King James Version

Isaiah 25:7

And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the vail that is spread over all nations.

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וּבִלַּע֙uvilaand destroyבָּלַעconjunction, verb, piel, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and destroy”, a completed action in a sequenceH1104to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroycover, destroy, devour, eat up, be at end, spend up, swallow down (up).בָּהָ֣רbaharin hillהַרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in hill”, the ordinary formH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.הַזֶּ֔הhazehthe the one...the otherזֶהdefinite article, pronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “the the one...the other”H2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thathe, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus,…פְּנֵֽיpenea- foreפָּנִיםnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…הַלּ֥וֹטhalotthe coveringלוֹטdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the covering”, a verb used as a describing wordH3875a veilcovering.הַלּ֖וֹטhalotthe wrapלוּטdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the wrap”, a verb used as a describing wordH3874to wrap upcast, wrap.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).הָֽעַמִּ֑יםhaamimthe peopleעַםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.וְהַמַּסֵּכָ֥הvehamasekhahand the coveringמַסֵּכָהconjunction, definite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and the covering”, the ordinary formH4541properly, a pouring over, i.e. fusion of metal (especially a cast image); by implication, a libation, i.e. league; concretely a coverlet (as if poured out)covering, molten (image), vail.הַנְּסוּכָ֖הhansukhahthe that is spreadנָסַךְdefinite article, verb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “the that is spread”, a verb used as a describing wordH5259to interweave, i.e. (figuratively) to overspreadthat is spread.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).הַגּוֹיִֽםhagoyimthe Gentileגּוֹיdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the Gentile”, the ordinary formH1471a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locustsGentile, heathen, nation, people.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And He will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering that is cast over all peoples, and the veil that is spread over all nations.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering that covereth all peoples, and the veil that is spread over all nations.

Young’s Literal Translation

And swallowed up hath He in this mountain The face of the wrapping that is wrapped over all the peoples, And of the covering that is spread over all the nations.

World English Bible

He will destroy in this mountain the surface of the covering that covers all peoples, and the veil that is spread over all nations.

Darby Translation

And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the veil which veileth all the peoples, and the covering that is spread over all the nations.

Douay-Rheims

And he shall destroy in this mountain the face of the bond with which all people were tied, and the web that he began over all nations.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And He will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering that is cast over all peoples, and the veil that is spread over all nations.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

they shall anoint themselves with ointment in this mountain. Impart thou all these things to the nations; for this is God's counsel upon all the nations.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Χρίσονται μύρον ἐν τῷ ὄρει τούτῳ· παράδος ταῦτα πάντα τοῖς ἔθνεσιν· ἡ γὰρ βουλὴ αὕτη ἐπὶ πάντα τὰ ἔθνη.