...unto the beast." It was his will (of decree) that the beast should have the kingdom. Isaiah 14. 24. "The Lord of Hosts hath sworn, saying, surely as I...stand ; that I will break the Assyrian in my land,'*" Is. 19, 2 12, 13, 14. "Where are thy wise men? and let them tell thee now, and let them know what the...

...and pools of water : and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts. 24 f idges thereof abundantly : || thou settlest the furrows...it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing : 25 That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot : then shall...

...bittern, and pools of water; and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of Hosts. The Lord of Hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I...pass ; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand. "t * M. de St. Croix's paraphrase of this passage is very striking : — " The princes and great men...

...counsel of the Lord standeth for ever; the thoughts of his heart to all generations." Ps. xxxiii. 9-11. "Surely, as I have thought, so shall it come to pass ; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand." " This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth, and this is the hand that is stretched...

...persons with God. — Rom. 2: 11. And he will save them, for The Lord of hosts hath sworn, saying, surelj as I have thought, so shall it come to pass ; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand. — Isa. 14 : 24. For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish,disobedient deceived serving diverse...

...against my land." Enemies will attack the land in vain. Thus we read concerning Assyria in Isa. 14:25: "I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains trample him under foot." Joel 2:18 says: "Yahweh became jealous for his land, and had pity on his people."...

...made clear as early as chapter 14: The Lord of hosts has sworn: "As I have planned — so shall it be, and as I have purposed, so shall it stand, that I...break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains trample him under foot; and his yoke shall depart from them, and his burden from their shoulder." This...

...1:1. In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Isaiah 14:24, 27. The Lord of hosts has sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought so shall it...to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand. For the Lord of hosts has purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who...

...destruction, says the Lord of hosts." 24The Lord of hosts has sworn: "As I have planned, so shall it be, and as I have purposed, so shall it stand, "that I...break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains trample him under foot; and his yoke shall depart from them, and his burden from their shoulder." 26This...

...and pools of waler: and I will sweep il wilh Ihe besom of destruction, saith Ihe LORD of hosts. 24 f X( 6 6 25 Thai I will break Ihe Assyrian in my land, and upon my mounlains Iread him under foot: then shall...