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Isaiah 46:10

I 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.’

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ASV

declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done; saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure;

KJV

Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:

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13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
מַגִּ֤ידma.Gid[one who] declaresH5046 →
מֵֽרֵאשִׁית֙me.re.Shitfrom [the] beginningH7225 →
אַחֲרִ֔ית'a.cha.Rit[the] endH319 →
וּמִקֶּ֖דֶםu.mi.Ke.demand from antiquityH6924 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher[things] whichH834 →
לֹא־lo'-notH3808 →
נַעֲשׂ֑וּna.'a.Suthey have been doneH6213 →
אֹמֵר֙'o.Mer[one who] saysH559 →
עֲצָתִ֣י'a.tza.Tipurpose myH6098 →
תָק֔וּםta.Kumit will be fulfilledH6965 →
וְכָל־ve.kholand allH3605 →
חֶפְצִ֖יchef.Tzidesire myH2656 →
אֶעֱשֶֽׂה׃'e.'e.SehI will accomplishH6213 →

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Isaiah 55:11so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.Proverbs 19:21Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.Psalms 33:11The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the purposes of His heart to all generations.Proverbs 16:9A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.Ephesians 1:9–11And He has made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in ChristIsaiah 43:13Even from eternity I am He, and none can deliver out of My hand. When I act, who can reverse it?”Isaiah 45:21Speak up and present your case—yes, let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and Savior; there is none but Me.Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.Job 42:2“I know that You can do all things and that no plan of Yours can be thwarted.Psalms 135:6The LORD does all that pleases Him in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and in all their depths.Psalms 115:3Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases.Lamentations 3:37Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has ordained it?Isaiah 44:7Who then is like Me? Let him say so! Let him declare his case before Me, since I established an ancient people. Let him foretell the things to come, and what is to take place.Acts 5:39But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God.”Isaiah 46:11I summon a bird of prey from the east, a man for My purpose from a far-off land. Truly I have spoken, and truly I will bring it to pass. I have planned it, and I will surely do it.Hebrews 6:17So when God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath.Daniel 4:35All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’”Acts 4:27–28In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.

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