The nations are invited to take counsel and devise plans, yet the word of God will break them apart—a stark assertion of the absolute superiority of divine will over human plotting. The phrase 'counsel a counsel' may suggest the futility of endless deliberation against an opponent whose purposes cannot be thwarted. This verse transforms the political and military anxieties of Judah into an occasion for confidence in God's word, reframing the crisis as an opportunity to witness God's vindication of His promise.

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