"And said,ª° By myself have I sworn,ª° saithª° the LORD,ª for¹ becauseªª thou hast doneª°¹ this¹ thing,ª and hast notª withheldª°¹ thy son,ª¹ thine onlyª [son]: ... That¹ in blessingª° I will blessª° thee, and in multiplyingª° I will multiplyª°¹ thy seedª as the starsª of the heaven,ª and as the sandª which¹ [is] upon¹ the seaª shore;ª and thy seedª shall possessª°¹ the gateª of his enemies;ª°" {Gen 22:16-17} + "The LORDª Godª of heaven,ª which¹ took¹ me²° from my father's² house,ª¹¹ and from the landª¹ of my kindred,ª and which¹ spakeª° unto me, and that¹ swareª° unto me, saying,ª° Unto thy seedª will I giveª°¹ this¹ land;ª he¹ shall sendª° his angelª before¹ thee,² and thou shalt takeª° a wifeª unto my sonª from thence.¹¹" {Gen 24:7} + "Sojournª° in this¹ land,ª and I will be¹ with¹ thee, and will blessª° thee; for¹ unto thee, and unto thy seed,ª I will giveª°¹ all¹ theseª countries,ª and I will performª°¹ the oathª which¹ I swareª° unto Abrahamª thy father;ª" {Gen 26:3} + "But¹ because the LORDª lovedª¹ you, and because he would keepª°¹¹ the oathª which¹ he had swornª° unto your fathers,ª hath the LORDª brought you outª°¹ with a mightyª hand,ª and redeemedª° you out of the houseª¹ of bondmen,ª from the handª¹ of Pharaohª kingª of Egypt.ª" {Deu 7:8} + "Wherefore it shall come to pass,¹ ifª ye hearkenª°¹ to these¹ judgments,ª and keep,ª° and doª° them, that the LORDª thy Godª shall keepª° unto thee¹ the covenantª and the mercyª which¹ he swareª° unto thy fathers:ª" {Deu 7:12} + "Which¹ [covenant] he madeª° with¹ Abraham,ª and his oathª unto Isaac;ª" {Psa 105:9} + "That¹ I may performª°¹ the oathª which¹ I have swornª° unto your fathers,ª to giveª° them a landª flowingª° with milkª and honey,ª as [it is] this¹ day.ª Then answeredª° I, and said,ª° So be it,ª O LORD.ª" {Jer 11:5} + "Forª menª verilyª swearª° byª the¹ greater:ª andª an oathª forª confirmationª [is] to themª an endª of allª strife.ª ... Whereinªª God,ª willingª° more abundantlyª to shewª° unto the¹ heirsª of promiseª the¹ immutabilityª of his²¹ counsel,ª confirmedª° [it] by an oath:ª" {Hbr 6:16-17} |
