Parallel Verses

NET Bible

The Lord who commands armies makes this solemn vow: "Be sure of this: Just as I have intended, so it will be; just as I have planned, it will happen.

New American Standard Bible

The Lord of hosts has sworn saying, “Surely, just as I have intended so it has happened, and just as I have planned so it will stand,

King James Version

The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:

Holman Bible

The Lord of Hosts has sworn:

As I have purposed, so it will be;
as I have planned it, so it will happen.

International Standard Version

The LORD of the Heavenly Armies has sworn: "Surely as I have planned, that's what she will become; and just as I have determined, so will it remain

A Conservative Version

LORD of hosts has sworn, saying, Surely, as I have thought, so shall it come to pass, and as I have purposed, so shall it stand,

American Standard Version

Jehovah of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely, as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:

Amplified

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—

Bible in Basic English

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

Darby Translation

Jehovah of hosts hath sworn saying, Assuredly as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, it shall stand:

Julia Smith Translation

Jehovah of armies sware, saying, If not as I purposed thus it was, and as I counseled, this shall stand:

King James 2000

The LORD of hosts has sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:

Lexham Expanded Bible

Yahweh of hosts has sworn, saying, "{Surely} just as I have intended, so it shall be. And just as I have planned, it shall stand:

Modern King James verseion

Jehovah of Hosts has sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so it shall come to pass; and as I have purposed, it shall stand;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The LORD of Hosts hath sworn an oath, saying: It shall come to pass as I have determined, and shall be fulfilled as I have devised.

New Heart English Bible

The LORD of hosts has sworn, saying, "Surely, as I have thought, so shall it happen; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:

The Emphasized Bible

Yahweh of hosts, hath sworn, saying, - Surely as I intended, so, hath it come to pass, And as I purposed, the same, shall stand: -

Webster

The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand.

World English Bible

Yahweh of Armies has sworn, saying, "Surely, as I have thought, so shall it happen; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
of hosts
צבאה צבא 
Tsaba' 
Usage: 483

שׁבע 
 
Usage: 186

דּמה 
Damah 
Usage: 30

so shall it come to pass and as I have purposed
יעץ 
Ya`ats 
Usage: 80

References

Context Readings

Oracle Of Judgment On Assyria

23 "I will turn her into a place that is overrun with wild animals and covered with pools of stagnant water. I will get rid of her, just as one sweeps away dirt with a broom," says the Lord who commands armies. 24 The Lord who commands armies makes this solemn vow: "Be sure of this: Just as I have intended, so it will be; just as I have planned, it will happen. 25 I will break Assyria in my land, I will trample them underfoot on my hills. Their yoke will be removed from my people, the burden will be lifted from their shoulders.

Cross References

Acts 4:28

to do as much as your power and your plan had decided beforehand would happen.

Job 23:13

But he is unchangeable, and who can change him? Whatever he has desired, he does.

Proverbs 19:21

There are many plans in a person's mind, but it is the counsel of the Lord which will stand.

Exodus 17:16

for he said, "For a hand was lifted up to the throne of the Lord -- that the Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation."

Psalm 33:10

The Lord frustrates the decisions of the nations; he nullifies the plans of the peoples.

Psalm 92:5

How great are your works, O Lord! Your plans are very intricate!

Psalm 110:4

The Lord makes this promise on oath and will not revoke it: "You are an eternal priest after the pattern of Melchizedek."

Proverbs 21:30

There is no wisdom and there is no understanding, and there is no counsel against the Lord.

Isaiah 46:10-11

who announces the end from the beginning and reveals beforehand what has not yet occurred, who says, 'My plan will be realized, I will accomplish what I desire,'

Jeremiah 23:20

The anger of the Lord will not turn back until he has fully carried out his intended purposes. In days to come you people will come to understand this clearly.

Jeremiah 29:11

For I know what I have planned for you,' says the Lord. 'I have plans to prosper you, not to harm you. I have plans to give you a future filled with hope.

Jeremiah 44:26

But listen to what the Lord has to say, all you people of Judah who are living in the land of Egypt. The Lord says, 'I hereby swear by my own great name that none of the people of Judah who are living anywhere in Egypt will ever again invoke my name in their oaths! Never again will any of them use it in an oath saying, "As surely as the Lord God lives."

Lamentations 3:37

(Mem) Whose command was ever fulfilled unless the Lord decreed it?

Amos 8:7

The Lord confirms this oath by the arrogance of Jacob: "I swear I will never forget all you have done!

Matthew 11:25

At that time Jesus said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to little children.

Ephesians 1:9

He did this when he revealed to us the secret of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ,

Hebrews 4:3

For we who have believed enter that rest, as he has said, "As I swore in my anger, 'They will never enter my rest!'" And yet God's works were accomplished from the foundation of the world.

Hebrews 6:16-18

For people swear by something greater than themselves, and the oath serves as a confirmation to end all dispute.

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