Isaiah 14:27

For the Lord of hosts has decreed it, and who is able to weaken it? And his hand is extended, so who can avert it?

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In The King James Version

For the LORD of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?

In Context

26This is the plan that I have decided, concerning the entire earth, and this is the hand which is extended over all the nations.

28In the year in which king Ahaz died, this burden was given:

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 20:6he said: “O Lord, God of our fathers, you are God in heaven, and you rule over all the kingdoms of the Gentiles. In your hand is strength and power, and no one is able to withstand you.

Job 11:10If he overturns all things, or packs them together, who will contradict him?

Job 40:8Hide them in the dust together and plunge their faces into the pit.

Psalms 33:11The rich have been needy and hungry, but those who seek the Lord will not be deprived of any good thing.

Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom, there is no prudence, there is no counsel, which is against the Lord.

Isaiah 9:12the Syrians from the east and the Philistines from the west. And they will devour Israel with their whole mouth. After all this, his fury was not turned away; instead, his hand was still extended.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 14:25-32

The Doom of the Assyrians; The Doom of the Philistines. ( b. c. 726.) 24 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: 25 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. 26 This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations. 27 For… Read the whole commentary →

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