Jeremiah 4:2

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Then you will swear, 'As the LORD lives,' in truth, in justice, and in righteousness; the nations will bless themselves in Him, and in Him they will glory.

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  • Isa 65:16 : 16 Whoever invokes a blessing in the land will do so by the God of truth, and whoever takes an oath in the land will swear by the God of truth. For the past troubles will be forgotten and hidden from my eyes.
  • Jer 9:24 : 24 The days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will punish all who are circumcised only in the flesh.
  • 1 Cor 1:31 : 31 Therefore, as it is written: "Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord."
  • Gal 3:8 : 8 The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: 'All nations will be blessed through you.'
  • Gen 22:18 : 18 And through your offspring all the nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.'
  • Deut 10:20 : 20 Fear the LORD your God and serve Him. Hold fast to Him and take your oaths in His name.
  • 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.
  • Isa 45:25 : 25 But in the LORD all the descendants of Israel will be justified and will boast.
  • 2 Cor 10:17 : 17 But, 'Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.'
  • Jer 12:16 : 16 'And if they diligently learn the ways of my people and swear by my name, saying, "As surely as the LORD lives," just as they once taught my people to swear by Baal, then they will be established among my people.'
  • Hos 2:19 : 19 I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth; their names will no longer be remembered.
  • Zech 8:8 : 8 I will bring them back to dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. They will be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and righteousness.
  • Phil 3:3 : 3 For we are the circumcision, the ones who worship by the Spirit of God, glory in Christ Jesus, and do not put confidence in the flesh.
  • Isa 48:1-2 : 1 Hear this, house of Jacob, those who are called by the name of Israel and who have come out of Judah's lineage, who swear by the name of the LORD and invoke the God of Israel, but not in truth or righteousness. 2 For they are called from the holy city and rely on the God of Israel; the LORD of Hosts is His name.
  • Jer 5:2 : 2 Even when they say, 'As surely as the Lord lives,' they swear falsely.
  • 1 Kgs 3:6 : 6 Solomon replied, "You have shown great lovingkindness to your servant, my father David, because he walked before you in faithfulness, righteousness, and uprightness of heart. You have continued this great kindness to him by giving him a son to sit on his throne this day."
  • Ps 72:17 : 17 May his name endure forever; as long as the sun shines, may his name be continued. All nations will be blessed through him, and they will call him blessed.
  • Ps 99:4 : 4 The Mighty King loves justice; You have established equity; You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 16Whoever invokes a blessing in the land will do so by the God of truth, and whoever takes an oath in the land will swear by the God of truth. For the past troubles will be forgotten and hidden from my eyes.

  • 1If Israel, declares the LORD, you will return to me, you must remove your detestable things from my presence and not wander away.

  • 2Even when they say, 'As surely as the Lord lives,' they swear falsely.

  • 16'And if they diligently learn the ways of my people and swear by my name, saying, "As surely as the LORD lives," just as they once taught my people to swear by Baal, then they will be established among my people.'

  • 12All nations will call you blessed, for you will be a land of delight, says the Lord of Hosts.

  • 15Though you, Israel, play the harlot, let not Judah become guilty. Do not go to Gilgal, do not go up to Beth Aven, and do not swear, 'As surely as the LORD lives!'

  • 23This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Once again they will say this in the land of Judah and in its cities when I restore their fortunes: 'May the LORD bless you, O dwelling of righteousness, O holy mountain.'

  • Isa 45:23-25
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    23By 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.

    24They will say of me, 'In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.' All who have raged against Him will come to Him and be put to shame.

    25But in the LORD all the descendants of Israel will be justified and will boast.

  • Deut 28:8-9
    2 verses
    72%

    8The LORD will command the blessing on your storehouses and on all you set your hand to do. He will bless you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

    9The LORD will establish you as His holy people, as He swore to you, if you keep the commandments of the LORD your God and walk in His ways.

  • 1Hear this, house of Jacob, those who are called by the name of Israel and who have come out of Judah's lineage, who swear by the name of the LORD and invoke the God of Israel, but not in truth or righteousness.

