But he is unchangeable and who can turn him? What he desires, that he does.
Jeremiah 29:11 - Revised Standard Version For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome. American Standard Version (1901) For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end. Common English Bible I know the plans I have in mind for you, declares the LORD; they are plans for peace, not disaster, to give you a future filled with hope. Catholic Public Domain Version For I know the thoughts that I think over you, says the Lord: thoughts of peace and not of affliction, so that I may give you patience and an end. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For I know the thoughts that I think towards you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of affliction, to give you an end and patience. |
But he is unchangeable and who can turn him? What he desires, that he does.
The counsel of the Lord stands for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
Thou hast multiplied, O Lord my God, thy wondrous deeds and thy thoughts toward us; none can compare with thee! Were I to proclaim and tell of them, they would be more than can be numbered.
Surely his salvation is at hand for those who fear him, that glory may dwell in our land.
I have no wrath. Would that I had thorns and briers to battle! I would set out against them, I would burn them up together.
“Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the name by which he will be called: ‘The Lord is our righteousness.’
“Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Like these good figs, so I will regard as good the exiles from Judah, whom I have sent away from this place to the land of the Chaldeans.
“Then fear not, O Jacob my servant, says the Lord, nor be dismayed, O Israel; for lo, I will save you from afar, and your offspring from the land of their captivity. Jacob shall return and have quiet and ease, and none shall make him afraid.
But they shall serve the Lord their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them.
Behold, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal them and reveal to them abundance of prosperity and security.
It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.
Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: Though I removed them far off among the nations, and though I scattered them among the countries, yet I have been a sanctuary to them for a while in the countries where they have gone.’
Afterward the children of Israel shall return and seek the Lord their God, and David their king; and they shall come in fear to the Lord and to his goodness in the latter days.
But they do not know the thoughts of the Lord, they do not understand his plan, that he has gathered them as sheaves to the threshing floor.
But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not overtake your fathers? So they repented and said, As the Lord of hosts purposed to deal with us for our ways and deeds, so has he dealt with us.”
And I will put this third into the fire, and refine them as one refines silver, and test them as gold is tested. They will call on my name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are my people’; and they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’ ”