebrate. We waited and hoped-- now our God is here." ¹⁰ The powerful arm of the LORD will protect this mountain. The Moabites will be put down and trampled on like straw in a pit of manure. ¹¹ They will struggle to get out, but God will humiliate them no matter how hard they try. ¹² The walls of their fortresses will be knocked down and scattered in the dirt.