Devise a plan, but it will be thwarted; state a proposal, but it will not happen. For God is with us.”
Parallel translations
- WEB Take counsel together, and it will be brought to nothing; speak the word, and it will not stand: for God is with us.”
- KJV Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.
- NKJV Take counsel together, but it will come to nothing; Speak the word, but it will not stand, For God is with us.”
- NASB “Devise a plan, but it will fail; State a proposal, but it will not stand, For God is with us.”
- NLT Call your councils of war, but they will be worthless. Develop your strategies, but they will not succeed. For God is with us!”
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Quick answer
Every plan against God's people will fail, because "God is with us" (Immanuel).
Overview
Schemes and decrees aimed at God's people will come to nothing, for the Lord himself stands with them. The closing phrase "God is with us" echoes the name Immanuel, grounding security not in armies but in God's presence. This is the gospel hope: with God on our side through Christ, no opposition can finally succeed (cf. Romans 8:31).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 28
- Lam 3:37Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has ordained it?
- Rom 8:31What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Job 5:12He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.
- Prov 21:30There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
- Ps 46:11The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
- 2 Sam 15:31Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”
- Isa 7:5–7For Aram, along with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has plotted your ruin, saying:
- Ps 33:10–11The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples.
- Isa 41:10Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.
- Ps 46:7The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
- 2 Chr 13:12Now behold, God Himself is with us as our head, and His priests with their trumpets sound the battle call against you. O children of Israel, do not fight against the LORD, the God of your fathers, for you will not succeed.”
- Deut 20:1When you go out to war against your enemies and see horses, chariots, and an army larger than yours, do not be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, is with you.
- 2 Sam 17:23When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.
- Ps 46:1For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
- Josh 1:5No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
- Rom 8:13For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
- Ps 83:3–18With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,
- 1 Jn 4:4You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
- Isa 7:14Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.
- Matt 28:20and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
- 2 Chr 33:7–8Manasseh even took the carved image he had made and set it up in the house of God, of which God had said to David and his son Solomon, “In this temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will establish My Name forever.
- Acts 5:38–39So in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone. Let them go! For if their purpose or endeavor is of human origin, it will fail.
- Isa 9:6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
- Ps 2:1–2Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
- Nah 1:9–12Whatever you plot against the LORD, He will bring to an end. Affliction will not rise up a second time.
- Matt 1:23“Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”).
- Isa 8:8It will pour into Judah, swirling and sweeping over it, reaching up to the neck; its spreading streams will cover your entire land, O Immanuel!
- 2 Sam 17:4This proposal seemed good to Absalom and all the elders of Israel.
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