Isaiah 14:24
in Isaiah 14The LORD of Hosts has sworn: “Surely, as I have planned, so will it be; as I have purposed, so will it stand.
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ASV
Jehovah 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:
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:
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This verse in Isaiah 14
Commentary
7 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The Lord of hosts - (see the note at Isa 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.
This site's exposition
The LORD of Hosts has sworn
on Isaiah 14:24-27
The LORD of Hosts swears, "as I have purposed, so will it stand," over a second target, Assyria, the threat of Isaiah's own lifetime. The oracles against Babylon and Assyria sit side by side under one "plan devised for the whole earth," a hand stretched out over the nations.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
(Verse 24, 25) 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: That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders. Afterward his habitation will be desolate in Babylon, and marshes shall cover the land: so that no seed of hers and no abundance shall remain in Babylon.
(Verse 24, 25.) The Lord of hosts swore, saying: If it shall not be as I thought, so it shall be, and as I devised it in my mind, so shall it come to pass, that I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot: and his yoke shall be taken away from them, and his burden shall be taken off their shoulder.
The Medieval Church1 voice
Second, he sets out the divine purpose to destroy the Assyrians, that it might set an example. And first, he sets out the oath: the Lord of hosts has sworn, that is, immovably established, surely as I have thought, that is, established: the Lord has …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
): The Lord of hosts hath sworn, that he might show the immutability of his counsel, and that his people may have strong consolation, Heb. vi. What is here said of this particular intention is true of all God's purposes: As I have thought, so shall it come to pass; for he is in one mind, and who can turn him?
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The words behind it
14 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| נִשְׁבַּ֛ע | nishba' | he has sworn | H7650 → | 186 times |
| יְהוָ֥ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| צְבָא֖וֹת | tzevaot | of hosts | H6635 → | 485 times |
| לֵאמֹ֑ר | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אִם־ | ʾim- | if | H518 → | 1069 times |
| לֹ֞א | lo' | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר | kaasher | just as | H834 → | 5497 times |
| דִּמִּ֙יתִי֙ | dimiti | I have intended | H1819 → | 30 times |
| כֵּ֣ן | ken | so | H3651 → | 771 times |
| הָיָ֔תָה | hayatah | it has happened | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| וְכַאֲשֶׁ֥ר | vekhaasher | and just as | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יָעַ֖צְתִּי | yaatzti | I have planned | H3289 → | 79 times |
| הִ֥יא | hi' | it | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| תָקֽוּם׃ | takum | it will stand | H6965 → | 628 times |
נִשְׁבַּ֛עhe has sworn
nishba'H7650 →186 times
יְהוָ֥הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
צְבָא֖וֹתof hosts
tzevaotH6635 →485 times
לֵאמֹ֑ר<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
אִם־if
ʾim-H518 →1069 times
לֹ֞אnot
lo'H3808 →5168 times
כַּאֲשֶׁ֤רjust as
kaasherH834 →5497 times
דִּמִּ֙יתִי֙I have intended
dimitiH1819 →30 times
כֵּ֣ןso
kenH3651 →771 times
הָיָ֔תָהit has happened
hayatahH1961 →3559 times
וְכַאֲשֶׁ֥רand just as
vekhaasherH834 →5497 times
יָעַ֖צְתִּיI have planned
yaatztiH3289 →79 times
הִ֥יאit
hi'H1931 →1879 times
תָקֽוּם׃it will stand
takumH6965 →628 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Jeremiah 29:11For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.
it leads to
- Isaiah 55:8–12
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD.
- Psalms 33:11
The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the purposes of His heart to all generations.
- Micah 4:12
But they do not know the thoughts of the LORD or understand His plan, for He has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.
- Psalms 40:5
Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have for us— none can compare to You— if I proclaim and declare them, they are more than I…
- Job 23:13
But He is unchangeable, and who can oppose Him? He does what He desires.
- Isaiah 55:8–12
Through
Proverbs 19:21Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.
it leads to
- Proverbs 16:9
A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.
- Isaiah 46:10
I declare the end from the beginning, and ancient times from what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Proverbs 16:1
The plans of the heart belong to man, but the reply of the tongue is from the LORD.
- Proverbs 16:9
Where this verse is studied
About Isaiah
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Book of Isaiah; George Adam Smith, The Book of Isaiah, Expositor's Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Isaiah.