Isaiah 10:23

“For the Lord God of hosts shall make a consumption, &c.] Not of the land of Judea, as at the destruction of Jerusalem; but the meaning is, that he that is Lord of all, who does what he pleases in the armies above and below, will execute and accomplish a precise and absolute decree of his, concerning the salvation of the remnant of his people; which is his decree of election, and that standing sure, not upon the foot of works, but his own sovereign will: hence their salvation is sure and certain, and not precarious; even determined, in the midst of all the land; that is, the determined decree should be executed in the several parts of the land of Judea, where this remnant was; for which…”

“even determined--"A consumption, and whatever is determined," or decreed [MAURER]. midst--Zion, the central point of the earth as to Jehovah's presence. land--Israel. But the Septuagint, "in the whole habitable world." So English Version (Rom 9:28), "upon the earth."”

“For the Lord God of hosts - Note, Isaiah 1:9. Shall make a consumption - The Hebrew of this verse might be rendered, ‘for its destruction is completed, and is determined on; the Lord Yahweh of hosts will execute it in the midst of the land.’ Our translation, however, expresses the force of the original. It means that the destruction was fixed in the mind or purpose of God, and would be certainly executed. The translation by the Septuagint, which is followed in the main by the apostle Paul in quoting this passage, is somewhat different. ‘For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness, for a short work will the Lord make in the whole habitable world’ - ἐν τῇ οἰκουμένῃ…”

“In the midst - In all the parts of the land, not excepting Jerusalem, which was to be preserved in the Assyrian invasion. Isaiah 10:24”

“determined: Isa 14:26, Isa 14:27, 24:1-23; Dan 4:35 Isaiah 10:24”