Isaiah 14:24

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

22This is what the Lord Almighty says, ‘I will attack Babylon and I will destroy it. I will leave nothing that people can remember. No people or their descendants will remain.’ 23The Lord Almighty says, ‘I will make Babylon a place where wild animals live. There will be pools of bad water. I will sweep everything away, like someone who sweeps dirt away with a brush.’ The Lord Almighty promises this: ‘It will happen exactly as I have decided. Yes, it will really happen like that. 25I will destroy the Assyrians who are in my land. I will knock them down on my mountains. They will no longer be cruel to my people. My people will not be their slaves any more. 26That is what I have decided for the whole earth. I am ready to show my power against all the nations.’

Isaiah 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 17:16Moses said, ‘Take hold of the Lord's flag! The Lord will always continue to fight against the Amalekites.’
• Psalms 110:4The Lord has made a strong promise. He will not change it. He has promised, ‘You will be a priest for ever, in the same way that Melchizedek was my priest.’
• Jeremiah 44:26But listen to the Lord's message to all you people of Judah who are living in Egypt. The Lord says, “I now promise this to you, with the authority of my own name. None of you who live in Egypt will ever use my name again when you make a promise. You will not say, ‘I promise you I will do this, as surely as the Lord God lives.’
• Amos 8:7The Lord has promised this: ‘You proud descendants of Jacob, I will never forget the wrong things that you have done.
• Hebrews 4:3But those of us who trust God do enjoy his special place of rest. This is what God said: ‘Because I was very angry with them, I promised this: “They will never arrive in my special place of rest.” ’ God said that, even though he had finished his work when he made the world.
• Hebrews 6:16When someone makes a strong promise, he uses the authority of a person who is greater than himself. This shows that he will certainly obey his promise. Then nobody can argue about it.
• Isaiah 46:10From the beginning, I say what will happen at the end. Long ago, I spoke about future things that have not yet happened. I say this: “My purpose will not change. I will do everything that I want to do.”
• Job 23:13But he is always true to himself. Nobody can change him. Whatever he wants to do, he does.
• Psalms 33:10Nations decide what they want to do, but the Lord causes their plans to be useless.
• Psalms 92:5Yes, Lord, you have done great things! Your thoughts are more than we can understand!
• Proverbs 19:21You may have lots of ideas about what you want to do. But it is the Lord's plans that are important.
• Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom, no knowledge and no advice that can win against the Lord.
• Jeremiah 23:20The Lord will not stop being angry, until he has finished what he has decided to do. When the time comes, you will understand this clearly.
• Jeremiah 29:11I, the Lord, tell you this: I have decided what I will do for you. I have plans to help you to do well. I do not want to hurt you. I want to give you hope for a good life in the future.
• Lamentations 3:37The Lord causes things to happen. Nobody can cause things to happen without him.
• Matthew 11:25At this moment, Jesus said, ‘Father, you rule over everything in heaven and on the earth! People who do not know many things can now understand your message. And so I thank you. But you have hidden these things from some other people. Those people think that they understand everything. They think that they are wise.

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

Topics related to Isaiah 14:24

• Assyria
• Babylon
• Isaiah
• Oath

In the dictionaries

• Lord of Hosts
• Besom
• Fall
• Fashion
• Feller
• Hard
• Lie
• Rule
• Serve
• Canon of the Old Testament

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