13 “But he stands alone, and who can oppose him?(A)
    He does whatever he pleases.(B)

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13 But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.

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Our God is in heaven;(A)
    he does whatever pleases him.(B)

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But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.

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35 All the peoples of the earth
    are regarded as nothing.(A)
He does as he pleases(B)
    with the powers of heaven
    and the peoples of the earth.
No one can hold back(C) his hand(D)
    or say to him: “What have you done?”(E)

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35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?

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21 Many are the plans in a person’s heart,
    but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.(A)

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21 There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.

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19 God is not human,(A) that he should lie,(B)
    not a human being, that he should change his mind.(C)
Does he speak and then not act?
    Does he promise(D) and not fulfill?
20 I have received a command to bless;(E)
    he has blessed,(F) and I cannot change it.(G)

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19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

20 Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.

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10 I make known the end from the beginning,(A)
    from ancient times,(B) what is still to come.(C)
I say, ‘My purpose will stand,(D)
    and I will do all that I please.’

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10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:

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14 I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that people will fear him.(A)

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14 I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.

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14 What he tears down(A) cannot be rebuilt;(B)
    those he imprisons cannot be released.(C)

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14 Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.

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24 The Lord Almighty has sworn,(A)

“Surely, as I have planned,(B) so it will be,
    and as I have purposed, so it will happen.(C)
25 I will crush the Assyrian(D) in my land;
    on my mountains I will trample him down.
His yoke(E) will be taken from my people,
    and his burden removed from their shoulders.(F)

26 This is the plan(G) determined for the whole world;
    this is the hand(H) stretched out over all nations.
27 For the Lord Almighty has purposed,(I) and who can thwart him?
    His hand(J) is stretched out, and who can turn it back?(K)

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24 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:

25 That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders.

26 This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations.

27 For the Lord of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?

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15 What is crooked cannot be straightened;(A)
    what is lacking cannot be counted.

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15 That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.

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The Lord does whatever pleases him,(A)
    in the heavens and on the earth,(B)
    in the seas and all their depths.

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Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.

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29 But if he remains silent,(A) who can condemn him?(B)
    If he hides his face,(C) who can see him?
Yet he is over individual and nation alike,(D)

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29 When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:

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12 If he snatches away, who can stop him?(A)
    Who can say to him, ‘What are you doing?’(B)
13 God does not restrain his anger;(C)
    even the cohorts of Rahab(D) cowered at his feet.

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12 Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou?

13 If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.

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