(A)And you shall swear, ‘The Lord lives,’
(B)In truth, in [a]judgment, and in righteousness;
(C)The nations shall bless themselves in Him,
And in Him they shall (D)glory.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 4:2 justice

16 (A)So that he who blesses himself in the earth
Shall bless himself in the God of truth;
And (B)he who swears in the earth
Shall swear by the God of truth;
Because the former troubles are forgotten,
And because they are hidden from My eyes.

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24 But (A)let him who glories glory in this,
That he understands and knows Me,
That I am the Lord, exercising lovingkindness, [a]judgment, and righteousness in the earth.
(B)For in these I delight,” says the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 9:24 justice

18 (A)In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, (B)because you have obeyed My voice.”

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17 But (A)“he who glories, let him glory in the Lord.”

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31 that, as it is written, (A)“He who glories, let him glory in the Lord.”

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20 (A)You shall fear the Lord your God; you shall serve Him, and to Him you shall hold fast, and take oaths in His name.

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And (A)the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, (B)“In you all the nations shall be blessed.”

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16 And it shall be, if they will learn carefully the ways of My people, (A)to swear by My name, ‘As the Lord lives,’ as they taught My people to swear by Baal, then they shall be (B)established in the midst of My people.

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25 (A)In the Lord all the descendants of Israel
Shall be justified, and (B)shall glory.’ ”

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17 (A)His name shall endure forever;
His name shall continue as long as the sun.
And (B)men shall be blessed in Him;
(C)All nations shall call Him blessed.

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I will (A)bring them back,
And they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem.
(B)They shall be My people
And I will be their God,
(C)In truth and righteousness.’

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23 (A)I have sworn by Myself;
The word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness,
And shall not return,
That to Me every (B)knee shall bow,
(C)Every tongue shall take an oath.

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(A)And Solomon said: “You have shown great mercy to Your servant David my father, because he (B)walked before You in truth, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with You; You have continued this great kindness for him, and You (C)have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

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For we are (A)the circumcision, (B)who worship [a]God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh,

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Footnotes

  1. Philippians 3:3 NU, M in the Spirit of God

19 “I will betroth you to Me forever;
Yes, I will betroth you to Me
In righteousness and justice,
In lovingkindness and mercy;

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(A)Though they say, ‘As (B)the Lord lives,’
Surely they (C)swear falsely.”

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Israel Refined for God’s Glory

48 “Hear this, O house of Jacob,
Who are called by the name of Israel,
And have come forth from the wellsprings of Judah;
Who swear by the name of the Lord,
And make mention of the God of Israel,
But (A)not in truth or in righteousness;
For they call themselves (B)after the holy city,
And (C)lean on the God of Israel;
The Lord of hosts is His name:

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The King’s strength also loves justice;
You have established equity;
You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.

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