Amos 6:8
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8 The Lord God has sworn by himself
(says the Lord, the God of hosts):
I abhor the pride of Jacob
and hate his strongholds,
and I will deliver up the city and all that is in it.(A)
Jeremiah 51:14
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14 The Lord of hosts has sworn by himself:
Surely I will fill you with troops like a swarm of locusts,
and they shall raise a shout of victory over you.(A)
Amos 8:7
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7 The Lord has sworn by the pride of Jacob:
Surely I will never forget any of their deeds.(A)
Amos 4:2
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2 The Lord God has sworn by his holiness:
The time is surely coming upon you
when they shall take you away with hooks,
even the last of you with fishhooks.(A)
Psalm 47:4
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4 He chose our heritage for us,
the pride of Jacob whom he loves. Selah(A)
Amos 3:11
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11 Therefore thus says the Lord God:
An adversary shall surround the land
and strip you of your defense,
and your strongholds shall be plundered.(A)
Jeremiah 22:5
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5 But if you will not heed these words, I swear by myself, says the Lord, that this house shall become a desolation.(A)
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Psalm 106:40
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40 Then the anger of the Lord was kindled against his people,
and he abhorred his heritage;(A)
Hebrews 6:13-17
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The Certainty of God’s Promise
13 When God made a promise to Abraham, because he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself,(A) 14 saying, “I will surely bless you and multiply you.” 15 And thus Abraham,[a] having patiently endured, obtained the promise. 16 Humans, of course, swear by someone greater than themselves, and an oath given as confirmation puts an end to all dispute among them.(B) 17 In the same way, when God desired to show even more clearly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it by an oath,(C)
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- 6.15 Gk he
Zechariah 11:8
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8 In one month I disposed of the three shepherds, for I had become impatient with them, and they also detested me.(A)
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Micah 1:6-9
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6 Therefore I will make Samaria a heap in the open country,
a place for planting vineyards.
I will pour down her stones into the valley
and uncover her foundations.(A)
7 All her images shall be beaten to pieces,
all her wages shall be burned with fire,
and all her idols I will lay waste;
for as the wages of a prostitute she gathered them,
and as the wages of a prostitute they shall again be used.(B)
The Doom of the Cities of Judah
8 For this I will lament and wail;
I will go barefoot and naked;
I will make lamentation like the jackals
and mourning like the ostriches.(C)
9 For her wound[a] is incurable.
It has come to Judah;
it has reached to the gate of my people,
to Jerusalem.(D)
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- 1.9 Gk Syr Vg: Heb wounds
Ezekiel 24:21
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21 Say to the house of Israel: Thus says the Lord God: I will profane my sanctuary, the pride of your power, the delight of your eyes, and your heart’s desire, and your sons and your daughters whom you left behind shall fall by the sword.(A)
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Lamentations 2:5
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5 The Lord has become like an enemy;
he has destroyed Israel.
He has destroyed all its palaces,
laid in ruins its strongholds,
and multiplied in daughter Judah
mourning and lamentation.(A)
Psalm 78:59
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59 When God heard, he was full of wrath,
and he utterly rejected Israel.
Psalm 50:12
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12 “If I were hungry, I would not tell you,
for the world and all that is in it is mine.(A)
Deuteronomy 32:19
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Leviticus 26:30
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30 I will destroy your high places and cut down your incense altars; I will heap your carcasses on the carcasses of your idols. I will abhor you.(A)
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Leviticus 26:11
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11 I will place my dwelling in your midst, and I shall not abhor you.(A)
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Genesis 22:16
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16 and said, “By myself I have sworn, says the Lord: Because you have done this, and have not withheld your son, your only son,(A)
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