  • 18Do what is right and good in the sight of the LORD, so that it may go well with you, and you may go in and possess the good land the LORD promised to your ancestors.

  • 4These are the words the LORD spoke concerning Israel and Judah:

  • 16These are the things you must do: Speak the truth to one another, render true and just judgments in your gates,

  • Jer 23:6-8
    3 verses
    71%

    6In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.

    7So behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when they will no longer say, ‘As the LORD lives, who brought the Israelites up out of the land of Egypt.’

    8Instead, they will say, ‘As the LORD lives, who brought and led the descendants of the house of Israel out of the land of the north and from all the lands where He had banished them.’ Then they will dwell in their own land.

  • 14They took an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, with trumpets, and with rams' horns.

  • 20You will show faithfulness to Jacob and steadfast love to Abraham, as You promised to our fathers in days of old.

  • Hos 4:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1Hear the word of the LORD, O people of Israel! For the LORD has a charge against the inhabitants of the land: there is no truth, no steadfast love, and no knowledge of God in the land.

    2There is swearing, lying, murder, stealing, and adultery; they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed.

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    8Let the assembly of the nations gather around You; take Your seat on high above them.

  • 9He walks in my statutes and faithfully keeps my rules—he is righteous; he will surely live, declares the Sovereign Lord.

  • 12Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people He has chosen as His inheritance.

  • 20Follow justice and justice alone, so that you may live and possess the land the Lord your God is giving you.

  • 19He will set you high above all the nations He has made, bringing you praise, fame, and honor. And you will be a holy people to the LORD your God, as He has promised.

  • 5Your own eyes will see it, and you will say, 'The LORD is great—even beyond the borders of Israel!'

  • 8And what great nation has righteous statutes and judgments like this entire law that I am setting before you today?

  • 3For this is what the LORD says to the people of Judah and Jerusalem: Break up your unplowed ground, and do not sow among thorns.

  • 4For this is what the Lord says to the house of Israel: Seek me and live.

  • 12He is confirming you today as His people, and He will be your God, just as He promised you and swore to your ancestors—Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

  • 1If you diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God by carefully keeping all His commandments that I am commanding you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.

  • 4Let the peoples praise You, O God; let all the peoples praise You.

  • 13Fear the LORD your God, serve Him only, and take your oaths in His name.

  • 5For if you truly amend your ways and your deeds, if you truly execute justice between a person and their neighbor,

  • 5May the Lord bless you from Zion, and may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life.

  • 1When all these things come upon you—the blessing and the curse that I have set before you—and you call them to mind among all the nations where the LORD your God has driven you,

  • 13Let all this happen before the LORD, for he is coming—he is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in his faithfulness.

  • 12And it will happen that because you listen to these ordinances, and keep and obey them, the LORD your God will keep with you the covenant and the steadfast love that He swore to your ancestors.

  • 4For if you indeed carry out these commands, then kings who sit on David's throne will come through the gates of this palace, riding in chariots and on horses—they, their officials, and their people.

  • 21Nevertheless, as surely as I live and as surely as the glory of the LORD fills the whole earth,

  • 6The LORD said to me, ‘Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying: Listen to the words of this covenant and do them.’

  • 9Then this city will bring me joy, praise, and glory before all the nations of the earth who hear of all the good I do for it. They will tremble in awe because of all the goodness and peace I provide for it.

  • 4Who despises a vile person in his eyes but honors those who fear the LORD; who keeps his word even when it hurts and does not go back on his promise.

  • 15Instead, they will say, 'As surely as the LORD lives who brought the Israelites up from the land of the north and from all the countries where He had scattered them.' For I will restore them to the land I gave to their ancestors.

  • 26But hear the word of the LORD, all you people of Judah living in Egypt: ‘I have sworn by my great name,’ says the LORD, ‘that no one from Judah living in Egypt will ever again invoke my name or swear, “As surely as the Lord GOD lives.”

  • 5Surely you will summon a nation you do not know, and a nation that does not know you will run to you because of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified you.

  • 15In those days and at that time, I will cause a righteous Branch to sprout for David, and he will administer justice and righteousness in the land.