Isaiah 14:27
For the Lord of hosts hath resolved, and who shall frustrate it? and it is his hand which is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
28In the year king Achaz died was this prophecy [given].
Cross References
2 Chronicles 20:6And he said, O Lord, the God of our fathers, thou art God in the heavens, and thou rulest over all the kingdoms of the nations; and in thy hand are the power and might, and there is none that can withstand thee.
Job 11:10If he pass by, and surrender [one to suffering], and call together an assembly, who can hinder him?
Job 40:8Wilt thou indeed annul my decree? wilt thou condemn me, in order that thou mayest appear righteous?
Psalms 33:11The counsel of the Lord will stand for ever, the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation.
Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the Lord.
Isaiah 9:12(9:11) The Syrians in front, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with a full mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand still remaineth stretched out.
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 →