The LORDof hostshas swornsaying,"Surely,justas I have intendedsoit has happened,and justas I have plannedso it will stand,
"Now as for the repeatingof the dreamto Pharaohtwice,[it means] that the matteris determinedby God,and Godwill quicklybringit about.
"But He is uniqueand whocan turnHim? And [what] His souldesires,that He does.
The LORDhas swornand will not changeHis mind,"You are a priestforeverAccordingto the orderof Melchizedek."
The LORDnullifiesthe counselof the nations;He frustratesthe plansof the peoples.
Howgreatare Your works,O LORD!Your thoughtsare verydeep.
and he said,"The LORDhas sworn;the LORDwill have waragainst Amalekfrom generationto generation."
Manyplansare in a man'sheart,But the counselof the LORDwill stand.
Thereis nowisdomand nounderstandingAnd nocounselagainstthe LORD.
Woeto Assyria,the rodof My angerAnd the staffin whose handsis My indignation,
Wellthen,whereare your wisemen?Pleaselet them tellyou, And let them understandwhatthe LORDof hostsHas purposedagainstEgypt.
The landof Judahwill becomea terrorto Egypt;everyoneto whomit is mentionedwill be in dreadof it, becauseof the purposeof the LORDof hostswhichHe is purposingagainstthem.
"For My thoughtsare not your thoughts,Norare your waysMy ways,"declaresthe LORD.
"For [as] the heavensare higherthanthe earth,Soare My wayshigherthanyour waysAnd My thoughtsthanyour thoughts.
"The angerof the LORDwill not turnbackUntilHe has performedand carriedout the purposesof His heart;In the lastdaysyou will clearlyunderstandit.
For I knowthe plansthat I havefor you,' declaresthe LORD,'plansfor welfareand not for calamityto giveyou a futureand a hope.
"Neverthelesshearthe wordof the LORD,allJudahwho are livingin the landof Egypt,'Behold,I have swornby My greatname,'saysthe LORD,nevershall My namebe invokedagainby the mouthof anymanof Judahin allthe landof Egypt,saying,"As the LordGODlives."
Thereforehearthe planof the LORDwhichHe has plannedagainstEdom,and His purposeswhichHe has purposedagainstthe inhabitantsof Teman:surelythey will dragthem off,[even] the littleonesof the flock;surelyHe will maketheir pasturedesolatebecauseof them.
Thereforehearthe planof the LORDwhichHe has plannedagainstBabylon,and His purposeswhichHe has purposedagainstthe landof the Chaldeans:surelythey will dragthem off,[even] the littleonesof the flock;surelyHe will maketheir pasturedesolatebecauseof them.
Whois therewho speaksand it comesto pass,Unlessthe Lordhas commanded[it]?
"For I the LORDwill speak,and whateverwordI speakwill be performed.It will nolongerbe delayed,for in your days,O rebellioushouse,I will speakthe wordand performit," declaresthe LordGOD.'"
"You will fallon the mountainsof Israel,you and allyour troopsand the peopleswhoare with you; I will giveyou as foodto everykindof predatorybirdand beastof the field.
Ifa trumpetis blownin a citywill not the peopletremble?Ifa calamityoccursin a cityhas not the LORDdoneit?
The LORDhas swornby the prideof Jacob,"Indeed,I will neverforgetanyof their deeds.
At that timeJesussaid,"I praiseYou, Father,Lordof heavenand earth,that You have hiddenthese thingsfrom [the] wiseand intelligentand have revealedthem to infants.
to dowhateverYour handand Your purposepredestinedto occur.
He made knownto us the mysteryof His will, accordingto His kind intentionwhichHe purposedin Him
For we whohave believedenterthat rest,justas He has said,"AS I SWOREIN MY WRATH,THEY SHALL NOT ENTERMY REST,"althoughHis workswere finishedfrom the foundationof the world.
For it was of the LORDto hardentheir hearts,to meetIsraelin battlein orderthat he might utterlydestroythem, that they might receivenomercy,but that he might destroythem, justas the LORDhad commandedMoses.
