13 Wisdom and strength belong to God; counsel and understanding are His. 14 What He tears down cannot be rebuilt; the man He imprisons cannot be released. 15 If He holds back the waters, they dry up, and if He releases them, they overwhelm the land.
Job 12:13–15
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Job 23:12–14
12 I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread. 13 But He is unchangeable, and who can oppose Him? He does what He desires. 14 For He carries out His decree against me, and He has many such plans.
Job 9:6–8
6 He shakes the earth from its place, so that its foundations tremble. 7 He commands the sun not to shine; He seals off the stars. 8 He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea.
Sirach 39:17–19
17 No one can say, “What is this?” “Why is that?” for at the proper time they will all be sought out. At his word, the waters stood as a heap, as did the reservoirs of water at the word of his mouth. (WEB) 18 At his command all his good pleasure is fulfilled. There is no… (WEB) 19 … (WEB)
Proverbs 21:29–31
29 A wicked man hardens his face, but the upright man makes his way sure. 30 There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD. 31 A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory is of the LORD.
Job 28:10–12
10 He hews out channels in the rocks, and his eyes spot every treasure. 11 He stops up the sources of the streams to bring what is hidden to light. 12 But where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell?
Isaiah 44:26–28
26 who confirms the message of His servant and fulfills the counsel of His messengers, who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be inhabited,’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They will be rebuilt, and I will restore their ruins,’ 27 who says to the depths of the sea, ‘Be dry,… 28 …
1 Clement 27:4–6
4 By a word of His majesty He compacted the universe; and by a word He can destroy it. (1CL) 5 Who shall say unto Him, What hast thou done? or who shall resist the might of His strength? When He listeth, and as He listeth, He will do all things; and nothing shall pass a… (1CL)
Book of Jubilees 12:17–19
17 And a word came into his heart and he said: All the signs of the stars, and the signs of the moon and of the sun are all in the hand of the Lord. Why do I search (them) out? (JUB) 18 If He desires, He causes it to rain, morning and evening; And if He desires, He withho… (JUB)
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