Jeremiah 44:26
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Therefore hear ye the word of the Lord, all Judah that dwell in the land of Egypt; Behold, I have sworn by my great name, saith the Lord, that my name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, The Lord God liveth.Nevertheless, hear the word of the LORD, all you people of Judah living in Egypt: Behold, I have sworn by My great name, says the LORD, that never again will any man of Judah living in the land of Egypt invoke My name or say, ‘As surely as the Lord GOD lives.’
In other translations
Therefore hear ye the word of the Lord, all Judah that dwell in the land of Egypt; Behold, I have sworn by my great name, saith the Lord, that my name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, The Lord God liveth.Nevertheless, hear the word of the LORD, all you people of Judah living in Egypt: Behold, I have sworn by My great name, says the LORD, that never again will any man of Judah living in the land of Egypt invoke My name or say, ‘As surely as the Lord GOD lives.’
Hebrew words
לָכֵןlakhen<to> thereforeH3651שִׁמְעוּshim'uhearH8085דְבַר־devar-[the] word ofH1697יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068כָּל־kol-O allH3605יְהוּדָהyehudahJudahH3063הַיֹּשְׁבִיםhaiyoshevimwho are dwellingH3427בְּאֶרֶץbe'eretzin [the] land ofH776מִצְרָיִםmitzrayimEgyptH4714הִנְנִיhinihere IH2005נִשְׁבַּעְתִּיnishba'tiI swearH7650בִּשְׁמִיbishmiby own name myH8034הַגָּדוֹלhagadol<the> greatH1419אָמַר'amarhe saysH559יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אִם־'im-ifH518יִהְיֶהyihyehit will beH1961עוֹדodagainH5750שְׁמִיsheminame myH8034נִקְרָא׀nikra'namedH7121בְּפִי׀befiby [the] mouth ofH6310כָּל־kol-anyH3605אִישׁ'ishperson ofH376יְהוּדָהyehudahJudahH3063אֹמֵר'omer[who] saysH559חַי־chai-[by] [the] life ofH2416אֲדֹנָי'adonai[the] LordH136יְהוִהyahwehYahwehH3069בְּכָל־bekholin allH3605אֶרֶץ'eretz[the] land ofH776מִצְרָיִם׃mitzrayimEgyptH4714
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Related verses
- Genesis 22:16And 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:saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son,
- Psalm 50:16But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?To the wicked, however, God says, “What right have you to recite My statutes and to bear My covenant on your lips?
- Hebrews 6:13For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,
- Ezekiel 20:39As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord God; Go ye, serve ye every one his idols, and hereafter also, if ye will not hearken unto me: but pollute ye my holy name no more with your gifts, and with your idols.And as for you, O house of Israel, this is what the Lord GOD says: Go and serve your idols, every one of you. But afterward, you will surely listen to Me, and you will no longer defile My holy name with your gifts and idols.
- Amos 6:8The Lord God hath sworn by himself, saith the Lord the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.The Lord GOD has sworn by Himself—the LORD, the God of Hosts, has declared: “I abhor Jacob’s pride and detest his citadels, so I will deliver up the city and everything in it.”
- Jeremiah 5:2And though they say, The Lord liveth; surely they swear falsely.Although they say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ they are swearing falsely.”
- Isaiah 48:1-21 Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the Lord, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness. 2 For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The Lord of hosts is his name.1 “Listen to this, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, who have descended from the line of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD, who invoke the God of Israel— but not in truth or righteousness— 2 who indeed call yourselves after the holy city and lean on the God of Israel; the LORD of Hosts is His name.
- Jeremiah 4:2And 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.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.”
- Jeremiah 22:5But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the Lord, that this house shall become a desolation.But if you do not obey these words, then I swear by Myself, declares the LORD, that this house will become a pile of rubble.’”
- Amos 8:7The Lord hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.The LORD has sworn by the Pride of Jacob: “I will never forget any of their deeds.
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People and places
People: Judah
Places: Egypt