‘My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose,’ calling a bird of prey from the east, the man of my counsel from a far country. I have spoken, and I will bring it to pass; I have purposed, and I will do it.
Isaiah
And I Will Do It
Topic: Ultimate Reality, God, Heavenly Parent
” For I am God, and there is no other;
I am God, and there is none like me,
declaring the end from the beginning
and from ancient times things not yet done,
saying, ‘My counsel shall stand,
and I will accomplish all my purpose,’
calling a bird of prey from the east,
the man of my counsel from a far country.
I have spoken, and I will bring it to pass;
I have purposed, and I will do it.“
Isaiah
Wilson, Andrew, editor. World Scripture--a Comparative Anthology of Sacred Texts. Paragon House, 1991, p. 69 [Isaiah 46.9-11].
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Isaiah 46.9-11
Compare Genesis 1.3: “And God said, ‘Let there be light’; and there was light,” p. 126. Isaiah 46.9-11: The word and judgments of God will inevitably come to pass. The specific historical setting of this verse is the announcement by God through the anonymous prophet deutero-Isaiah concerning the coming of Cyrus of Persia, the ‘bird of prey from the east,’ to conquer Babylon. CF. Habakkak 2.2-3, p. 1043.