Isaiah 14:24
The Lord of hosts has sworn [an oath], saying, “Just as I have intended, so it has certainly happened, and just as I have planned, so it will stand—
Acts 4:28
to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose predestined [before the creation of the world] to occur [and so without knowing it, they served Your own purpose].
Job 23:13
“But He is unique and unchangeable, and who can turn Him?
And what His soul desires, that He does.
Proverbs 19:21
Many plans are in a man’s mind,
But it is the Lord’s purpose for him that will stand (be carried out).
Exodus 17:16
saying, “The Lord has sworn [an oath]; the Lord will have war against [the people of] Amalek from generation to generation.”
Psalm 33:10
The Lord nullifies the counsel of the nations;
He makes the thoughts and plans of the people ineffective.
Psalm 92:5
How great are Your works, O Lord!
Your thoughts are very deep [beyond man’s understanding].
Psalm 110:4
The Lord has sworn [an oath] and will not change His mind:
“
According to the order of Melchizedek.”
Proverbs 21:30
There is no [human] wisdom or understanding
Or counsel [that can prevail] against the Lord.
Isaiah 46:10-11
Declaring the end and the result from the beginning,
And from ancient times the things which have not [yet] been done,
Saying, ‘My purpose will be established,
And I will do all that pleases Me and fulfills My purpose,’
Jeremiah 23:20
“The anger of the Lord will not turn back
Until He has set in motion and accomplished the thoughts and intentions of His heart;
In the last days you will clearly understand it.
Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans and thoughts that I have for you,’ says the Lord, ‘plans for peace and well-being and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
Jeremiah 44:26
Therefore hear the word of the Lord, all [you people of] Judah who are living in the land of Egypt, ‘Behold, I have sworn [an oath] by My great Name,’ says the Lord, ‘that My Name shall never again be invoked by the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, “As the Lord God lives.”
Lamentations 3:37
Who is there who speaks and it comes to pass,
Unless the Lord has authorized and commanded it?
Amos 8:7
The Lord has sworn [an oath] by the pride of Jacob,
“Surely I shall never forget [nor leave unpunished] any of their [rebellious] acts.
Matthew 11:25
At that time Jesus said,
Ephesians 1:9
He made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ,
Hebrews 4:3
For we who believe [that is, we who personally trust and confidently rely on God] enter that rest [so we have His inner peace now because we are confident in our salvation, and assured of His power], just as He has said,
They shall not enter My rest,”
[this He said] although His works were
Hebrews 6:16-18
Indeed men swear [an oath] by
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Declaring the end and the result from the beginning,
And from ancient times the things which have not [yet] been done,
Saying, ‘My purpose will be established,
And I will do all that pleases Me and fulfills My purpose,’
“But He is unique and unchangeable, and who can turn Him?
And what His soul desires, that He does.
The Lord nullifies the counsel of the nations;
He makes the thoughts and plans of the people ineffective.
How great are Your works, O Lord!
Your thoughts are very deep [beyond man’s understanding].
Many plans are in a man’s mind,
But it is the Lord’s purpose for him that will stand (be carried out).
There is no [human] wisdom or understanding
Or counsel [that can prevail] against the Lord.
“The anger of the Lord will not turn back
Until He has set in motion and accomplished the thoughts and intentions of His heart;
In the last days you will clearly understand it.
Who is there who speaks and it comes to pass,
Unless the Lord has authorized and commanded it?