- Hast thou not:
- etc. or, Hast thou not heard how I have made it long ago, and formed it of ancient times? Should I now bring it to be laid waste, and fenced cities to be ruinous heaps? I have done it. "The counselª of the LORDª standethª° for ever,ª the thoughtsª of his heartª to allª generations.ª" {Psa 33:11} + "Surely¹ the wrathª of manª shall praiseª° thee: the remainderª of wrathª shalt thou restrain.ª°" {Psa 76:10} + "O² Assyrian,ª the rodª of mine anger,ª and the staffª in their handª is mine indignation.ª ... I will sendª° him against an hypocriticalª nation,ª and against¹ the peopleª of my wrathª will I give him a charge,ª° to takeª° the spoil,ª and to takeª° the prey,ª and to tread them downª²° like the mireª of the streets.ª" {Isa 10:5-6} + "Shall the axeª boast²° itself¹ against¹ him that hewethª° therewith? [or] shall the sawª magnify²° itself¹ against¹ him that shakethª° it? as if the rodª should shake²° [itself] against¹¹ them that lift it up,ª° [or] as if the staffª should lift upª° [itself, as if it were] no¹ wood.ª" {Isa 10:15} + "Hast thou not¹ heardª° long ago,ª¹ [how] I have doneª° it; [and] of ancientª times,ª¹ that I have formedª° it? now¹ have I brought²° it to pass,¹ that thou shouldest be¹ to lay wasteª° defencedª° citiesª [into] ruinousª° heaps.ª ... Therefore their inhabitantsª° [were] of smallª power,ª they were dismayedª° and confounded:ª° they were¹ [as] the grassª of the field,ª and [as] the greenª herb,ª [as] the grassª on the housetops,ª and [as corn] blasted²¹ beforeª it be grown up.ª" {Isa 37:26-27} + "I formª° the light,ª and createª° darkness:ª I makeª° peace,ª and createª° evil:ª I¹ the LORDª doª° all¹ these¹ [things]." {Isa 45:7} + "Declaringª° the endª from the beginning,ª¹ and from ancient timesª¹ [the things] that¹ are not¹ [yet] done,ª° saying,ª° My counselª shall stand,ª° and I will doª° all¹ my pleasure:ª ... Callingª° a ravenous birdª from the east,ª¹ the manª that executeth my counselª from a farª country:ª¹ yea,¹ I have spokenª° [it], I will also¹ bring²° it to pass;¹ I have purposedª° [it], I will also¹ doª° it." {Isa 46:10-11} + "Behold,¹ I¹ have createdª° the smithª that blowethª° the coalsª in the fire,ª and that bringeth forthª° an instrumentª for his work;ª and I¹ have createdª° the wasterª° to destroy.ª°" {Isa 54:16} + "Forª ofª a truthª againstª thyª holyª childª Jesus,ª whomª thou hast anointed,ª° bothª Herod,ª andª Pontiusª Pilate,ª withª the Gentiles,ª andª the peopleª of Israel,ª were gathered together,ª° ... For to doª° whatsoeverª thyª handª andª thyª counselª determined beforeª° to be done.ª°" {Act 4:27-28}
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