Isa 14:24, 26-27, 23:9, 46:10-11, Jer 51:29, Rom 8:28-30, Eph 1:9-11 | ESV | STEP | The Lord of hosts has sworn : As I have planned , so shall it be, and as I have purposed , so shall it stand ,

26 This is the purpose that is purposed
concerning the whole earth,
and this is ^bthe hand that is stretched out
over all the nations.
27 ^cFor the Lord of hosts has purposed,
and who will annul it?
^dHis hand is stretched out,
and who will turn it back?

Isaiah 23:9

9 The Lord of hosts has purposed it,
^eto defile the pompous pride of all glory, ^{▼▼The Hebrew words for glory and hosts sound alike}
to dishonor all the honored of the earth.

Isaiah 46:10-11

10 ^gdeclaring the end from the beginning
and from ancient times things not yet done,
saying, ^h‘My counsel shall stand,
and I will accomplish all my purpose,’
11 ⁱcalling a bird of prey from the east,
the man of my counsel from a far country.
^jI have spoken, and I will bring it to pass;
I have purposed, and I will do it.

Jeremiah 51:29

29 ^kThe land trembles and writhes in pain,
^lfor the Lord’s purposes against Babylon stand,
to make the land of Babylon a desolation,
without inhabitant.

Romans 8:28-30

28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together ^mfor good, ^{▼▼Some manuscripts God works all things together for good, or God works in all things for the good} for ^othose who are called according to his purpose. 29 For those whom he ^pforeknew he also ^qpredestined ^rto be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be ^sthe firstborn among many brothers. 30 And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also ^tjustified, and those whom he justified he also ^uglorified.

Ephesians 1:9-11

9 ^vmaking known ^{▼▼Or he lavished upon us in all wisdom and insight, making known . . .} to us the mystery of his will, ^xaccording to his purpose, which he ^yset forth in Christ 10 as a plan for ^zthe fullness of time, ^aato unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.

11 In him we have obtained ^aban inheritance, ^achaving been predestined ^adaccording to the purpose of him who works all things according to ^aethe counsel of his will,