And (A)although they say, ‘As the Lord lives,’
Certainly they swear falsely.”

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26 [a]In return, hear the word of the Lord, all Judah who are living in the land of Egypt: ‘Behold, I have (A)sworn by My great name,’ says the Lord, ‘that My name shall (B)never be invoked again by the mouth of anyone of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, “(C)As the Lord [b]God lives.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 44:26 Lit Therefore
  2. Jeremiah 44:26 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord

14 As for those who swear by the [a](A)guilt of Samaria,
And say, ‘As your god lives, (B)Dan,’
And, ‘As the way of (C)Beersheba lives,’
They will fall and (D)not rise again.”

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 8:14 Or Ashimah

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