Hebrews 6:13
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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)
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Genesis 22:15-18
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15 The angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time from heaven 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) 17 I will indeed bless you, and I will make your offspring as numerous as the stars of heaven and as the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess the gate of their enemies,(B) 18 and by your offspring shall all the nations of the earth gain blessing for themselves, because you have obeyed my voice.”(C)
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Luke 1:73
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73 the oath that he swore to our ancestor Abraham,
to grant us
Hebrews 6:16-18
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16 Humans, of course, swear by someone greater than themselves, and an oath given as confirmation puts an end to all dispute among them.(A) 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,(B) 18 so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible that God would prove false, we who have taken refuge might be strongly encouraged to seize the hope set before us.(C)
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Micah 7:20
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20 You will show faithfulness to Jacob
and steadfast love to Abraham,
as you have sworn to our ancestors
from the days of old.(A)
Isaiah 45:23
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23 By myself I have sworn;
from my mouth has gone forth in righteousness
a word that shall not return:
“To me every knee shall bow,
every tongue shall swear.”(A)
Psalm 105:9-10
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9 the covenant that he made with Abraham,
his sworn promise to Isaac,(A)
10 which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute,
to Israel as an everlasting covenant,(B)
Ezekiel 32:13
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13 I will destroy all its livestock
from beside abundant waters,
and no human foot shall trouble them any more,
nor shall the hoofs of cattle trouble them.(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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Jeremiah 49:13
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13 For by myself I have sworn, says the Lord, that Bozrah shall become an object of horror and ridicule, a waste, and an object of cursing, and all her towns shall be perpetual wastes.(A)
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