Genesis 22:16
14 And Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. So to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.”
15 And the angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven a second time,
saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son,
17 I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.
18 And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son,
- KJV
- And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:
- WEB
- and said, “‘I have sworn by myself,’ says the LORD, ‘because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son,
- ASV
- and said, By myself have I sworn, saith Jehovah, because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son,
- DARBY
- and said, By myself I swear, saith Jehovah, that, because thou hast done this, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only [son],
- BLB
- and said, “By Myself I have sworn, says YHWH, that because you have done this thing and have not withheld your son, your only one,
- ÅB
- og sa: Ved meg selv sverger jeg, sier Herren: Fordi du gjorde dette og ikke sparte din eneste sønn,
- OTB
- og sa: «Jeg har sverget ved meg selv, sier Herren, fordi du har gjort dette og ikke spart din sønn, din eneste sønn,
- B1930
- og sa: Ved mig selv sverger jeg, sier Herren: Fordi du gjorde dette og ikke sparte din eneste sønn,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 1:73
the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
Read in contextHebrews 6:13–14
When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,
Read in contextPsalms 105:9
the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.
Read in contextJeremiah 51:14
The LORD of Hosts has sworn by Himself: “Surely I will fill you up with men as with locusts, and they will shout in triumph over you.”
Read in contextJeremiah 49:13
For by Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that Bozrah will become a desolation, a disgrace, a ruin, and a curse, and all her cities will be in ruins forever.”
Read in contextRomans 4:13–14
For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.
Read in contextIsaiah 45:23
By Myself I have sworn; truth has gone out from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow before Me, every tongue will swear allegiance.
Read in contextGenesis 12:2
I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
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