Isaiah 14:24-27

The Lord of Hosts hath sworn— This period, though of a peculiar and different, is not of a totally foreign argument: it contains the epilogue and conclusion of the foregoing prophesy. As what the prophet foretold concerning the destruction of Babylon might justly seem great beyond expectation, he was desirous that the truth of the prediction should be collected from another remarkable and not dissimilar divine judgment, which should precede the completion of this prophesy; namely, the wonderful slaughter which the king of Assyria should meet with in Canaan itself, as an example of the divine indignation, and a pledge of the truth of similar predictions, denouncing the destruction of the enemies of the people of God. This is the scope and sense of the present period; which moreover contains a preface or introduction to the divine oath, and the subject matter of that oath; Isaiah 14:24 together with the basis and foundation of it, the divine purpose and power; Isaiah 14:26. And no one can doubt of the completion of this prophesy, who reads the account of the destruction of Sennacherib's army. See chap. 36: and 37: Vitringa has annexed to his explanation of the letter of this prophesy, an account of the mystical sense of it; which he considers as referring to the spiritual Babylon or papal power. See 2 Thessalonians 2:4 and the book of Revelation.