Lamentations 3:37
מ(Mem) Whose command was ever fulfilled unless the Lord decreed it?
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Referenced Verses
- Ps 33:9-9 : 9 For he spoke, and it came into existence, he issued the decree, and it stood firm. 10 The LORD frustrates the decisions of the nations; he nullifies the plans of the peoples. 11 The LORD’s decisions stand forever; his plans abide throughout the ages.
- Isa 46:10 : 10 who announces the end from the beginning and reveals beforehand what has not yet occurred, who says,‘My plan will be realized, I will accomplish what I desire,’
- Dan 4:35 : 35 All the inhabitants of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as he wishes with the army of heaven and with those who inhabit the earth. No one slaps his hand and says to him,‘What have you done?’
- Prov 16:9 : 9 A person plans his course, but the LORD directs his steps.
- Prov 19:21 : 21 There are many plans in a person’s mind, but it is the counsel of the LORD which will stand.
- Prov 21:30 : 30 There is no wisdom and there is no understanding, and there is no counsel against the LORD.
- Rom 9:15 : 15 For he says to Moses:“I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”
- Eph 1:11 : 11 In Christ we too have been claimed as God’s own possession, since we were predestined according to the purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to the counsel of his will
- Jas 4:13-15 : 13 Come now, you who say,“Today or tomorrow we will go into this or that town and spend a year there and do business and make a profit.” 14 You do not know about tomorrow. What is your life like? For you are a puff of smoke that appears for a short time and then vanishes. 15 You ought to say instead,“If the Lord is willing, then we will live and do this or that.”
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35to deprive a person of his rights in the presence of the Most High,
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9For he spoke, and it came into existence, he issued the decree, and it stood firm.
10The LORD frustrates the decisions of the nations; he nullifies the plans of the peoples.
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23Who has prescribed his ways for him? Or said to him,‘You have done what is wicked’?
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21Now if you say to yourselves,‘How can we tell that a message is not from the LORD?’–
22whenever a prophet speaks in my name and the prediction is not fulfilled, then I have not spoken it; the prophet has presumed to speak it, so you need not fear him.”
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3Do not rush out of the king’s presence in haste– do not delay when the matter is unpleasant, for he can do whatever he pleases.
4Surely the king’s authority is absolute; no one can say to him,“What are you doing?”
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12If he snatches away, who can turn him back? Who dares to say to him,‘What are you doing?’
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6If an alarm sounds in a city, do people not fear? If disaster overtakes a city, is the LORD not responsible?
7Certainly the Sovereign LORD does nothing without first revealing his plan to his servants the prophets.
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12The clouds go round in circles, wheeling about according to his plans, to carry out all that he commands them over the face of the whole inhabited world.
13Whether it is for punishment, or for his land, or for mercy, he causes it to find its mark.
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13Who entrusted to him the earth? And who put him over the whole world?
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37Each of you should merely ask the prophet,‘What answer did the LORD give you? Or what did the LORD say?’
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3Tell them that the LORD, the God of Israel, says,‘Anyone who does not keep the terms of the covenant will be under a curse.
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31No one denounces his conduct to his face; no one repays him for what he has done.
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17They continually say to those who reject what the LORD has said,‘Things will go well for you!’ They say to all those who follow the stubborn inclinations of their own hearts,‘Nothing bad will happen to you!’
18Yet which of them has ever stood in the LORD’s inner circle so they could see and hear what he has to say? Which of them have ever paid attention or listened to what he has said?
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2“Who is this who darkens counsel with words without knowledge?
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7Have you not seen a false vision and announced a lying omen when you say,“the LORD declares,” although I myself never spoke?
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29But if God is quiet, who can condemn him? If he hides his face, then who can see him? Yet he is over the individual and the nation alike,
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13when you turn your rage against God and allow such words to escape from your mouth?
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6The LORD decided not to do this. The Sovereign LORD said,“This will not happen either.”
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41But Moses said,“Why are you now transgressing the commandment of the LORD? It will not succeed!
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30There is no wisdom and there is no understanding, and there is no counsel against the LORD.
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18lest the LORD see it, and be displeased, and turn his wrath away from him.
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11The Lord Encourages Isaiah Indeed this is what the LORD told me quite forcefully. He warned me not to act like these people:
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13But he is unchangeable, and who can change him? Whatever he has desired, he does.
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27Wisdom Demonstrated in Relationships with People Do not withhold good from those who need it, when you have the ability to help.
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4To whom did you utter these words? And whose spirit has come forth from your mouth?
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8How can I curse one whom God has not cursed, or how can I denounce one whom the LORD has not denounced?
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7Wait patiently for the LORD! Wait confidently for him! Do not fret over the apparent success of a sinner, a man who carries out wicked schemes!
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17Resistance to the Lord through Self-deceit You have wearied the LORD with your words. But you say,“How have we wearied him?” Because you say,“Everyone who does evil is good in the LORD’s opinion, and he delights in them,” or“Where is the God of justice?”
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3Do you fix your eye on such a one? And do you bring me before you for judgment?
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19The LORD’s message came to Jeremiah another time.