- As the LORD[YHWH]:
- "And Elijahª the Tishbite,ª [who was] of the inhabitantsª¹ of Gilead,ª saidª° unto¹ Ahab,ª [As] the LORDª Godª of Israelª liveth,ª beforeª whom¹ I stand,ª° there shall not¹ be¹ dewª nor rainª these¹ years,ª but¹¹ accordingª to my word.ª" {1Kg 17:1} + "For,¹ [as] the LORDª liveth,ª which savethª°¹ Israel,ª though¹¹ it beª in Jonathan²¹ my son,ª he shall surely²° die.ª° But [there was] not a man¹ among all¹¹ the peopleª [that] answeredª° him." {1Sm 14:39} + "And the peopleª saidª° unto¹ Saul,ª Shall Jonathan²¹ die,ª° who¹ hath wroughtª° this¹ greatª salvationª in Israel?ª God forbid:ª [as] the LORDª liveth,ª there shall not¹ one hairª¹ of his headª fallª° to the ground;ª for¹ he hath wroughtª° with¹ Godª this¹ day.ª So the peopleª rescuedª°¹ Jonathan,²¹ that he diedª° not.¹" {1Sm 14:45} + "And Davidª swareª° moreover,¹ and said,ª° Thy fatherª certainly²° knowethª° that¹ I have foundª° graceª in thine eyes;ª and he saith,ª° Let not¹ Jonathanª knowª° this,¹ lest¹ he be grieved:ª° but trulyª [as] the LORDª liveth,ª and [as] thy soulª liveth,ª [there¹ is] but a stepª between¹ me and death.ª" {1Sm 20:3} + "And, behold,¹ I will sendª°¹ a lad,ª [saying], Go,²°¹ find outª°¹ the arrows.ª If¹ I expressly²° sayª° unto the lad,ª Behold,¹ the arrowsª [are] on this side¹¹ of thee, takeª° them; then comeª° thou: for¹ [there is] peaceª to thee, and no¹ hurt;ª [as] the LORDª liveth.ª" {1Sm 20:21} + "Now¹ therefore, my lord,ª [as] the LORDª liveth,ª and [as] thy soulª liveth,ª seeing¹ the LORDª hath withholdenª° thee from comingª°¹ to [shed] blood,ª and from avengingª° thyself with thine own hand,ª now¹ let thine enemies,ª° and they that seekª° evilª to¹ my lord,ª be¹ as Nabal.ª" {1Sm 25:26} + "Davidª saidª° furthermore,¹¹ [As] the LORDª liveth,ª the LORDª shall smiteª° him; or¹ his dayª shall comeª° to die;ª° or¹ he shall descendª° into battle,ª and perish.ª°" {1Sm 26:10} + "And Ittaiª answeredª°¹ the king,ª and said,ª° [As] the LORDª liveth,ª and [as] my lordª the kingª liveth,ª surely¹¹ in what¹ placeª my lordª the kingª shall be,¹ whether¹ in deathª or¹ life,ª even¹ there¹ also will thy servantª be.¹" {2Sm 15:21} + "And thou shalt swear,ª° The LORDª liveth,ª in truth,ª in judgment,ª and in righteousness;ª and the nationsª shall bless²° themselves¹ in him, and in him shall they glory.ª°" {Jer 4:2} + "And though¹ they say,ª° The LORDª liveth;ª surely¹ they swearª° falsely.ª" {Jer 5:2}
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