God’s Word Translation
Isaiah 14:24
24The Lord of Armies has taken an oath: “It will happen exactly as I’ve intended. It will turn out exactly as I’ve planned.
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’ll rise up against them,” declares the Lord of Armies. “I’ll cut off the name of the survivors from Babylon, its offspring and descendants,” declares the Lord. 23“It will become the possession of herons. It will become pools of water. I’ll sweep it with the broom of destruction,” declares the Lord of Armies. The Lord of Armies has taken an oath: “It will happen exactly as I’ve intended. It will turn out exactly as I’ve planned. 25I’ll crush Assyria on my land. I’ll trample it underfoot on my mountains. Then its yoke will be removed from my people, and its burden will be removed from their shoulders.” 26This is the plan determined for the whole earth. This is how he will use his power 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, “Because a hand was lifted against the Lord’s throne, he will be at war against the Amalekites from one generation to the next.”
- Psalms 110:4The Lord has taken an oath and will not change his mind: “You are a priest forever, in the way Melchizedek was a priest.”
- Jeremiah 44:26But listen to the Lord’s word, all you people of Judah who live in Egypt. ‘I swear by my great name,’ says the Lord, ‘that no one from Judah who lives anywhere in Egypt will ever again call on my name and take the oath, “As the Almighty Lord lives.”
- Amos 8:7The Lord has sworn an oath by Jacob’s pride: “I will never forget anything that they have done.”
- Hebrews 4:3We who believe are entering that place of rest. As God said, “So I angrily took a solemn oath that they would never enter my place of rest.” God said this even though he had finished his work when he created the world.
- Hebrews 6:16When people take oaths, they base their oaths on someone greater than themselves. Their oaths guarantee what they say and end all arguments.
- Isaiah 46:10From the beginning I revealed the end. From long ago I told you things that had not yet happened, saying, “My plan will stand, and I’ll do everything I intended to do.”
- Job 23:13“But God is one of a kind. Who can make him change his mind? He does whatever he wants!
- Psalms 33:10The Lord blocks the plans of the nations. He frustrates the schemes of the people of the world.
- Psalms 92:5How spectacular are your works, O Lord! How very deep are your thoughts!
- Proverbs 19:21Many plans are in the human heart, but the advice of the Lord will endure.
- Proverbs 21:30No wisdom, no understanding, and no advice ⌞can stand up⌟ against the Lord.
- Jeremiah 23:20The anger of the Lord will not turn back until he has done everything he intends to do. In the last days you will understand this clearly.
- Jeremiah 29:11I know the plans that I have for you, declares the Lord. They are plans for peace and not disaster, plans to give you a future filled with hope.
- Lamentations 3:37Who was it who spoke and it came into being? It was the Lord who gave the order.
- Matthew 11:25At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for hiding these things from wise and intelligent people and revealing them to little children.
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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