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- "For¹ this¹ shall the earthª mourn,ª° and the heavensª aboveª¹ be black:ª° because¹¹ I have spokenª° [it], I have purposedª° [it], and will not¹ repent,ª° neither¹ will I turn backª° from¹ it." {Jer 4:28} + "In that¹ dayª I will performª° against¹ Eliª¹ all¹ [things] which¹ I have spokenª° concerningª his house:ª when I begin,ª° I will also make an end.ª°" {1Sm 3:12} + "But he¹ [is] in oneª [mind], and who¹ can turnª° him? and [what] his soulª desireth,ª° even [that] he doeth.ª° ... For¹ he performethª° [the thing that is] appointedª for me: and manyª suchª [things are] with¹ him." {Job 23:13-14} + "The LORDª of hostsª hath sworn,ª° saying,ª° Surely¹¹ as¹ I have thought,ª° so¹ shall it come to pass;¹ and as¹ I have purposed,ª° [so] shall it¹ stand:ª°" {Isa 14:24} + "This¹ [is] the purposeª that is purposedª° upon¹ the whole¹ earth:ª and this¹ [is] the handª that is stretched outª° upon¹ all¹ the nations.ª ... For¹ the LORDª of hostsª hath purposed,ª° and who¹ shall disannulª° [it]? and his handª [is] stretched out,ª° and who¹ shall turn it back?ª°" {Isa 14:26-27} + "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 46:11} + "And sayª° to the forestª of the south,ª Hearª° the wordª of the LORD;ª Thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Behold,¹ I will kindleª° a fireª in thee, and it shall devourª° every¹ greenª treeª in thee, and every¹ dryª tree:ª the flamingª flameª shall not¹ be quenched,ª° and all¹ facesª from the southª¹ to the northª shall be burnedª° therein. ... And all¹ fleshª shall seeª° that¹ I¹ the LORDª have kindledª° it: it shall not¹ be quenched.ª°" {Ezk 20:47-48} + "That all¹ fleshª may knowª° that¹ I¹ the LORDª have drawn forthª° my swordª out of his sheath:ª¹ it shall not¹ returnª° any more.¹ ... And it shall be,¹ when¹ they sayª° unto¹ thee, Wherefore¹¹ sighestª° thou?¹ that thou shalt answer,ª° For¹ the tidings;ª because¹ it cometh:ª° and every¹ heartª shall melt,ª° and all¹ handsª shall be feeble,ª° and every¹ spiritª shall faint,ª° and all¹ kneesª shall be weak²°¹ [as] water:ª behold,¹ it cometh,ª° and shall be brought to pass,ª° saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª" {Ezk 21:5-7}
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