isaiah-14:24,-isaiah-46:11

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 14:24

The Lord of hosts hath sworn, saying ,.... The Septuagint only read, "these things saith the Lord of hosts"; for, as Kimchi on the place observes, his word is his oath; but for the comfort of his people, and for the confirmation either of the prophecies concerning the fall of Babylon, or of the following concerning the destruction of the Assyrian monarchy, or both, he adds his oath to his word, to show that the sentence passed in his mind, and now expressed, was irrevocable: surely as I... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:24

Hath sworn . This is the emphatic word—the new thing in the prophecy. God but seldom declares his purposes with an oath—never but in condescension to the weakness of his creatures, who, though they misdoubt his word, can feel the immutability of an oath ( Hebrews 6:17 ), and yield it the credence and the confidence which they refuse to a bare assertion. As I have thought … as I have purposed . A reference to the prophecies previously given in Isaiah 10:1-34 . So shall it come to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:24

God's condescension in confirming promises by oath. It is a weakness on the part of man to need any confirmation of a promise which God makes. "God cannot lie" ( Titus 2:1-15 :18); "He keepeth his promise forever" ( Psalms 146:6 ). When he condescends to swear that his promise shall hold good, it does not really add to the certainty of the thing promised, since the certainty was absolute from the first. But man is so accustomed to misdoubt his fellows that he will even misdoubt God, as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:24

The security of the Divine Word. Cheyne translates, "Sworn has Jehovah Sabaoth, saying, Surely, according as I have planned, so shall it be; and according as I have purposed, that shall stand." God here declares that it is his fixed and unalterable purpose to destroy Assyria. And who can stop the fulfillment of the Divine Word? In answer to this question, we say— I. CAN NATURAL FORCES ? No, for that was settled when the Red Sea parted asunder, and made a highway for God's people. ... 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

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:24

The 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. As the events which had been foretold... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 14:24-27

Isaiah 14:24-27. The Lord of hosts hath sworn, &c. Here begins another prophecy against the Assyrians, which was to be fulfilled much sooner than the foregoing, even in the life-time of the prophet. But, “though of a peculiar and different, it is not of a totally foreign argument: it contains the epilogue and conclusion of the foregoing prophecy. As what the prophet foretold concerning the destruction of Babylon might justly seem great beyond expectation, he was desirous that the truth... read more

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 14:24

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:24

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:24

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:24

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:24-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:24-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:24-28

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:24

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 14:24-27

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