Charles Ellicott Commentary Isaiah 14:28

"In the year that king Ahaz died was this burden." — Isaiah 14:28 (ASV)

In the year that king Ahaz died was this burden. —The prophecies against Babylon and Assyria are naturally followed by a series of like predictions, dealing with other nations which played their part in the great drama of the time. The date of what comes next is obviously specified, either by Isaiah himself or by the compiler of his prophecies, so that it might be seen that it was not a prophecy after the event. The death-year of Ahaz was B.C. 727. It was natural that the prophet’s thoughts were deeply occupied then, as in the year of Uzziah’s death (Isaiah 6:1), with the uncertainties of the coming future, and the “burden” was the answer to his searchings of heart. It was probably delivered before the king’s death. (See Note on Isaiah 6:1.)