Jeremiah 44:26
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26 Therefore hear the word of the Lord, (A)all you of Judah who dwell in the land of Egypt: (B)Behold, I have sworn by my great name, says the Lord, (C)that my name shall no more be invoked by the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, (D)saying, ‘As the Lord God lives.’
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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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Ezekiel 20:39
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39 “As for you, O house of Israel, thus says the Lord God: (A)Go serve every one of you his idols, now and hereafter, if you will not listen to me; (B)but my holy name you shall no more profane with your gifts and your idols.
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Psalm 50:16
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16 But to the wicked God says:
“What right have you to recite my statutes
or take my covenant on your lips?
Genesis 22:16
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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,
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Amos 6:8
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8 (A)The Lord God has sworn by himself, declares the Lord, the God of hosts:
“I abhor (B)the pride of Jacob
and hate his strongholds,
(C)and I will deliver up the city and all that is in it.”
Jeremiah 5:2
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Jeremiah 4:2
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2 (A)and if you swear, ‘As the Lord lives,’
in truth, in justice, and in righteousness,
then (B)nations shall bless themselves in him,
(C)and in him shall they glory.”
Isaiah 48:1-2
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Israel Refined for God's Glory
48 Hear this, O house of Jacob,
(A)who are called by the name of Israel,
and (B)who came from the waters of Judah,
(C)who swear by the name of the Lord
and confess the God of Israel,
but not in truth or right.
2 For they call themselves after the holy city,
(D)and stay themselves on the God of Israel;
the Lord of hosts is his name.
Hebrews 6:18
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18 so that by two unchangeable things, in which (A)it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope (B)set before us.
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Hebrews 3:18
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18 And to whom did he swear that (A)they would not enter his rest, but to those who were disobedient?
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Zephaniah 1:4-5
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4 “I will stretch out my hand against Judah
and against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem;
(A)and I will cut off from this place the remnant of Baal
and the name of the idolatrous priests along with the priests,
5 (B)those who bow down on the roofs
to the host of the heavens,
(C)those who bow down and swear to the Lord
and yet swear by (D)Milcom,[a]
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 1:5 Or their king
Amos 8:7
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Amos 6:10
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10 And when one's relative, (A)the one who anoints him for burial, shall take him up to bring the bones out of the house, and shall say to him who is in the innermost parts of the house, “Is there still anyone with you?” he shall say, “No”; and he shall say, (B)“Silence! We must not mention the name of the Lord.”
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Jeremiah 46:18
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18 (A)“As I live, declares the King,
(B)whose name is the Lord of hosts,
like (C)Tabor among the mountains
and like (D)Carmel by the sea, shall one come.
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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Jeremiah 7:9
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9 (A)Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, (B)swear falsely, (C)make offerings to Baal, (D)and go after other gods that you have not known,
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Isaiah 62:8
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8 The Lord has sworn (A)by his right hand
and by his mighty arm:
“I will not again give (B)your grain
to be food for your enemies,
(C)and foreigners shall not drink your wine
for which you have labored;
Psalm 89:34
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34 I will not violate my (A)covenant
or alter the word that went forth from my lips.
Deuteronomy 32:40-42
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40 For (A)I lift up my hand to heaven
and swear, As I live forever,
41 if I (B)sharpen my flashing sword[a]
and my hand takes hold on judgment,
I will take vengeance on my adversaries
and will repay those who hate me.
42 I will make my arrows drunk with blood,
and (C)my sword shall devour flesh—
with the blood of the slain and the captives,
from the (D)long-haired heads of the enemy.’
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 32:41 Hebrew the lightning of my sword
Numbers 14:28
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28 Say to them, (A)‘As I live, declares the Lord, (B)what you have said in my hearing I will do to you:
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Numbers 14:21-23
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21 But truly, as I live, and as all (A)the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord, 22 (B)none of the men who have seen my glory and my signs that I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and yet have put me to the test these (C)ten times and have not obeyed my voice, 23 (D)shall see the land that I swore to give to their fathers. And none of those who despised me shall see it.
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