1. Isaiah 14:24 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

Is the oracle concerning Assyria (Isaiah 14:24–27) a new prophecy?

Isaiah 14:24 (ESV)

24 The LORD of hosts has sworn: “As I have planned, so shall it be, and as I have purposed, so shall it stand,

No, the focus of the prophecy moves from the Babylon of the future to the Assyria of the present day. Although a different nation is now the focus, Isaiah 14:24–27 serves as a conclusion to the preceding passages about Babylon. The destiny of Assyria becomes a pledge of what would happen to Babylon in the future. The Lord would destroy Babylon as surely as he would destroy Assyria.