Jeremiah 4:2
And thou shalt sweare, The Lord liueth in trueth, in iudgement, and in righteousnesse, and the nations shall be blessed in him, and shall glorie in him.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
3For thus saith the Lord to the men of Iudah, and to Ierusalem,
Cross References
Deuteronomy 6:13Thou shalt feare the Lord thy God, and serue him, and shalt sweare by his Name.
1 Samuel 20:3And Dauid sware againe and sayd, Thy father knoweth that I haue found grace in thine eyes: therefore he thinketh, Ionathan shall not knowe it, lest he be sorie: but in deede, as the Lord liueth, and as thy soule liueth, there is but a step betweene me and death.
Psalms 72:17His name shall be for euer: his name shall indure as long as the sunne: all nations shall blesse him, and be blessed in him.
Isaiah 45:23I haue sworne by my selfe: the worde is gone out of my mouth in righteousnesse, and shall not returne, That euery knee shall bowe vnto me, and euery tongue shall sweare by me.
Isaiah 48:1Hear yee this, O house of Iaakob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come out of the waters of Iudah: which sweare by the Name of the Lord, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousnesse.
Jeremiah 5:2For though they say, The Lord liueth, yet doe they sweare 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 →