²⁴ Sworn hath Jehovah of Hosts, saying, `As I thought -- so hath it not been? And as I counselled -- it standeth;

²⁸ to do whatever Thy hand and Thy counsel did determine before to come to pass.

²¹ Many `are' the purposes in a man's heart, And the counsel of Jehovah it standeth.

¹³ And He `is' in one `mind', And who doth turn Him back? And His soul hath desired -- and He doth `it'.

¹⁶ for men indeed do swear by the greater, and an end of all controversy to them for confirmation `is' the oath,

¹⁷ in which God, more abundantly willing to shew to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, did interpose by an oath,

¹⁸ that through two immutable things, in which `it is' impossible for God to lie, a strong comfort we may have who did flee for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before `us',

³ for we do enter into the rest -- we who did believe, as He said, `So I sware in My anger, If they shall enter into My rest -- ;' and yet the works were done from the foundation of the world,

⁹ having made known to us the secret of His will, according to His good pleasure, that He purposed in Himself,

²⁵ At that time Jesus answering said, `I do confess to Thee, Father, Lord of the heavens and of the earth, that thou didst hide these things from wise and understanding ones, and didst reveal them to babes.

⁷ Sworn hath Jehovah by the excellency of Jacob: `I forget not for ever any of their works.

³⁷ Who `is' this -- he hath said, and it is, `And' the Lord hath not commanded `it'?

²⁶ `Therefore, hear ye a word of Jehovah, all Judah who are dwelling in the land of Egypt: Lo, I -- I have sworn by My great name, said Jehovah, My name is no more proclaimed by the mouth of any man of Judah, saying, Live doth the Lord Jehovah -- in all the land of Egypt.

¹¹ For I have known the thoughts that I am thinking towards you -- an affirmation of Jehovah; thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give to you posterity and hope.

²⁰ The anger of Jehovah doth not turn back Till His doing, and till His establishing, The thoughts of His heart, In the latter end of the days ye attend to it With understanding.

¹⁰ Declaring from the beginning the latter end, And from of old that which hath not been done, Saying, `My counsel doth stand, And all My delight I do.'

¹¹ Calling from the east a ravenous bird, From a far land the man of My counsel, Yea, I have spoken, yea, I bring it in, I have formed `it', yea, I do it.

³⁰ There is no wisdom, nor understanding, Nor counsel, over-against Jehovah.

⁴ Jehovah hath sworn, and doth not repent, `Thou `art' a priest to the age, According to the order of Melchizedek.'

⁵ How great have been Thy works, O Jehovah, Very deep have been Thy thoughts.

¹⁰ Jehovah made void the counsel of nations, He disallowed the thoughts of the peoples.

¹⁶ and saith, `Because a hand `is' on the throne of Jah, war `is' to Jehovah with Amalek from generation -- generation.'