KJV ORIGINAL
For the LORD of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
For the LORD of armies has made His plan, and who can cancel it? His hand is stretched out in action, and who can stop it?
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is declaring that when He decides to do something, no one in heaven or earth has the power to stop Him or change His mind.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes at the end of Isaiah's prophecy about God's judgment on Assyria and other nations that oppressed Israel. Isaiah was writing during a time when these powerful empires seemed unstoppable, yet he proclaimed that God's ultimate plan would prevail over all human kingdoms and their schemes.
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