Isaiah 48:1

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Stubborn Israel

48 “Listen to this, you descendants of Jacob,
    you who are called by the name of Israel^(A)
    and come from the line of Judah,^(B)
you who take oaths^(C) in the name of the Lord^(D)
    and invoke^(E) the God of Israel—
    but not in truth^(F) or righteousness—

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Isaiah 48:1

King James Version

48 Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the Lord, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness.

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Jeremiah 4:2

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²and if in a truthful, just and righteous way
you swear,^(A) ‘As surely as the Lord lives,’^(B)
then the nations will invoke blessings^(C) by him
and in him they will boast.^(D)”

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Jeremiah 4:2

King James Version

²And thou shalt swear, The Lord liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.

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Psalm 68:26

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²⁶Praise God in the great congregation;^(A)
praise the Lord in the assembly of Israel.^(B)

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Psalm 68:26

King James Version

²⁶Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.

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Matthew 15:8-9

New International Version

⁸“‘These people honor me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.
⁹They worship me in vain;
their teachings are merely human rules.^(A)’^[a]^(B)”

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Matthew 15:9 Isaiah 29:13

Matthew 15:8-9

King James Version

⁸This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

⁹But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

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Jeremiah 7:9-10

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⁹“‘Will you steal^(A) and murder,^(B) commit adultery^(C) and perjury,^[a]^(D) burn incense to Baal^(E) and follow other gods^(F) you have not known, ¹⁰and then come and stand^(G) before me in this house,^(H) which bears my Name, and say, “We are safe”—safe to do all these detestable things?^(I)

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Jeremiah 7:9 Or and swear by false gods

Jeremiah 7:9-10

King James Version

⁹Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;

¹⁰And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations?

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Jeremiah 5:2

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²Although they say, ‘As surely as the Lord lives,’^(A)
still they are swearing falsely.^(B)”

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Jeremiah 5:2

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²And though they say, The Lord liveth; surely they swear falsely.

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Isaiah 65:16

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¹⁶Whoever invokes a blessing^(A) in the land
    will do so by the one true God;^(B)
whoever takes an oath in the land
    will swear^(C) by the one true God.
For the past troubles^(D) will be forgotten
    and hidden from my eyes.

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Isaiah 65:16

King James Version

¹⁶That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.

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Isaiah 1:10-14

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¹⁰Hear the word of the Lord,^(A)
    you rulers of Sodom;^(B)
listen to the instruction^(C) of our God,
    you people of Gomorrah!^(D)
¹¹“The multitude of your sacrifices—
    what are they to me?” says the Lord.
“I have more than enough of burnt offerings,
    of rams and the fat of fattened animals;^(E)
I have no pleasure^(F)
    in the blood of bulls^(G) and lambs and goats.^(H)
¹²When you come to appear before me,
    who has asked this of you,^(I)
    this trampling of my courts?
¹³Stop bringing meaningless offerings!^(J)
    Your incense^(K) is detestable^(L) to me.
New Moons,^(M) Sabbaths and convocations^(N)—
    I cannot bear your worthless assemblies.
¹⁴Your New Moon^(O) feasts and your appointed festivals^(P)
    I hate with all my being.^(Q)
They have become a burden to me;^(R)
    I am weary^(S) of bearing them.

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Isaiah 1:10-14

King James Version

¹⁰Hear the word of the Lord, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.

¹¹To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the Lord: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.

¹²When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts?

¹³Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.

¹⁴Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them.

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Deuteronomy 33:28

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²⁸So Israel will live in safety;^(A)
Jacob will dwell^[a] secure
in a land of grain and new wine,
where the heavens drop dew.^(B)

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Deuteronomy 33:28 Septuagint; Hebrew Jacob’s spring is

Deuteronomy 33:28

King James Version

²⁸Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.

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Deuteronomy 6:13

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¹³Fear the Lord^(A) your God, serve him only^(B) and take your oaths^(C) in his name.^(D)

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Deuteronomy 6:13

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¹³Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.

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Numbers 24:7

New International Version

⁷Water will flow from their buckets;
their seed will have abundant water.

“Their king will be greater than Agag;^(A)
their kingdom will be exalted.^(B)

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Numbers 24:7

King James Version

⁷He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.

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Genesis 32:28

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²⁸Then the man said, “Your name^(A) will no longer be Jacob, but Israel,^[a]^(B) because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.”^(C)

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Genesis 32:28 Israel probably means he struggles with God.

Genesis 32:28

King James Version

²⁸And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

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Revelation 3:9

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⁹I will make those who are of the synagogue of Satan,^(A) who claim to be Jews though they are not,^(B) but are liars—I will make them come and fall down at your feet^(C) and acknowledge that I have loved you.^(D)

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Revelation 3:9

King James Version

⁹Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.

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