¹⁰ declaring the outcome from the beginning
    and from ancient times things not yet done,
saying, “My purpose shall stand,
    and I will fulfill my intention,”^(A)
11 calling a bird of prey from the east,
    the man for my purpose from a far country.
I have spoken, and I will bring it to pass;
    I have planned, and I will do it.^(B)

²⁷ For the Lord of hosts has planned,
    and who will annul it?
His hand is stretched out,
    and who will turn it back?^(A)

³⁰ No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel
    can avail against the Lord.^(A)

²¹ The human mind may devise many plans,
    but it is the purpose of the Lord that will be established.^(A)

¹³ But he stands alone, and who can dissuade him?
    What he desires, that he does.^(A)

¹⁹ God is not a human being, that he should lie,
    or a mortal, that he should change his mind.
Has he promised, and will he not do it?
    Has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?^(A)
20 See, I received a command to bless;
    he has blessed, and I cannot revoke it.^(B)