Hebrews 6:16
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16 For men indeed swear by the greater, and (A)an oath for confirmation is for them an end of all dispute.
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Exodus 22:11
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11 then an (A)oath of the Lord shall be between them both, that he has not put his hand into his neighbor’s goods; and the owner of it shall accept that, and he shall not make it good.
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Hebrews 6:13
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God’s Infallible Purpose in Christ
13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, (A)He swore by Himself,
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Ezekiel 17:16-20
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16 ‘As I live,’ says the Lord God, ‘surely (A)in the place where the king dwells who made him king, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke—with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die. 17 (B)Nor will Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company do anything in the war, (C)when they heap up a siege mound and build a [a]wall to cut off many persons. 18 Since he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, and in fact (D)gave[b] his hand and still did all these things, he shall not escape.’ ”
19 Therefore thus says the Lord God: “As I live, surely My oath which he despised, and My covenant which he broke, I will recompense on his own head. 20 I will (E)spread My net over him, and he shall be taken in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon and (F)try him there for the [c]treason which he committed against Me.
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- Ezekiel 17:17 Or siege wall
- Ezekiel 17:18 Took an oath
- Ezekiel 17:20 Lit. unfaithful act
Joshua 9:15-20
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15 So Joshua (A)made peace with them, and made a covenant with them to let them live; and the rulers of the congregation swore to them.
16 And it happened at the end of three days, after they had made a covenant with them, that they heard that they were their neighbors who dwelt near them. 17 Then the children of Israel journeyed and came to their cities on the third day. Now their cities were (B)Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kirjath Jearim. 18 But the children of Israel did not [a]attack them, (C)because the rulers of the congregation had sworn to them by the Lord God of Israel. And all the congregation complained against the rulers.
19 Then all the rulers said to all the congregation, “We have sworn to them by the Lord God of Israel; now therefore, we may not touch them. 20 This we will do to them: We will let them live, lest (D)wrath be upon us because of the oath which we swore to them.”
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- Joshua 9:18 strike
Genesis 31:53
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53 The God of Abraham, the God of Nahor, and the God of their father (A)judge between us.” And Jacob (B)swore by (C)the [a]Fear of his father Isaac.
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- Genesis 31:53 A reference to God
Genesis 21:30-31
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30 And he said, “You will take these seven ewe lambs from my hand, that (A)they may be my witness that I have dug this well.” 31 Therefore he (B)called that place [a]Beersheba, because the two of them swore an oath there.
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- Genesis 21:31 Lit. Well of the Oath or Well of the Seven
Genesis 21:23
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23 Now therefore, (A)swear[a] to me by God that you will not deal falsely with me, with my offspring, or with my posterity; but that according to the kindness that I have done to you, you will do to me and to the land in which you have dwelt.”
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- Genesis 21:23 take an oath
Genesis 14:22
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22 But Abram (A)said to the king of Sodom, “I (B)have raised my hand to the Lord, God Most High, (C)the Possessor of heaven and earth,
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Matthew 23:20-22
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20 Therefore he who [a]swears by the altar, swears by it and by all things on it. 21 He who swears by the temple, swears by it and by (A)Him who [b]dwells in it. 22 And he who swears by heaven, swears by (B)the throne of God and by Him who sits on it.
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- Matthew 23:20 Swears an oath
- Matthew 23:21 M dwelt
2 Samuel 21:2
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2 So the king called the Gibeonites and spoke to them. Now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but (A)of the remnant of the Amorites; the children of Israel had sworn protection to them, but Saul had sought to kill them (B)in his zeal for the children of Israel and Judah.
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