Jeremiah 4:2

And thou hast sworn — Jehovah liveth, In truth, in judgment, and in righteousness, And blessed themselves in Him have nations, And in Him they boast themselves.

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

1If thou dost turn back, O Israel, An affirmation of Jehovah, unto Me turn back, And if thou dost turn aside Thine abominations from My face, Then thou dost not bemoan.

3For thus said Jehovah, To the man of Judah, and to Jerusalem: Till for yourselves tillage, And do not sow unto the thorns.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 6:13Jehovah thy God thou dost fear, and Him thou dost serve, and by His name thou dost swear;

1 Samuel 20:3And David sweareth again, and saith, 'Thy father hath certainly known that I have found grace in thine eyes, and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved; and yet, Jehovah liveth, and thy soul liveth, but — as a step between me and death.'

Psalms 72:17His name is to the age, Before the sun is his name continued, And they bless themselves in him, All nations do pronounce him happy.

Isaiah 45:23By Myself I have sworn, Gone out from my mouth in righteousness hath a word, And it turneth not back, That to Me, bow doth every knee, every tongue swear.

Isaiah 48:1Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, Who are called by the name of Israel, And from the waters of Judah came out, Who are swearing by the name of Jehovah, And of the God of Israel make mention, Not in truth nor in righteousness.

Jeremiah 5:2And if they say, 'Jehovah liveth,' Surely to a falsehood they swear.

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 →

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