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Judges 11:35
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Judges 11:35
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35 And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he (A)tore his clothes, and said, “Alas, my daughter! You have brought me very low! You are among those who trouble me! For I (B)have [a]given my word to the Lord, and (C)I cannot [b]go back on it.”
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- Judges 11:35 Lit. opened my mouth
- Judges 11:35 Lit. take it back
Judges 11:35
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Judges 11:35
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35 When he saw her, he tore his clothes(A) and cried, “Oh no, my daughter! You have brought me down and I am devastated. I have made a vow to the Lord that I cannot break.(B)”
Matthew 14:7-9
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Matthew 14:7-9
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7 Therefore he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask.
8 So she, having been prompted by her mother, said, “Give me John the Baptist’s head here on a platter.”
9 And the king was sorry; nevertheless, because of the oaths and because of those who sat with him, he commanded it to be given to her.
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Matthew 14:7-9
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Matthew 14:7-9
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7 that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked. 8 Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.” 9 The king was distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he ordered that her request be granted
Ecclesiastes 5:2-6
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Ecclesiastes 5:2-6
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2 Do not be (A)rash with your mouth,
And let not your heart utter anything hastily before God.
For God is in heaven, and you on earth;
Therefore let your words (B)be few.
3 For a dream comes through much activity,
And (C)a fool’s voice is known by his many words.
4 (D)When you make a vow to God, do not delay to (E)pay it;
For He has no pleasure in fools.
Pay what you have vowed—
5 (F)Better not to vow than to vow and not pay.
6 Do not let your (G)mouth cause your flesh to sin, (H)nor say before the messenger of God that it was an error. Why should God be angry at your [a]excuse and destroy the work of your hands?
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- Ecclesiastes 5:6 Lit. voice
Ecclesiastes 5:2-6
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Ecclesiastes 5:2-6
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2 Do not be quick with your mouth,
do not be hasty in your heart
to utter anything before God.(A)
God is in heaven
and you are on earth,
so let your words be few.(B)
3 A dream(C) comes when there are many cares,
and many words mark the speech of a fool.(D)
4 When you make a vow to God, do not delay to fulfill it.(E) He has no pleasure in fools; fulfill your vow.(F) 5 It is better not to make a vow than to make one and not fulfill it.(G) 6 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?
Psalm 15:4
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Psalm 15:4
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4 (A)In whose eyes a vile person is despised,
But he honors those who fear the Lord;
He who (B)swears to his own hurt and does not change;
Psalm 15:4
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Psalm 15:4
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Job 1:20
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Job 1:20
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20 Then Job arose, (A)tore his robe, and shaved his head; and he (B)fell to the ground and worshiped.
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Job 1:20
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Job 1:20
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20 At this, Job got up and tore his robe(A) and shaved his head.(B) Then he fell to the ground in worship(C)
2 Samuel 18:33
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2 Samuel 18:33
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David’s Mourning for Absalom
33 Then the king was deeply moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept. And as he went, he said thus: (A)“O my son Absalom—my son, my son Absalom—if only I had died in your place! O Absalom my son, (B)my son!”
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2 Samuel 18:33
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2 Samuel 18:33
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33 The king was shaken. He went up to the room over the gateway and wept. As he went, he said: “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died(A) instead of you—O Absalom, my son, my son!”[a](B)
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- 2 Samuel 18:33 In Hebrew texts this verse (18:33) is numbered 19:1.
2 Samuel 13:30-31
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2 Samuel 13:30-31
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30 And it came to pass, while they were on the way, that news came to David, saying, “Absalom has killed all the king’s sons, and not one of them is left!” 31 So the king arose and (A)tore his garments and (B)lay on the ground, and all his servants stood by with their clothes torn.
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2 Samuel 13:30-31
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2 Samuel 13:30-31
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30 While they were on their way, the report came to David: “Absalom has struck down all the king’s sons; not one of them is left.” 31 The king stood up, tore(A) his clothes and lay down on the ground; and all his attendants stood by with their clothes torn.
1 Samuel 14:44-45
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1 Samuel 14:44-45
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44 Saul answered, (A)“God do so and more also; (B)for you shall surely die, Jonathan.”
45 But the people said to Saul, “Shall Jonathan die, who has accomplished this great deliverance in Israel? Certainly not! (C)As the Lord lives, not one hair of his head shall fall to the ground, for he has worked (D)with God this day.” So the people rescued Jonathan, and he did not die.
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1 Samuel 14:44-45
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1 Samuel 14:44-45
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44 Saul said, “May God deal with me, be it ever so severely,(A) if you do not die, Jonathan.(B)”
45 But the men said to Saul, “Should Jonathan die—he who has brought about this great deliverance in Israel? Never! As surely as the Lord lives, not a hair(C) of his head will fall to the ground, for he did this today with God’s help.” So the men rescued(D) Jonathan, and he was not put to death.
Judges 21:1-7
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Judges 21:1-7
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Wives Provided for the Benjamites
21 Now (A)the men of Israel had sworn an oath at Mizpah, saying, “None of us shall give his daughter to Benjamin as a wife.” 2 Then the people came (B)to [a]the house of God, and remained there before God till evening. They lifted up their voices and wept bitterly, 3 and said, “O Lord God of Israel, why has this come to pass in Israel, that today there should be one tribe missing in Israel?”
