Isaiah 14:27
New International Version
For the LORD Almighty has purposed, and who can thwart him? His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back?

New Living Translation
The LORD of Heaven’s Armies has spoken— who can change his plans? When his hand is raised, who can stop him?”

English Standard Version
For the LORD of hosts has purposed, and who will annul it? His hand is stretched out, and who will turn it back?

Berean Standard Bible
The LORD of Hosts has purposed, and who can thwart Him? His hand is outstretched, so who can turn it back?

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

New King James Version
For the LORD of hosts has purposed, And who will annul it? His hand is stretched out, And who will turn it back?”

New American Standard Bible
For the LORD of armies has planned, and who can frustrate it? And as for His stretched-out hand, who can turn it back?”

NASB 1995
“For the LORD of hosts has planned, and who can frustrate it? And as for His stretched-out hand, who can turn it back?”

NASB 1977
“For the LORD of hosts has planned, and who can frustrate it? And as for His stretched-out hand, who can turn it back?”

Legacy Standard Bible
For Yahweh of hosts has counseled, and who can thwart it? And as for His stretched-out hand, who can turn it back?”

Amplified Bible
For the LORD of hosts has decided and planned, and who can annul it? His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back?”

Christian Standard Bible
The LORD of Armies himself has planned it; therefore, who can stand in its way? It is his hand that is outstretched, so who can turn it back?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The LORD of Hosts Himself has planned it; therefore, who can stand in its way? It is His hand that is outstretched, so who can turn it back?

American Standard Version
For Jehovah of hosts hath purposed, and who shall annul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
LORD JEHOVAH of Hosts is determined, who is going to nullify? And his hand is raised, who is going to turn it back?”

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For what the Holy God has purposed, who shall frustrate? and who shall turn back his uplifted hand?

Contemporary English Version
I, the LORD All-Powerful, have made these plans. No one can stop me now!

Douay-Rheims Bible
For the Lord of hosts hath decreed, and who can disannul it? and his hand is stretched out: and who shall turn it away?

English Revised 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?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The LORD of Armies has planned it. Who can stop it? He is ready to use his power. Who can turn it back?

Good News Translation
The LORD Almighty is determined to do this; he has stretched out his arm to punish, and no one can stop him.

International Standard Version
For the LORD of the Heavenly Armies has planned, and who can thwart him? His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back?"

JPS Tanakh 1917
For the LORD of hosts hath purposed, And who shall disannul it? And His hand is stretched out, And who shall turn it back?

Literal Standard Version
For YHWH of Hosts has purposed, | And who makes void? And His hand that is stretched out, | Who turns it back?”

Majority Standard Bible
The LORD of Hosts has purposed, and who can thwart Him? His hand is outstretched, so who can turn it back?

New American Bible
The LORD of hosts has planned; who can thwart him? His hand is stretched out; who can turn it back?

NET Bible
Indeed, the LORD who commands armies has a plan, and who can possibly frustrate it? His hand is ready to strike, and who can possibly stop it?

New Revised Standard Version
For the LORD of hosts has planned, and who will annul it? His hand is stretched out, and who will turn it back?

New Heart English Bible
For the LORD of hosts has planned, and who can stop it? His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back?"

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

World English Bible
For Yahweh of Armies has planned, and who can stop it? His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back?”

Young's Literal Translation
For Jehovah of Hosts hath purposed, And who doth make void? And His hand that is stretched out, Who doth turn it back?'

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Context
God's Purpose Against Assyria
26This is the plan devised for the whole earth, and this is the hand stretched out over all the nations. 27 The LORD of Hosts has purposed, and who can thwart Him? His hand is outstretched, so who can turn it back?

Cross References
2 Chronicles 20:6
and said, "O LORD, God of our fathers, are You not the God who is in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in Your hand, and no one can stand against You.

Proverbs 19:21
Many plans are in a man's heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.

Isaiah 43:13
Even from eternity I am He, and none can deliver out of My hand. When I act, who can reverse it?"

Jeremiah 44:28
Those who escape the sword will return from Egypt to Judah, few in number, and the whole remnant of Judah who went to dwell in the land of Egypt will know whose word will stand, Mine or theirs!

Jeremiah 49:20
Therefore hear the plans that the LORD has drawn up against Edom and the strategies He has devised against the people of Teman: Surely the little ones of the flock will be dragged away; certainly their pasture will be made desolate because of them.

Ezekiel 26:14
I will make you a bare rock, and you will become a place to spread the fishing nets. You will never be rebuilt, for I, the LORD, have spoken, declares the Lord GOD.'

Daniel 4:31
While the words were still in the king's mouth, a voice came from heaven: "It is decreed to you, King Nebuchadnezzar, that the kingdom has departed from you.


Treasury of Scripture

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

the Lord

Isaiah 23:9
The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth.

Isaiah 43:13
Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?

Isaiah 46:11
Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.

his

Isaiah 9:12
The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

2 Chronicles 20:6
And said, O LORD God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee?

Job 9:12
Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou?

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(27) His hand is stretched out.--Literally, and more emphatically, His is the outstretched hand.

Verse 27. - His hand is stretched out; literally, his is the outstretched hand, which is more emphatic.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The LORD
יְהוָ֧ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

of Hosts
צְבָא֛וֹת (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ)
Noun - common plural
Strong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign

has purposed,
יָעָ֖ץ (yā·‘āṣ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3289: To advise, to deliberate, resolve

and who
וּמִ֣י (ū·mî)
Conjunctive waw | Interrogative
Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix

can thwart Him?
יָפֵ֑ר (yā·p̄êr)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6565: To break up, to violate, frustrate

His hand
וְיָד֥וֹ (wə·yā·ḏōw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3027: A hand

is outstretched,
הַנְּטוּיָ֖ה (han·nə·ṭū·yāh)
Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular
Strong's 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend

so who
וּֽמִ֥י (ū·mî)
Conjunctive waw | Interrogative
Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix

can turn it back?
יְשִׁיבֶֽנָּה׃ (yə·šî·ḇen·nāh)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again


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