The LORD of Hosts has sworn: “Surely, as I have planned, so will it be; as I have purposed, so will it stand.
Parallel translations
- WEB Yahweh of Armies has sworn, saying, “Surely, as I have thought, so shall it happen; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:
- KJV 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:
- NKJV The Lord of hosts has sworn, saying, “Surely, as I have thought, so it shall come to pass, And as I have purposed, so it shall stand:
- NASB The Lord of armies has sworn, saying, “Certainly, just as I have intended, so it has happened, and just as I have planned, so it will stand,
- NLT 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.
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Quick answer
The LORD of Armies swears that what he has planned will surely come to pass. His purposes are certain and unchangeable.
Overview
Turning from Babylon to Assyria, God affirms the absolute reliability of his sovereign plan. Whatever he purposes will stand, for no power can frustrate his will. This assurance of God's settled counsel anchors the believer's confidence in his promises, ultimately fulfilled in Christ.
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- Prov 19:21Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.
- Isa 46:10–11I declare the end from the beginning, and ancient times from what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’
- Job 23:13But He is unchangeable, and who can oppose Him? He does what He desires.
- Jer 29:11For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.
- Acts 4:28They carried out what Your hand and will had decided beforehand would happen.
- Eph 1:9And He has made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ
- Matt 11:25At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.
- Amos 8:7The LORD has sworn by the Pride of Jacob: “I will never forget any of their deeds.
- Ps 110:4The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
- Exod 17:16“Indeed,” he said, “a hand was lifted up toward the throne of the LORD. The LORD will war against Amalek from generation to generation.”
- Ps 92:5How great are Your works, O LORD, how deep are Your thoughts!
- Jer 23:20The anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has fully accomplished the purposes of His heart. In the days to come you will understand this clearly.
- Prov 21:30There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
- Heb 4:3Now we who have believed enter that rest. As for the others, it is just as God has said: “So I swore on oath in My anger, ‘They shall never enter My rest.’” And yet His works have been finished since the foundation of the world.
- Lam 3:37Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has ordained it?
- Ps 33:10The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples.
- Heb 6:16–18Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.
- Jer 44:26Nevertheless, hear the word of the LORD, all you people of Judah living in Egypt: Behold, I have sworn by My great name, says the LORD, that never again will any man of Judah living in the land of Egypt invoke My name or say, ‘As surely as the Lord GOD lives.’
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