Hebrews 6:13
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The Certainty of God's Promise
13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, (A)he swore by himself,
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Genesis 22:15-18
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15 And the angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time from heaven 16 and said, (A)“By myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, 17 I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring (B)as the stars of heaven and (C)as the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess (D)the gate of his[a] enemies, 18 and (E)in your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, (F)because you have obeyed my voice.”
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- Genesis 22:17 Or their
Luke 1:73
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73 (A)the oath that he swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
Hebrews 6:16-18
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16 For people swear by something greater than themselves, and in all their disputes (A)an oath is final for confirmation. 17 So when God desired to show more convincingly to (B)the heirs of the promise (C)the unchangeable character of his purpose, (D)he guaranteed it with an oath, 18 so that by two unchangeable things, in which (E)it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope (F)set before us.
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Micah 7:20
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20 (A)You will show faithfulness to Jacob
and steadfast love to Abraham,
(B)as you have sworn to our fathers
from the days of old.
Isaiah 45:23
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23 (A)By myself I have sworn;
from my mouth has gone out in (B)righteousness
a word that shall not return:
(C)‘To me every knee shall bow,
every tongue shall swear allegiance.’[a]
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- Isaiah 45:23 Septuagint every tongue shall confess to God
Psalm 105:9-10
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9 (A)the covenant that he made with Abraham,
his (B)sworn promise to Isaac,
10 which he confirmed to (C)Jacob as a statute,
to Israel as an everlasting covenant,
Jeremiah 22:5
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5 But if you will not obey these words, I (A)swear by myself, declares the Lord, that (B)this house shall become a desolation.
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Ezekiel 32:13
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13 I will destroy all its beasts
from beside many waters;
(A)and no foot of man shall trouble them anymore,
nor shall the hoofs of beasts trouble them.
Jeremiah 49:13
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13 (A)For I have sworn by myself, declares the Lord, that (B)Bozrah shall become (C)a horror, a taunt, a waste, and a curse, and all her cities shall be perpetual wastes.”
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