Isaiah 14:27

Isaiah 14:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For the Lord of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?
• New International Version (NIV)For the Lord Almighty has purposed, and who can thwart him? His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back?
• English Standard Version (ESV)For the Lord of hosts has purposed, and who will annul it? His hand is stretched out, and who will turn it back?
• New King James Version (NKJV)For the Lord of hosts has purposed, And who will annul it? His hand is stretched out, And who will turn it back?”

Context of Isaiah 14:27

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. The Lord of Armies has planned it. Who can stop it? He is ready to use his power. Who can turn it back? 28This was the divine revelation in the year King Ahaz died. 29All you Philistines, don’t rejoice that the rod of the one who struck you is broken, because a viper will come from that snake’s root, and his descendant will be a flying, fiery serpent.

Isaiah 14:27 word by word

כִּֽי־יְהוָ֧ה צְבָא֛וֹת יָעָ֖ץ וּמִ֣י יָפֵ֑ר וְיָד֥וֹ הַנְּטוּיָ֖ה וּֽמִ֥י יְשִׁיבֶֽנָּה׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
• hath purposedיָעַץyâ‛ats · to adviseH3289
• and who shall disannulפָּרַרpârar · to breakH6565
• and his handיָדyâd · handH3027
• stretched outנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
• and who shall turn it backשׁוּבshûb · to return: turn backH7725

Cross-references for Isaiah 14:27

• Isaiah 23:9The Lord of Armies planned this in order to dishonor all arrogant people and to humiliate all the honored people of the world.
• Isaiah 43:13“From the ⌞first⌟ day I was the one ⌞who did this⌟. No one can rescue people from my power. When I do something, who can undo it?”
• Isaiah 46:11I will call a bird of prey from the east. I will call someone for my plan from a faraway land. I have spoken, and I will bring it about. I have planned it, and I will do it.
• Job 40:8“Would you undo my justice? Would you condemn me so that you can be righteous?
• Jeremiah 4:28The earth will mourn, and the sky will grow black. I have spoken, and I have planned it. I won’t change my plans, and I won’t turn back.
• Jeremiah 51:59This is the message that the prophet Jeremiah gave to Seraiah, son of Neriah and grandson of Mahseiah, when Seraiah went to Babylon with King Zedekiah of Judah in the fourth year of Zedekiah’s rule. (Seraiah was the quartermaster.)
• Romans 8:28We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God—those whom he has called according to his plan.
• Isaiah 9:12the Arameans from the east and the Philistines from the west. They will devour Israel with open mouths. Even after all this, his anger will not disappear, and he is still ready to use his power.
• 2 Chronicles 20:6He said, “Lord God of our ancestors, aren’t you the God in heaven? You rule all the kingdoms of the nations. You possess power and might, and no one can oppose you.
• Job 9:12He takes something away, ⌞but⌟ who can stop him? Who is going to ask him, ‘What are you doing?’
• Job 23:13“But God is one of a kind. Who can make him change his mind? He does whatever he wants!
• Psalms 33:11The Lord’s plan stands firm forever. His thoughts stand firm in every generation.
• 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.
• Daniel 4:31Before the words came out of his mouth, a voice said from heaven, “King Nebuchadnezzar, listen to this: The kingdom has been taken from you.

Commentaries on Isaiah 14:27

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27For 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…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. 24-27This prophecy continues to declare judgment on Assyria (see Isaiah 10). Placing this prophecy after the judgment against Babylon suggests a close connection between Assyria and Babylon.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2727. (Da 4:35). To comfort the Jews, lest they should fear that people; not in order to call the Philistines to repentance, since the prophecy was probably never circulated among them. They had been subdued by Uzziah or Azariah (2Ch 26:6); but in the reign of Ahaz (2Ch 28:18), they took several towns in south Judea. Now Isaiah denounces their final subjugation by Hezekiah.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 14:27

• Assyria
• Isaiah
• Nation

In the dictionaries

• Lord of Hosts
• Besom
• Fall
• Fashion
• Feller
• Hard
• Lie
• Rule
• Serve
• Annul; Disannul

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