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God’s Banquet for His Servants

The Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts] will prepare a feast
    on this mountain [C Mount Zion; 24:23] for all people.
It will be a feast with all the best food and wine,
    the ·finest [tenderest; full of marrow] meat and ·wine [well-aged/filtered wines].
On this mountain God will ·destroy [swallow]
    the ·veil [shroud; covering] that covers all nations,
the ·veil [sheet] that stretches over all peoples [C death];
    he will ·destroy [swallow up] death forever [1 Cor. 15:54].
The Lord God will wipe away every tear from every face [Rev. 7:17; 21:4].
    He will take away the ·shame [disgrace] of his people from the earth.
The Lord has spoken.

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On this mountain(A) the Lord Almighty will prepare
    a feast(B) of rich food for all peoples,
a banquet of aged wine—
    the best of meats and the finest of wines.(C)
On this mountain he will destroy
    the shroud(D) that enfolds all peoples,(E)
the sheet that covers all nations;
    he will swallow up death(F) forever.
The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears(G)
    from all faces;
he will remove his people’s disgrace(H)
    from all the earth.
The Lord has spoken.(I)

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