Isaiah 46:11

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Isaiah 46:11

I call a bird of prey from the east,
a man for My purpose from a far country.
Yes, I have spoken; so I will also bring it about.
I have planned it; I will also do it.

Numbers 23:19

God is not a man who lies,
or a son of man who changes His mind.
Does He speak and not act,
or promise and not fulfill?

Who has stirred him up from the east?
He calls righteousness to his feet.
The Lord hands nations over to him,
and he subdues kings.
He makes them like dust with his sword,
like wind-driven stubble with his bow.

Ezra 1:2

This is what King Cyrus of Persia says: “The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and has appointed me to build Him a house at Jerusalem in Judah.

Job 23:13

But He is unchangeable; who can oppose Him?
He does what He desires.

Psalm 76:10

Even human wrath will praise You;
You will clothe Yourself
with their remaining wrath.

Psalm 119:24

Your decrees are my delight
and my counselors.

Isaiah 13:2-4

Lift up a banner on a barren mountain.
Call out to them.
Wave your hand, and they will go
through the gates of the nobles.

Isaiah 14:24-27

The Lord of Hosts has sworn:

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

Isaiah 21:7-9

When he sees riders—
pairs of horsemen,
riders on donkeys,
riders on camels—
he must pay close attention.”

Isaiah 38:15

What can I say?
He has spoken to me,
and He Himself has done it.
I walk along slowly all my years
because of the bitterness of my soul,

Isaiah 41:25

“I have raised up one from the north, and he has come,
one from the east who invokes My name.
He will march over rulers as if they were mud,
like a potter who treads the clay.

Isaiah 44:28-6

who says to Cyrus, “My shepherd,
he will fulfill all My pleasure”
and says to Jerusalem, “She will be rebuilt,”
and of the temple, “Its foundation will be laid.”

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Isaiah 45:13

I have raised him up in righteousness,
and will level all roads for him.
He will rebuild My city,
and set My exiles free,
not for a price or a bribe,”
says the Lord of Hosts.

Isaiah 48:14-15

All of you, assemble and listen!
Who among the idols has declared these things?
The Lord loves him;
he will accomplish His will against Babylon,
and His arm will be against the Chaldeans.

Jeremiah 50:29

Summon the archers to Babylon,
all who string the bow;
camp all around her; let none escape.
Repay her according to her deeds;
just as she has done, do the same to her,
for she has acted arrogantly against the Lord,
against the Holy One of Israel.

Jeremiah 50:45

Therefore, hear the plans that the Lord has drawn up against Babylon and the strategies He has devised against the land of the Chaldeans: Certainly the flock’s little lambs will be dragged away; certainly the grazing land will be made desolate because of them.

Jeremiah 51:20-29

You are My battle club,
My weapons of war.
With you I will smash nations;
with you I will bring kingdoms to ruin.

Ezekiel 39:4

You, all your troops, and the peoples who are with you will fall on the mountains of Israel. I will give you as food to every kind of predatory bird and to the wild animals.

Acts 4:28

to do whatever Your hand and Your plan had predestined to take place.

Acts 5:39

but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You may even be found fighting against God.” So they were persuaded by him.

Ephesians 1:11

We have also received an inheritance in Him, predestined according to the purpose of the One who works out everything in agreement with the decision of His will,

Ephesians 3:11

This is according to His eternal purpose accomplished in the Messiah, Jesus our Lord.

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Summary

Isaiah 46:11

Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.

Calling

A ravenous bird

Ezekiel 39:4

The man

I have spoken

General references

Bible References

Calling

Lift up a banner on a barren mountain.
Call out to them.
Wave your hand, and they will go
through the gates of the nobles.

When he sees riders—
pairs of horsemen,
riders on donkeys,
riders on camels—
he must pay close attention.”

Who has stirred him up from the east?
He calls righteousness to his feet.

The Lord hands nations over to him,
and he subdues kings.
He makes them like dust with his sword,
like wind-driven stubble with his bow.

The Lord says this to Cyrus, His anointed,
whose right hand I have grasped
to subdue nations before him,
to disarm kings,
to open the doors before him
and the gates will not be shut:

You are My battle club,
My weapons of war.
With you I will smash nations;
with you I will bring kingdoms to ruin.

A ravenous bird

You, all your troops, and the peoples who are with you will fall on the mountains of Israel. I will give you as food to every kind of predatory bird and to the wild animals.

The man

who says to Cyrus, “My shepherd,
he will fulfill all My pleasure”
and says to Jerusalem, “She will be rebuilt,”
and of the temple, “Its foundation will be laid.”

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I have raised him up in righteousness,
and will level all roads for him.
He will rebuild My city,
and set My exiles free,
not for a price or a bribe,”
says the Lord of Hosts.

All of you, assemble and listen!
Who among the idols has declared these things?
The Lord loves him;
he will accomplish His will against Babylon,
and His arm will be against the Chaldeans.

This is what King Cyrus of Persia says: “The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and has appointed me to build Him a house at Jerusalem in Judah.

Even human wrath will praise You;
You will clothe Yourself
with their remaining wrath.

to do whatever Your hand and Your plan had predestined to take place.

I have spoken

The Lord of Hosts has sworn:

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

What can I say?
He has spoken to me,
and He Himself has done it.
I walk along slowly all my years
because of the bitterness of my soul,

God is not a man who lies,
or a son of man who changes His mind.
Does He speak and not act,
or promise and not fulfill?

But He is unchangeable; who can oppose Him?
He does what He desires.

but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You may even be found fighting against God.” So they were persuaded by him.

We have also received an inheritance in Him, predestined according to the purpose of the One who works out everything in agreement with the decision of His will,

This is according to His eternal purpose accomplished in the Messiah, Jesus our Lord.

General references

No wisdom, no understanding, and no counsel
will prevail against the Lord.

This is what the Lord God says:

It will not happen; it will not occur.

Take note: I have told you in advance.

This is according to His eternal purpose accomplished in the Messiah, Jesus our Lord.