Isaiah 14:26-27

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 14:24-32

The destruction of Babylon and the Chaldean empire was a thing at a great distance; the empire had not risen to any considerable height when its fall was here foretold: it was almost 200 years from this prediction of Babylon's fall to the accomplishment of it. Now the people to whom Isaiah prophesied might ask, ?What is this to us, or what shall we be the better for it, and what assurance shall we have of it?? To both questions he answers in these verses, by a prediction of the ruin both of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 14:26

This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth , &c.; Or, "counsel that is counselled". The Targum is, "all the inhabitants of the earth;' and the Septuagint version, "the whole world", meaning the Assyrian empire, and all states depending on it; as the Roman empire is called, Luke 2:1 for this purpose respects not the end of the world, and the judgment of it at the last day, as some have thought; but the preceding prophecy, purpose, or counsel, concerning breaking and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 14:27

For the Lord of hosts hath purposed ,.... What is before declared, the fall of Babylon, and the destruction of the Assyrian, and everything else that comes to pass in this world; there is nothing comes to pass but he has purposed, and everything he has purposed does come to pass: and who shall disannul it ? not the most powerful monarch, or most powerful armies, or the most refined councils of men, or the greatest politicians on earth: and his hand is stretched out, and who shall... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:24-27

A FURTHER PROPHECY OF DELIVERANCE FROM ASSYRIA . From the distant prospect of an ultimate deliverance from the power of Babylon, the prophet turns his gaze to a nearer, if not a greater, deliverance. The present enemy is Assyria. It is she who has carried Samaria into captivity, and who now threatens the independence of Judah. Deliverance from her has already been promised more than once ( Isaiah 10:16-19 , Isaiah 10:25-27 , Isaiah 10:33 , Isaiah 10:34 ); but apparently the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:24-27

Divine purpose and Divine power. We have our thoughts directed in this passage to— I. THE DIVINE PURPOSE . "I have thought … I have purposed … this is the purpose … upon the whole earth," etc. God had a special purpose respecting Assyria, and he may have had a distinct purpose in inspiring Isaiah to pronounce at this especial time what it was, viz. that, in the dark days of Babylonian captivity, his people might remember its fulfillment, and be assured of an accomplishment for... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:24-28

Oracle concerning Asshur. The fate of Sennacherib and his host appears to be introduced in order to confirm the solemn oracle just delivered concerning Babylon (see Exposition). I. THE STRONG ASSURANCES OF JEHOVAH . He is represented here and in other passages as taking an oath that he will fulfill his Word. But in such oaths he can appeal to no mightier name, he can invoke no power more awful than his own. Homer makes Zeus swear by the Styx, the dark river of the underworld.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:26

The whole earth … all the nations. Blows struck against Assyria or Babylonia affected all the then known nations Each, in its turn, was "the hammer of the whole earth" ( Jeremiah 1:1-19 :23), and a check received by either caused world-wide disturbance. No sooner did one subject nation recover her freedom, than an electric shock ran through all the rest—plots were laid, confederacies formed, revolts planned, embassies sent hither and thither. The complete destruction of Assyria involved a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:27

His hand is stretched out ; literally, his is the outstretched hand , which is more emphatic. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:26

This is the purpose - This is the sum of the whole design - a design that embraces the destruction both of the king of Assyria, and of Babylon.Upon the whole earth - The successive kingdoms of Assyria and Babylonia embraced the whole earth, and to destroy them would in fact affect all the nations. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:27

For the Lord of hosts - (see the note at Isaiah 1:9).Who shall disannul it? - Who has power to defeat his purposes? Difficult as they may be in appearance, and incredible as their fulfillment may seem, yet his purposes are formed in full view of all the circumstances; and there is no power to resist his arm, or to turn him aside from the execution of his designs. By this assurance God designed to comfort his people when they should be in Babylon in a long and dreary captivity (compare Psalms... read more

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