Isaiah 14:26

This is the plan I have made regarding the whole earth; my hand stretches out to control all the nations.

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In The King James Version

This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations.

In Context

25I will smash the Assyrians when they are in my country Israel; I will trample them underfoot on my mountains. I will remove their yoke from my people, and take away the burdens they place on my people's shoulders.

27The Lord Almighty has made his plan, and who will block it? His hand stretches out, and who will push back against it?

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Cross References

Isaiah 5:25That's why the Lord burns with anger against his people. He has lifted up his hand and hit them, shaking the mountains, and leaving their corpses lying like refuse in the streets. Despite all this, his anger is not finished, and his hand is still lifted up.

Isaiah 23:11The Lord held his hand out over the sea and shook kingdoms. He has condemned Phoenicia, giving the order to destroy their fortresses.

Zephaniah 3:6I have destroyed nations. Their fortresses are deserted; their streets are empty; their cities are destroyed—there are no survivors, not one.

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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