21 (A)Many are the plans in the mind of a man,
    but (B)it is the purpose of the Lord (C)that will stand.

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(A)The heart of man plans his way,
    but (B)the Lord establishes his steps.

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An Oracle Concerning Assyria

24 The Lord of hosts has sworn:
(A)“As I have planned,
    so shall it be,
and as I have purposed,
    so shall it stand,

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16 The plans of the heart belong to man,
    but (A)the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.

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10 The Lord (A)brings the counsel of the nations to nothing;
    he frustrates the plans of the peoples.
11 (B)The counsel of the Lord stands forever,
    the plans of his heart to all generations.

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10 (A)declaring the end from the beginning
    and from ancient times things not yet done,
saying, (B)‘My counsel shall stand,
    and I will accomplish all my purpose,’

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

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11 In him we have obtained (A)an inheritance, (B)having been predestined (C)according to the purpose of him who works all things according to (D)the counsel of his will,

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13 But he is unchangeable,[a] and (A)who can turn him back?
    What he (B)desires, that he does.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 23:13 Or one

26 This is the purpose that is purposed
    concerning the whole earth,
and this is (A)the hand that is stretched out
    over all the nations.
27 (B)For the Lord of hosts has purposed,
    and who will annul it?
(C)His hand is stretched out,
    and who will turn it back?

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21 The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord;
    he (A)turns it wherever he will.

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38 So in the present case I tell you, keep away from these men and let them alone, for (A)if this plan or this undertaking is of man, it will fail; 39 but (B)if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You (C)might even be found opposing God!” So they took his advice,

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35 (A)all the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing,
    and (B)he does according to his will among the host of heaven
    and among the inhabitants of the earth;
(C)and none can stay his hand
    or (D)say to him, “What have you done?”

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