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Jeremiah 4:2

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1 “If you will return, O Israel, return to Me,” declares the LORD. “If you will remove your detestable idols from My sight and no longer waver,

and if you can swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then the nations will be blessed by Him, and in Him they will glory.”

3 For this is what the LORD says to the men of Judah and Jerusalem: “Break up your unplowed ground, and do not sow among the thorns.

4 Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and remove the foreskins of your hearts, O men of Judah and people of Jerusalem. Otherwise, My wrath will break out like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it, because of your evil deeds.”

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BSB
and if you can swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then the nations will be blessed by Him, and in Him they will glory.”
KJV
And thou shalt swear, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
WEB
and you will swear, ‘As the LORD lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness. The nations will bless themselves in him, and they will glory in him.”
ASV
and thou shalt swear, As Jehovah liveth, in truth, in justice, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
DARBY
and thou shalt in truth, in justice, and in righteousness swear, [As] Jehovah liveth! and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
BLB
and you swear, ‘As YHWH’ lives, in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then the nations shall bless themselves in Him, and in Him they shall glory.”
ÅB
og sverger du: Så sant Herren lever! i sannhet, med rett og rettferdighet, da skal hedningefolk velsigne seg i ham og rose seg av ham.
OTB
og hvis du sverger: ‘Så sant som Herren lever,’ i sannhet, i rettferdighet og i rettskaffenhet, da skal folkene velsigne seg ved Ham, og i Ham skal de rose seg.»
B1930
og sverger du: Så sant Herren lever! i sannhet, med rett og rettferdighet, da skal hedningefolk velsigne sig i ham og rose sig av ham.

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 65:16

    Whoever invokes a blessing in the land will do so by the God of truth, and whoever takes an oath in the land will swear by the God of truth. For the former troubles will be forgotten and hidden from My sight.

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  • Genesis 22:18

    And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”

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  • Jeremiah 9:24

    But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth— for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.

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  • 1 Corinthians 1:31

    Therefore, as it is written: “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”

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  • 2 Corinthians 10:17

    Rather, “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”

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  • Deuteronomy 10:20

    You are to fear the LORD your God and serve Him. Hold fast to Him and take your oaths in His name.

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  • Jeremiah 12:16

    And if they will diligently learn the ways of My people and swear by My name, saying, ‘As surely as the LORD lives’—just as they once taught My people to swear by Baal—then they will be established among My people.

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  • Psalms 72:17

    May his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed.

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