Christian Standard Bible
Isaiah 14:24
24The Lord of Armies has sworn: As I have purposed, so it will be; as I have planned it, so it will happen.
Isaiah 14:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Lord of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord Almighty has sworn, “Surely, as I have planned, so it will be, and as I have purposed, so it will happen.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord of hosts has sworn: "As I have planned, so shall it be, and as I have purposed, so shall it stand,
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord of hosts has sworn, saying, “Surely, as I have thought, so it shall come to pass, And as I have purposed, so it shall stand:
Context of Isaiah 14:24
22“I will rise up against them” — this is the declaration of the Lord of Armies — “and I will cut off from Babylon her reputation, remnant, offspring, and posterity” — this is the Lord’s declaration. 23“I will make her a swampland and a region for herons, and I will sweep her away with the broom of destruction.” This is the declaration of the Lord of Armies. The Lord of Armies has sworn: As I have purposed, so it will be; as I have planned it, so it will happen. 25I will break Assyria in my land; I will tread him down on my mountain. Then his yoke will be taken from them, and his burden will be removed from their shoulders. 26This is the plan prepared for the whole earth, and this is the hand stretched out against all the nations.
Read all of Isaiah 14Isaiah 14:24 word by word
נִשְׁבַּ֛ע יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת לֵאמֹ֑ר אִם־לֹ֞א כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר דִּמִּ֙יתִי֙ כֵּ֣ן הָיָ֔תָה וְכַאֲשֶׁ֥ר יָעַ֖צְתִּי הִ֥יא תָקֽוּם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
- hath swornשָׁבַעshâba‛ · to swearH7650
- sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Surely as I have thoughtדָּמָהdâmâh · to resembleH1819
- so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposedיָעַץyâ‛ats · to adviseH3289
- shall it standקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965
Cross-references for Isaiah 14:24
- Exodus 17:16He said, “Indeed, my hand is lifted up toward the Lord’s throne. The Lord will be at war with Amalek from generation to generation.”
- Psalms 110:4The Lord has sworn an oath and will not take it back: “You are a priest forever according to the pattern of Melchizedek.”
- Jeremiah 44:26“Therefore, hear the word of the Lord, all you Judeans who live in the land of Egypt: ‘I have sworn by my great name, says the Lord, that my name will never again be invoked by anyone of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, “As the Lord God lives.”
- Amos 8:7The Lord has sworn by the Pride of Jacob: I will never forget all their deeds.
- Hebrews 4:3For we who have believed enter the rest, in keeping with what he has said, So I swore in my anger, “They will not enter my rest,” even though his works have been finished since the foundation of the world.
- Hebrews 6:16For people swear by something greater than themselves, and for them a confirming oath ends every dispute.
- Isaiah 46:10I declare the end from the beginning, and from long ago what is not yet done, saying: my plan will take place, and I will do all my will.
- Job 23:13But he is unchangeable; who can oppose him? He does what he desires.
- Psalms 33:10The Lord frustrates the counsel of the nations; he thwarts the plans of the peoples.
- Psalms 92:5How magnificent are your works, Lord, how profound your thoughts!
- Proverbs 19:21Many plans are in a person’s heart, but the Lord’s decree will prevail.
- Proverbs 21:30No wisdom, no understanding, and no counsel will prevail against the Lord.
- Jeremiah 23:20The Lord’s anger will not turn away until he has completely fulfilled the purposes of his heart. In time to come you will understand it clearly.
- Jeremiah 29:11For I know the plans I have for you” — this is the Lord’s declaration — “plans for your well-being, not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
- Lamentations 3:37Who is there who speaks and it happens, unless the Lord has ordained it?
- Matthew 11:25At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and revealed them to infants.
Commentaries on Isaiah 14:24
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24The Lord of hosts - (see the note at Isaiah 1:9). It is evident that this verse and the three following, is not directly connected with that which goes before, respecting Babylon. This pertains to the Assyrian; that had relation to Babylon. Vitringa says that this is attached to the prophecy respecting Babylon, and is a unique yet not altogether foreign argument, and is a sort of epilogue to the prophecy respecting Babylon. The design, he says, is this…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-27Verses 24-27 Let those that make themselves a yoke and a burden to God's people, see what they are to expect. Let those that are the called according to God's purpose, comfort themselves, that whatever God has purposed, it shall stand. The Lord of hosts has purposed to break the Assyrian's yoke; his hand is stretched out to execute this purpose; who has power to turn it back? By such dispensations of providence, the Almighty shows in the most convincing…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24I have planned … I have purposed: No nation can stop or resist God's plans to judge Assyria or his plans overall. The prophets understood and shared God's plan so his people could respond properly.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. In this verse the Lord's thought (purpose) stands in antithesis to the Assyrians' thoughts (Is 10:7). (See Is 46:10, 11; 1Sa 15:29; Mal 3:6).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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