Isaiah 28:29

Bible in Basic English (1941)

This comes from the Lord of armies, purposing wonders, and wise in all his acts.

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  • Isa 9:6 : 6 For to us a child has come, to us a son is given; and the government has been placed in his hands; and he has been named Wise Guide, Strong God, Father for ever, Prince of Peace.
  • Rom 11:33 : 33 O how deep is the wealth of the wisdom and knowledge of God! no one is able to make discovery of his decisions, and his ways may not be searched out.
  • Jer 32:19 : 19 Great in wisdom and strong in act: whose eyes are open on all the ways of the sons of men, giving to everyone the reward of his ways and the fruit of his doings:
  • Dan 4:2-3 : 2 It has seemed good to me to make clear the signs and wonders which the Most High God has done with me. 3 How great are his signs! and how full of power are his wonders! his kingdom is an eternal kingdom and his rule goes on from generation to generation.
  • Isa 28:21-22 : 21 For the Lord will come up as on Mount Perazim, he will be moved to wrath as in the valley of Gibeon; so that he may do his work--strange is his work; and give effect to his act--unnatural is his act. 22 And now, take care that you do not make sport of him, or your bands will be made strong; for I have had word from the Lord, the Lord of armies, of an end, of a complete end, which is to come on all the land.
  • Job 5:9 : 9 Who does great things outside our knowledge, wonders without number:
  • Job 37:23 : 23 There is no searching out of the Ruler of all: his strength and his judging are great; he is full of righteousness, doing no wrong.
  • Ps 40:5 : 5 O Lord my God, great are the wonders which you have done in your thought for us; it is not possible to put them out in order before you; when I would give an account of them, their number is greater than I may say.
  • Ps 92:5 : 5 O Lord, how great are your works! and your thoughts are very deep.

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  • 19 Great in wisdom and strong in act: whose eyes are open on all the ways of the sons of men, giving to everyone the reward of his ways and the fruit of his doings:

  • 2 Though he is wise, and able to send evil, and his purpose will not be changed; but he will go against the house of the evil-doers, and against those to whom they are looking for help.

  • 2 See, the Lord has a strong and cruel one; like a rain of ice, a storm of destruction, like the overflowing of a strong river, he will violently overcome them.

  • 14 Wise design and good sense are mine; reason and strength are mine.

  • 13 With him there is wisdom and strength; power and knowledge are his.

  • 6 For the Lord gives wisdom; out of his mouth come knowledge and reason:

  • 21 A man's heart may be full of designs, but the purpose of the Lord is unchanging.

  • 12 But they have no knowledge of the thoughts of the Lord, their minds are not able to see his purpose: for he has got them together like stems of grain to the crushing-floor.

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  • 23 This is the Lord's doing; it is a wonder in our eyes.

  • 5 Great is our Lord, and great his power; there is no limit to his wisdom.

  • 6 And a spirit of wisdom to the judge, and strength to those who keep back the attackers at the door of the town.

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    10 The Lord undoes the designs of the nations; he makes the thoughts of the peoples without effect.

    11 The Lord's purpose is eternal, the designs of his heart go on through all the generations of man.

  • 26 For his God is his teacher, giving him the knowledge of these things.

  • 21 For the Lord will come up as on Mount Perazim, he will be moved to wrath as in the valley of Gibeon; so that he may do his work--strange is his work; and give effect to his act--unnatural is his act.

  • 10 Who does great things not to be searched out; yes, wonders without number.

  • 4 From him will come the keystone, from him the nail, from him the bow of war, from him will come every ruler;

  • 10 Let your designs be formed, and they will come to nothing; give your orders, and they will not be effected: for God is with us.

  • 27 For it is the purpose of the Lord of armies, and who will make it of no effect? when his hand is stretched out, by whom may it be turned back?

  • 9 Who does great things outside our knowledge, wonders without number:

  • 4 The voice of the Lord is full of power; the voice of the Lord has a noble sound.

  • 12 Wealth and honour come from you, and you are ruler over all, and in your hand is power and strength; it is in your power to make great, and to give strength to all.

  • 10 O my crushed ones, the grain of my floor! I have given you the word which came to me from the Lord of armies, the God of Israel.

  • 9 Who does not see by all these that the hand of the Lord has done this?

  • 12 And it goes this way and that, round about, turning itself by his guiding, to do whatever he gives orders to be done, on the face of his world of men,

  • 5 O Lord, how great are your works! and your thoughts are very deep.

  • 11 One has gone out from you who is designing evil against the Lord, whose purposes are of no value.

  • 15 He has made the earth by his power, he has made the world strong in its place by his wisdom, and by his wise design the heavens have been stretched out:

  • 5 He does wonders, more than may be searched out; great things of which we have no knowledge;

  • 26 The approval of a ruler is desired by great numbers: but the decision in a man's cause comes from the Lord.

  • 8 Come, see the works of the Lord, the destruction which he has made in the earth.

  • 14 Give ear to this, O Job, and keep quiet in your place; and take note of the wonders worked by God.

  • 9 It was the purpose of the Lord of armies to put pride to shame, to make sport of the glory of those who are honoured in the earth.

  • 20 So that they may see and be wise and give their mind to it, and that it may be clear to them all that the hand of the Lord has done this, and that the Holy One of Israel has made it.

  • 30 A thing of wonder and fear has come about in the land;

  • 12 Lord, you will give us peace: for all our works are the outcome of your purpose.

  • 13 For see, he who gave form to the mountains and made the wind, giving knowledge of his purpose to man, who makes the morning dark, and is walking on the high places of the earth: the Lord, the God of armies, is his name.

  • 26 A wise king puts evil-doers to flight, and makes their evil-doing come back on them.

  • 5 Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah, Give ear to the word of the Lord of armies:

  • 1 O Lord, you are my God; I will give praise to you, I will give honour to your name; for you have done great acts of power; your purposes in the past have been made true and certain in effect.

  • 2 The strong man and the man of war; the judge and the prophet; the man who has knowledge of secret arts, and the man who is wise because of his years;

  • 6 This is what the Lord of armies has said: If this is a wonder to the rest of this people, is it a wonder to me? says the Lord of armies.

  • 19 See, the storm-wind of the Lord, even the heat of his wrath, has gone out, a rolling storm, bursting on the heads of the evil-doers.