21 (A)And the Lord will make himself known to the Egyptians, and the Egyptians will know the Lord in that day (B)and worship with sacrifice and offering, and they will make vows to the Lord and perform them.

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21 So the Lord will make himself known to the Egyptians, and in that day they will acknowledge(A) the Lord. They will worship(B) with sacrifices and grain offerings; they will make vows to the Lord and keep them.(C)

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When (A)you vow a vow to God, (B)do not delay paying it, for he has no pleasure in fools. (C)Pay what you vow. (D)It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay. Let not your mouth lead you[a] into sin, and do not say before (E)the messenger[b] that it was (F)a mistake. Why should God be angry at your voice and destroy the work of your hands?

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 5:6 Hebrew your flesh
  2. Ecclesiastes 5:6 Or angel

When you make a vow to God, do not delay to fulfill it.(A) He has no pleasure in fools; fulfill your vow.(B) It is better not to make a vow than to make one and not fulfill it.(C) Do not let your mouth lead you into sin. And do not protest to the temple messenger, “My vow was a mistake.” Why should God be angry at what you say and destroy the work of your hands?

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So will I ever sing praises to your name,
    as I (A)perform my vows day after day.

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Then I will ever sing in praise of your name(A)
    and fulfill my vows day after day.(B)

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13 I will come into your house with burnt offerings;
    I will (A)perform my vows to you,
14 that which my lips uttered
    and my mouth promised (B)when I was in trouble.

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13 I will come to your temple with burnt offerings(A)
    and fulfill my vows(B) to you—
14 vows my lips promised and my mouth spoke
    when I was in trouble.

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