But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.

Who {is} he {that} saith, and it cometh to pass, {when} the Lord commandeth {it} not?

Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces. {people and: or, people, yet}

Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying,

He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform {their} enterprise. {their enterprise: or, any thing}

The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect. {bringeth: Heb. maketh frustrate}

{There is} no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.

For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, {are called}:

And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.

If we let him thus alone, all {men} will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders.

And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men.

{There are} many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.

Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God {is} with us.

And it came to pass, that when all our enemies heard {thereof}, and all the heathen that {were} about us saw {these things}, they were much cast down in their own eyes: for they perceived that this work was wrought of our God.

They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice. {rejoice: or, sing}

Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place.

It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

And the God that hath caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings and people, that shall put to their hand to alter {and} to destroy this house of God which {is} at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with speed.

If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.

Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.

If we let him thus alone, all {men} will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.

Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.