The Lord has prepared everything for His purpose—
even the wicked for the day of disaster.(A)

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The Lord works out everything to its proper end(A)
    even the wicked for a day of disaster.(B)

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The Lord hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

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11 I call a bird of prey[a] from the east,(A)
a man for My purpose from a far country.
Yes, I have spoken; so I will also bring it about.(B)
I have planned it; I will also do it.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 46:11 = Cyrus

11 From the east I summon(A) a bird of prey;(B)
    from a far-off land, a man to fulfill my purpose.
What I have said, that I will bring about;
    what I have planned,(C) that I will do.(D)

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11 Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.

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20 The Lord’s anger will not turn back
until He has completely fulfilled the purposes of His heart.
In time to come you will understand it clearly.(A)

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20 The anger(A) of the Lord will not turn back(B)
    until he fully accomplishes
    the purposes of his heart.
In days to come
    you will understand it clearly.

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20 The anger of the Lord shall not return, until he have executed, and till he have performed the thoughts of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it perfectly.

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24 The Lord’s burning anger will not turn back
until He has completely fulfilled the purposes of His heart.
In time to come you will understand it.(A)

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24 The fierce anger(A) of the Lord will not turn back(B)
    until he fully accomplishes
    the purposes of his heart.
In days to come
    you will understand(C) this.

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24 The fierce anger of the Lord shall not return, until he hath done it, and until he have performed the intents of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it.

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29 The earth quakes(A) and trembles
because the Lord’s intentions against Babylon stand:
to make the land of Babylon an uninhabited desolation.

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29 The land trembles(A) and writhes,
    for the Lord’s purposes(B) against Babylon stand—
to lay waste(C) the land of Babylon
    so that no one will live there.(D)

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29 And the land shall tremble and sorrow: for every purpose of the Lord shall be performed against Babylon, to make the land of Babylon a desolation without an inhabitant.

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But didn’t My words and My statutes that I commanded My servants the prophets overtake your ancestors? They repented and said: As the Lord of Hosts purposed to deal with us for our ways and deeds, so He has dealt with us.”(A)

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But did not my words(A) and my decrees, which I commanded my servants the prophets, overtake your ancestors?(B)

“Then they repented and said, ‘The Lord Almighty has done to us what our ways and practices deserve,(C) just as he determined to do.’”(D)

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But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the Lord of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.

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11 We have also received an inheritance[a] in Him, predestined(A) according to the purpose of the One who works out everything in agreement with the decision of His will,

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  1. Ephesians 1:11 Or we also were chosen as an inheritance, or we were also made an inheritance

11 In him we were also chosen,[a] having been predestined(A) according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose(B) of his will,

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  1. Ephesians 1:11 Or were made heirs

11 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:

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17 For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His plan by having one purpose(A) and to give their kingdom[a] to the beast until God’s words are accomplished.

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  1. Revelation 17:17 Or sovereignty

17 For God has put it into their hearts(A) to accomplish his purpose by agreeing to hand over to the beast their royal authority,(B) until God’s words are fulfilled.(C)

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17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.

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