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		<title>WFT- inexorable</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Merriam Webster&#8217;s Word of the Day for Thursday, July 9th was inexorable.
not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless
As always, they provided interesting etymological insight into the word:
The Latin antecedent of &#8220;inexorable&#8221; is &#8220;inexorabilis,&#8221; which is itself a combination of the prefix &#8220;in-,&#8221; meaning &#8220;not,&#8221; plus &#8220;exorabilis,&#8221; meaning &#8220;pliant&#8221; or &#8220;capable of being moved [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Merriam Webster&#8217;s Word of the Day for Thursday, July 9th was <strong>inexorable</strong>.</p>
<blockquote><p>not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless</p></blockquote>
<p>As always, they provided interesting etymological insight into the word:</p>
<blockquote><p>The Latin antecedent of &#8220;inexorable&#8221; is &#8220;inexorabilis,&#8221; which is itself a combination of the prefix &#8220;in-,&#8221; meaning &#8220;not,&#8221; plus &#8220;exorabilis,&#8221; meaning &#8220;pliant&#8221; or &#8220;capable of being moved by entreaty.&#8221; &#8220;Exorabilis&#8221; in turn derives ultimately from the Latin verb &#8220;orare,&#8221; meaning &#8220;to speak or plead.&#8221; It&#8217;s a fitting etymology for &#8220;inexorable.&#8221; You can beseech and implore until you&#8217;re blue in the face, but that won&#8217;t have any effect on something that&#8217;s inexorable. &#8220;Inexorable&#8221; has been a part of the English language since the 1500s. Originally, it was often applied to persons, or sometimes to personified things (&#8221;deaf and inexorable laws&#8221;). These days, it is usually applied to things, as in &#8220;inexorable monotony&#8221; or &#8220;an inexorable trend.&#8221; In such cases, it essentially means &#8220;unyielding&#8221; or &#8220;inflexible.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>G-d&#8217;s judgment is inexorable as we read in Ezekiel:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I, the LORD, have spoken; it is coming and I will act. <em><strong>I will not relent</strong></em>, and I will not pity and I will not be sorry; according to your ways and according to your deeds I will judge you,&#8221; declares the Lord GOD.&#8217;&#8221; (Ezekiel 24:14)</p></blockquote>
<p>And yet He <strong>is </strong>merciful and <strong>does</strong> relent when His ultimate purpose (repentance) is fulfilled:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8230;if that nation against which I have spoken turns from its evil, <strong>I will relent</strong> concerning the calamity I planned to bring on it. (Jeremiah 18:8)</p></blockquote>
<p>G-d&#8217;s plan of redemption cannot be foiled: it is inexorable.</p>
<blockquote><p>So then it does not depend on the man who wills or the man who runs, but on God who has mercy. (Romans 9:16)</p></blockquote>
<p>In this we can have confidence.  To Him who began a good work in us and who <strong>will </strong>perfect it (inexorably) until the day of Messiah Yeshua be the honor and glory forever.  Amen.</p>
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