But they do not know the thoughts of the LORD; they do not understand his plan, that he has gathered them as sheaves to the threshing floor—the nations' plotting is futile because they remain ignorant of God's purposes, which will turn their gathering against Zion into their own judgment. The metaphor of gathering as sheaves to the threshing floor suggests that the nations will be collected for judgment, like grain harvested for threshing. The contrast between nations' knowledge (they don't know God's thoughts or plans) and God's foreknowledge and control shows the incomparability of divine wisdom and human schemes. This verse affirms that God is not caught off guard by the nations' aggression but has orchestrated events to accomplish His purposes. The principle that God transforms human rebellion into instruments of His will undergirds the entire verse.

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