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13 But once he has made his decision, who can change his mind?
    Whatever he wants to do, he does.

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Our God is in the heavens,
    and he does as he wishes.

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21 You can make many plans,
    but the Lord’s purpose will prevail.

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35 All the people of the earth
    are nothing compared to him.
He does as he pleases
    among the angels of heaven
    and among the people of the earth.
No one can stop him or say to him,
    ‘What do you mean by doing these things?’

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10 Only I can tell you the future
    before it even happens.
Everything I plan will come to pass,
    for I do whatever I wish.

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14 What he destroys cannot be rebuilt.
    When he puts someone in prison, there is no escape.

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A Message about Assyria

24 The Lord of Heaven’s Armies has sworn this oath:

“It will all happen as I have planned.
    It will be as I have decided.
25 I will break the Assyrians when they are in Israel;
    I will trample them on my mountains.
My people will no longer be their slaves
    nor bow down under their heavy loads.
26 I have a plan for the whole earth,
    a hand of judgment upon all the nations.
27 The Lord of Heaven’s Armies has spoken—
    who can change his plans?
When his hand is raised,
    who can stop him?”

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14 And I know that whatever God does is final. Nothing can be added to it or taken from it. God’s purpose is that people should fear him.

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19 God is not a man, so he does not lie.
    He is not human, so he does not change his mind.
Has he ever spoken and failed to act?
    Has he ever promised and not carried it through?
20 Listen, I received a command to bless;
    God has blessed, and I cannot reverse it!

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The Lord does whatever pleases him
    throughout all heaven and earth,
    and on the seas and in their depths.

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15 What is wrong cannot be made right.
    What is missing cannot be recovered.

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12 If he snatches someone in death, who can stop him?
    Who dares to ask, ‘What are you doing?’
13 And God does not restrain his anger.
    Even the monsters of the sea[a] are crushed beneath his feet.

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Footnotes

  1. 9:13 Hebrew the helpers of Rahab, the name of a mythical sea monster that represents chaos in ancient literature.

17 Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens.[a] He never changes or casts a shifting shadow.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 1:17a Greek from above, from the Father of lights.
  2. 1:17b Some manuscripts read He never changes, as a shifting shadow does.

God has now revealed to us his mysterious will regarding Christ—which is to fulfill his own good plan. 10 And this is the plan: At the right time he will bring everything together under the authority of Christ—everything in heaven and on earth. 11 Furthermore, because we are united with Christ, we have received an inheritance from God,[a] for he chose us in advance, and he makes everything work out according to his plan.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:11 Or we have become God’s inheritance.

19 Well then, you might say, “Why does God blame people for not responding? Haven’t they simply done what he makes them do?”

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29 But if he chooses to remain quiet,
    who can criticize him?
When he hides his face, no one can find him,
    whether an individual or a nation.

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10 If God comes and puts a person in prison
    or calls the court to order, who can stop him?

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