'Decreed' in the Bible

The sovereign master decreed judgment on Jacob, and it fell on Israel.

For though your people, Israel, are as numerous as the sand on the seashore, only a remnant will come back. Destruction has been decreed; just punishment is about to engulf you.

The sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, is certainly ready to carry out the decreed destruction throughout the land.

The earth will be completely devastated and thoroughly ransacked. For the Lord has decreed this judgment.

O Lord, you are my God! I will exalt you in praise, I will extol your fame. For you have done extraordinary things, and executed plans made long ago exactly as you decreed.

So now, do not mock, or your chains will become heavier! For I have heard a message about decreed destruction, from the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, against the entire land.

What can I say? He has decreed and acted. I will walk slowly all my years because I am overcome with grief.

The splendor of the Lord will be revealed, and all people will see it at the same time. For the Lord has decreed it."

Who decreed this from the beginning, so we could know? Who announced it ahead of time, so we could say, 'He's correct'? Indeed, none of them decreed it! Indeed, none of them announced it! Indeed, no one heard you say anything!

I first decreed to Zion, 'Look, here's what will happen!' I sent a herald to Jerusalem.

I decreed and delivered and proclaimed, and there was no other god among you. You are my witnesses," says the Lord, "that I am God.

who summons an eagle from the east, from a distant land, one who carries out my plan. Yes, I have decreed, yes, I will bring it to pass; I have formulated a plan, yes, I will carry it out.

I announced them to you beforehand; before they happened, I predicted them for you, so you could never say, 'My image did these things, my idol, my cast image, decreed them.'

Look, I have decreed: I will not keep silent, but will pay them back; I will pay them back exactly what they deserve,