The Lord of hosts has sworn: “As I have planned, so shall it be, and as I have purposed, so shall it stand,
Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.
declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose,’ calling a bird of prey from the east, the man of my counsel from a far country. I have spoken, and I will bring it to pass; I have purposed, and I will do it.
But he is unchangeable, and who can turn him back? What he desires, that he does.
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ
to do whatever your hand and your plan had predestined to take place.
At that time Jesus declared, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children;
The Lord has sworn by the pride of Jacob: “Surely I will never forget any of their deeds.
Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has commanded it?
For people swear by something greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation. So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it with an oath, so that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us.
For we who have believed enter that rest, as he has said, “As I swore in my wrath, ‘They shall not enter my rest,’” although his works were finished from the foundation of the world.
The anger of the Lord will not turn back until he has executed and accomplished the intents of his heart. In the latter days you will understand it clearly.
The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, “You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.”
How great are your works, O Lord! Your thoughts are very deep!
saying, “A hand upon the throne of the Lord! The Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.”
No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel can avail against the Lord.
Therefore hear the word of the Lord, all you of Judah who dwell in the land of Egypt: Behold, I have sworn by my great name, says the Lord, that my name shall no more be invoked by the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, ‘As the Lord God lives.’
The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples.
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