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

³ But our God is in heaven: he has done whatever was pleasing to him.

³⁵ And all the people of the earth are as nothing: he does his pleasure in the army of heaven and among the people of the earth: and no one is able to keep back his hand, or say to him, What are you doing?

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

¹⁴ Truly, there is no building up of what is pulled down by him; when a man is shut up by him, no one may let him loose.

¹⁹ God is not a man, to say what is false; or the son of man, that his purpose may be changed: what he has said, will he not do? and will he not give effect to the words of his mouth?

²⁰ See, I have had orders to give blessing: and he has given a blessing which I have no power to take away.

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;

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

²⁵ To let the Assyrian be broken in my land, and crushed under foot on my mountains: there will his yoke be taken away from them, and his rule over them come to an end.

²⁶ This is the purpose for all the earth: and this is the hand stretched out over all nations.

²⁷ For it is the purpose of the Lord of armies, and who will make it of no effect? when his hand is stretched out, by whom may it be turned back?

¹⁴ I am certain that whatever God does will be for ever. No addition may be made to it, nothing may be taken from it; and God has done it so that man may be in fear before him.

¹⁵ That which is bent may not be made straight, and that which is not there may not be numbered.

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¹² If he puts out his hand to take, by whom may it be turned back? who may say to him, What are you doing?

¹³ God's wrath may not be turned back; the helpers of Rahab were bent down under him.

¹⁷ Every good and true thing is given to us from heaven, coming from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change or any shade made by turning.

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

¹⁰ The ordering of the times when they are complete, so that all things might come to a head in Christ, the things in heaven and the things on the earth; in him, I say,

¹¹ In whom we have a heritage, being marked out from the first in his purpose who does all things in agreement with his designs;

¹⁹ But you will say to me, Why does he still make us responsible? who is able to go against his purpose?

⁶ The Lord has done whatever was pleasing to him, in heaven, and on the earth, in the seas and in all the deep waters.

¹⁰ If he goes on his way, shutting a man up and putting him to death, who may make him go back from his purpose?