But this is what you hid in your heart,\par I know this is what you secretly\par planned in your heart.\par Yes, I know this is what was\par in your mind:\par
Job 23:13 - Easy To Read Version “But God never changes.\par No person can stand against God.\par God does anything he wants.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? And what his soul desireth, even that he doeth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But He is unchangeable, and who can turn Him? And what He wants to do, that He does. American Standard Version (1901) But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? And what his soul desireth, even that he doeth. Common English Bible He is of one mind; who can reverse it? What he desires, he does. Catholic Public Domain Version For he is alone, and no one is able to disturb his intention; and whatever his spirit wills, that he accomplishes. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For he is alone, and no man can turn away his thought. And whatsoever is soul hath desired, that hath he done. |
But this is what you hid in your heart,\par I know this is what you secretly\par planned in your heart.\par Yes, I know this is what was\par in your mind:\par
You know I am innocent,\par but no one can save me\par from your power!\par
“If God arrests you,\par and brings you to court,\par no person can stop him.\par
If God tears down anything,\par people can’t build it again.\par If God puts a person in prison,\par people can’t free the person.\par
I always obey God’s commands.\par I love the words from God’s mouth\par more than I love my food.\par
God will do what he planned to me.\par And he has many other plans for me.\par
But if God decides not to help them,\par then no person can judge God guilty.\par If God hides himself from people,\par then no person can find him.\par God is the ruler over people and nations.\par
The Lord does anything he wants,\par in heaven and earth,\par in the seas and deep oceans.\par
\{You can’t change these things.\} If something is crooked, you can’t say it is straight. And if something is missing, you can’t say it is there.
I learned that anything God does will continue forever. People can’t add anything to the work of God. And people can’t take anything away from the work of God. God did this so people would respect him.
“In the beginning, I told you about the things that will happen in the end. A long time ago, I told you things that had not yet happened. When I plan something—that thing happens. I do the things I want to do.
And I am calling a man from the east. That man will be like an eagle. He will come from a faraway country, and he will do the things I decide to do. I am telling you that I will do this, and I will do it. I made him, and I will bring him!
People on earth are not truly important.\par God does what he wants\par with the powers of heaven\par and the people on earth.\par No one can stop his powerful hand!\par No one can question the things he does!\par
So one of you will ask me: “If God controls the things we do, then why does God blame us \{for our sins\}?”
Everything good comes from God. And every perfect gift is from God. These good gifts come down from the Father who made all the lights in the sky (sun, moon, stars). But God never changes \{like those lights\}. He is always the same.