Isaiah 14:14

I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.

Ver. 14. I will ascend above the height of the clouds.] Ut verbo dicam, ero summa et sacra maiestas.

“ Attingit solium Iovis, et coelestia tentat. ”

- Hor., lib. i. Ode 3.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

of . that is to say. Genitive of Apposition. App-17. the MOST HIGH. Hebrew. Elyon. App-4.
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

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I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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The Biblical Illustrator

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Like — In the uncontrolableness of my power, and the universal extent of my dominion.

¹⁴ I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.

Related Commentaries of Isaiah 14:14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Isaiah 14:14