Quotes about Purpose
He said to Me, “You are My Servant, Israel, in whom I will display My glory.”
— Isaiah 49:3
And now says the LORD, who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant, to bring Jacob back to Him, that Israel might be gathered to Him—for I am honored in the sight of the LORD, and My God is My strength—
— Isaiah 49:5
so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.
— Isaiah 55:11
The word of the LORD came to me, saying:
— Jeremiah 1:4
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
— Jeremiah 1:5
The LORD said: “Surely I will deliver you for a good purpose; surely I will intercede with your enemy in your time of trouble, in your time of distress.
— Jeremiah 15:11
The anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has fully accomplished the purposes of His heart. In the days to come you will understand this clearly.
— Jeremiah 23:20
The fierce anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has fully accomplished the purposes of His heart. In the days to come you will understand this.
— Jeremiah 30:24
But as for you, do you seek great things for yourself? Stop seeking! For I will bring disaster on every living creature, declares the LORD, but wherever you go, I will grant your life as a spoil of war.”
— Jeremiah 45:5
He bent His bow and set me as the target for His arrow.
— Lamentations 3:12
and their wings were touching one another. They did not turn as they moved; each one went straight ahead.
— Ezekiel 1:9
Each creature went straight ahead. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they moved.
— Ezekiel 1:12