Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:26
26. This is . . . purpose . . . whole earth—A hint that the prophecy embraces the present world of all ages in its scope, of which the purpose concerning Babylon and Assyria, the then representatives of the world power, is but a part. hand . . . stretched out upon—namely, in punishment ( :-). read more
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 14:24-27
Isaiah 14:24-27. The Lord of Hosts hath sworn— This period, though of a peculiar and different, is not of a totally foreign argument: it contains the epilogue and conclusion of the foregoing prophesy. As what the prophet foretold concerning the destruction of Babylon might justly seem great beyond expectation, he was desirous that the truth of the prediction should be collected from another remarkable and not dissimilar divine judgment, which should precede the completion of this prophesy;... read more