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Yahweh of Hosts has sworn, saying, Surely, as I have thought, so shall it happen; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:
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God's Unshakable Purpose
Commentators unanimously agree that this verse powerfully affirms God's sovereignty. The phrases "as I have thought" and "as I have purposed" reveal that God's plans are not random but are the result of divine wisdom and counsel. His purposes are unchangeable and will certainly be accomplished, offering believers profound security in His control over history.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The Lord of hosts - (see the note at Isaiah 1:9). It is evident that this verse and the three following are not directly connected with what…
19th Century
Anglican
The Lord of hosts has sworn ... —The long “oracle” of Babylon is followed by a fragmentary prophecy against Assyria ([Ref…
Baptist
And cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, says the LORD. I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools…
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16th Century
Protestant
The Lord of hosts has sworn. For fuller confirmation, an oath was necessary. There is nothing more difficult to convince us of than that w…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The Lord of hosts has sworn, saying The Septuagint only read, "these things says the Lord of hosts"; for, as Kimchi …
Let those who make themselves a yoke and a burden to God's people see what they are to expect. Let those who are the called according to God's purp…
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13th Century
Catholic
409. Her time is near at hand. In this part, he promises liberation to the Jews through the destruction of Babylon, which he threatened abov…
