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Isaiah 14:26
This is the plan devised for the whole earth, and this is the hand stretched out over all the nations.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet speaks for Yahweh to Israel immediately after promising to break Assyria’s yoke from His people. The declaration shifts from a specific national deliverance to a universal statement of divine control.
The words — The Hebrew עֵצָה ('e.Tzah) literally means "plan" or "counsel," paired with יְעוּצָה (ye.'u.Tzah), which denotes what has been firmly devised. These terms establish the decree as fixed and unalterable.
The thread — The text directly links to Isaiah 14:27, where Yahweh of Hosts states His purpose cannot be thwarted and His outstretched hand cannot be turned back. The same combination of divine decree and executed judgment appears in Isaiah 23:9 and Isaiah 5:25.
Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to acknowledge that all geopolitical events and national judgments operate under a single, sovereign decree. It demands the conclusion that no human power can ultimately counteract Yahweh’s executed will.
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The Hebrew words
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.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 23:9 The LORD of Hosts planned it, to defile all its glorious beauty, to disgrace all the renowned of the earth.
- Exodus 15:12 You stretched out Your right hand, and the earth swallowed them up.
- Isaiah 5:25 Therefore the anger of the LORD burns against His people; His hand is raised against them to strike them down. The mountains quake, and the corpses lie like refuse in the streets. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
- Zephaniah 3:6 “I have cut off the nations; their corner towers are destroyed. I have made their streets deserted with no one to pass through. Their cities are laid waste, with no man, no inhabitant.