4 So it was, on the next morning, that the people rose early and (C)built an altar there, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. 5 The children of Israel said, “Who is there among all the tribes of Israel who did not come up with the assembly to the Lord?” (D)For they had made a great oath concerning anyone who had not come up to the Lord at Mizpah, saying, “He shall surely be put to death.” 6 And the children of Israel grieved for Benjamin their brother, and said, “One tribe is cut off from Israel today. 7 What shall we do for wives for those who remain, seeing we have sworn by the Lord that we will not give them our daughters as wives?”
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- Judges 21:2 Or Bethel
Judges 21:1-7
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Judges 21:1-7
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Wives for the Benjamites
21 The men of Israel had taken an oath(A) at Mizpah:(B) “Not one of us will give(C) his daughter in marriage to a Benjamite.”
2 The people went to Bethel,[a] where they sat before God until evening, raising their voices and weeping bitterly. 3 “Lord, God of Israel,” they cried, “why has this happened to Israel? Why should one tribe be missing(D) from Israel today?”
4 Early the next day the people built an altar and presented burnt offerings and fellowship offerings.(E)
5 Then the Israelites asked, “Who from all the tribes of Israel(F) has failed to assemble before the Lord?” For they had taken a solemn oath that anyone who failed to assemble before the Lord at Mizpah was to be put to death.
6 Now the Israelites grieved for the tribe of Benjamin, their fellow Israelites. “Today one tribe is cut off from Israel,” they said. 7 “How can we provide wives for those who are left, since we have taken an oath(G) by the Lord not to give them any of our daughters in marriage?”
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- Judges 21:2 Or to the house of God
Numbers 30:2-5
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Numbers 30:2-5
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2 (A)If a man makes a vow to the Lord, or (B)swears an oath to bind himself by some agreement, he shall not break his word; he shall (C)do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.
3 “Or if a woman makes a vow to the Lord, and binds herself by some agreement while in her father’s house in her youth, 4 and her father hears her vow and the agreement by which she has bound herself, and her father [a]holds his peace, then all her vows shall stand, and every agreement with which she has bound herself shall stand. 5 But if her father overrules her on the day that he hears, then none of her vows nor her agreements by which she has bound herself shall stand; and the Lord will release her, because her father overruled her.
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- Numbers 30:4 says nothing to interfere
Numbers 30:2-5
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Numbers 30:2-5
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2 When a man makes a vow to the Lord or takes an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word but must do everything he said.(A)
3 “When a young woman still living in her father’s household makes a vow to the Lord or obligates herself by a pledge 4 and her father hears about her vow or pledge but says nothing to her, then all her vows and every pledge by which she obligated herself will stand.(B) 5 But if her father forbids her(C) when he hears about it, none of her vows or the pledges by which she obligated herself will stand; the Lord will release her because her father has forbidden her.
Genesis 42:36-38
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Genesis 42:36-38
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36 And Jacob their father said to them, “You have (A)bereaved me: Joseph is no more, Simeon is no more, and you want to take (B)Benjamin. All these things are against me.”
37 Then Reuben spoke to his father, saying, “Kill my two sons if I do not bring him back to you; put him in my hands, and I will bring him back to you.”
38 But he said, “My son shall not go down with you, for (C)his brother is dead, and he is left alone. (D)If any calamity should befall him along the way in which you go, then you would (E)bring down my gray hair with sorrow to the grave.”
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Genesis 42:36-38
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Genesis 42:36-38
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36 Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my children. Joseph is no more and Simeon is no more,(A) and now you want to take Benjamin.(B) Everything is against me!(C)”
37 Then Reuben said to his father, “You may put both of my sons to death if I do not bring him back to you. Entrust him to my care,(D) and I will bring him back.”(E)
38 But Jacob said, “My son will not go down there with you; his brother is dead(F) and he is the only one left. If harm comes to him(G) on the journey you are taking, you will bring my gray head down to the grave(H) in sorrow.(I)”
Genesis 37:34-35
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Genesis 37:34-35
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34 Then Jacob (A)tore his clothes, put sackcloth on his waist, and (B)mourned for his son many days. 35 And all his sons and all his daughters (C)arose to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted, and he said, “For (D)I shall go down into the grave to my son in mourning.” Thus his father wept for him.
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Genesis 37:34-35
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Genesis 37:34-35
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34 Then Jacob tore his clothes,(A) put on sackcloth(B) and mourned for his son many days.(C) 35 All his sons and daughters came to comfort him,(D) but he refused to be comforted.(E) “No,” he said, “I will continue to mourn until I join my son(F) in the grave.(G)” So his father wept for him.
Genesis 37:29-30
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Genesis 37:29-30
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29 Then Reuben returned to the pit, and indeed Joseph was not in the pit; and he (A)tore his clothes. 30 And he returned to his brothers and said, “The lad (B)is no more; and I, where shall I go?”
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Genesis 37:29-30
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Genesis 37:29-30
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29 When Reuben returned to the cistern and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes.(A) 30 He went back to his brothers and said, “The boy isn’t there! Where can I turn now?”(B)
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