² Who is this who obscures my counsel
with ignorant words?^(A)

³ You asked, “Who is this who conceals my counsel with ignorance?”^(A)
Surely I spoke about things I did not understand,
things too wondrous for me to^[a] know.^(B)

¹¹ The counsel of the Lord stands forever,
the plans of his heart from generation to generation.^(A)

¹¹ because they rebelled against God’s commands
and despised the counsel of the Most High.^(A)

²⁶ This is the plan^(A) prepared
for the whole earth,
and this is the hand stretched out
against all the nations.

¹⁰ I declare the end from the beginning,
and from long ago what is not yet done,
saying: my plan will take place,
and I will do all my will.^(A)
11 I call a bird of prey^[a] from the east,^(B)
a man for my purpose from a far country.
Yes, I have spoken; so I will also bring it about.^(C)
I have planned it; I will also do it.