Jeremiah 4:2
The Lord lives, with truth, in judgment and righteousness, then shall nations bless by him, and by him they shall praise God in Jerusalem.
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Deuteronomy 6:13+ 6:13 Matt 4:10 You shall fear the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve; and you shall cleave to him, and by his name you shall swear.
1 Samuel 20:3And David answered Jonathan, and said, Your father knows surely that I have found grace in your sight, and he said, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he refuse his consent: but as the Lord lives and your soul lives, as I said, the space is filled up between me and death.
Psalms 72:17until I go into the sanctuary of God; and so understand the latter end. 1
Isaiah 45:23By myself + 45:23 Rom 14:11 I swear, righteousness shall surely proceed out of my mouth; my words shall not be frustrated; that to me every knee shall bend, and every tongue shall swear by God,
Isaiah 48:1Hear these words, you⌃ house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and have come forth out of Juda, who swear by the name of the Lord God of Israel, making mention of it, but not with truth, nor with righteousness;
Jeremiah 5:2The Lord lives, they say; do they not therefore swear falsely?
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 4:2-3
Exhortation to Repentance. ( b. c. 620.) 1 If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the Lord , return unto me: and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not remove. 2 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. When God called to backsliding Israel to return ( ch. iii. 22 ) they immediately answered, Lord, we return; now God here takes notice of their answer, and, by… Read the whole commentary →