²⁴ The Lord has taken an oath, saying, My design will certainly come about, and my purpose will be effected:

²⁸ To do that which had been fixed before by your hand and your purpose.

²¹ A man's heart may be full of designs, but the purpose of the Lord is unchanging.

¹³ But his purpose is fixed and there is no changing it; and he gives effect to the desire of his soul.

¹⁶ For men at all times make their oaths by what is greater; and any argument is ended by the decision of the oath.

¹⁷ So that when it was God's desire to make it specially clear to those who by his word were to have the heritage, that his purpose was fixed, he made it more certain with an oath;

¹⁸ So that we, who have gone in flight from danger to the hope which has been put before us, may have a strong comfort in two unchanging things, in which it is not possible for God to be false;

³ For those of us who have belief come into his rest; even as he has said, As I said in my oath when I was angry, They may not come into my rest: though the works were done from the time of the making of the world.

⁹ Having made clear to us the secret of his purpose, in agreement with the design which he had in mind, to put into his hands

²⁵ At that time Jesus made answer and said, I give praise to you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have kept these things secret from the wise and the men of learning, and have made them clear to little children.

⁷ The Lord has taken an oath by the pride of Jacob, Truly I will ever keep in mind all their works.

³⁷ Who is able to say a thing, and give effect to it, if it has not been ordered by the Lord?

²⁶ And now give ear to the word of the Lord, all you of Judah who are living in the land of Egypt: Truly, I have taken an oath by my great name, says the Lord, that my name is no longer to be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, By the life of the Lord God.

¹¹ For I am conscious of my thoughts about you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you hope at the end.

²⁰ The wrath of the Lord will not be turned back till he has done, till he has put into effect, the purposes of his heart: in days to come you will have full knowledge of this.

¹⁰ Making clear from the first what is to come, and from past times the things which have not so far come about; saying, My purpose is fixed, and I will do all my pleasure;

¹¹ Sending for a bird of strong flight from the east, the man of my purpose from a far country; I have said it, and I will give effect to it; the thing designed by me will certainly be done.

³⁰ Wisdom and knowledge and wise suggestions are of no use against the Lord.

⁴ The Lord has made an oath, and will not take it back. You are a priest for ever, after the order of Melchizedek.

⁵ O Lord, how great are your works! and your thoughts are very deep.

¹⁰ The Lord undoes the designs of the nations; he makes the thoughts of the peoples without effect.

¹⁶ For he said, The Lord has taken his oath that there will be war with Amalek from generation to generation.