Verse 16

and said, 'By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 105:9 : 9 The covenant He made with Abraham, and His oath to Isaac.
  • Luke 1:73 : 73 the oath that He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us:
  • Rom 4:13-14 : 13 For the promise to Abraham or his descendants that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith. 14 For if those who are of the law inherit, faith is made void, and the promise is nullified.
  • Gen 12:2 : 2 And I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you, and I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.
  • Jer 49:13 : 13 For by myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that Bozrah will become a horror, a disgrace, a waste, and a curse. All her cities will become perpetual ruins.
  • Jer 51:14 : 14 The Lord of Hosts has sworn by Himself, 'Surely, I will fill you with men as numerous as locusts, and they will raise a shout of triumph over you.'
  • Isa 45:23 : 23 By myself I have sworn; my mouth has uttered in all integrity a word that will not be revoked: Before me every knee will bow, by me every tongue will swear.
  • Heb 6:13-14 : 13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself, 14 saying, 'Surely I will bless you abundantly and multiply your descendants greatly.'
  • Amos 6:8 : 8 The Lord GOD has sworn by Himself—this is the declaration of the LORD, the God of Hosts: 'I detest the pride of Jacob and hate his fortresses, so I will deliver up the city and all that is in it.'