Isaiah 54:16
Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.
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Proverbs 16:4The LORD hath made all things for himself: yes, even the wicked for the day of evil.
Isaiah 10:15Shall the ax boast itself against him that heweth with it? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that moveth it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it, or as if the staff should lift itself , as if it were no wood.
Isaiah 46:11Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yes, I have spoken it , I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it , I will also perform it.
Zechariah 2:1I lifted up my eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.
John 19:11Jesus answered, Thou couldst have no power against me; except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me to thee hath the greater sin.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 54:12-17
The Prosperity of the Church; The Prosperity of Zion. ( b. c. 706.) 11 O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires. 12 And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones. 13 And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord ; and great shall be the peace of thy children. 14 In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou… Read the whole commentary →