- he sware:
- "Forª menª verilyª swearª° byª the¹ greater:ª andª an oathª forª confirmationª [is] to themª an endª of allª strife.ª ... Thatª byª twoª immutableª things,ª inª whichª [it was] impossibleª for Godª to lie,ª° we might haveª° a strongª consolation,ª who² have fled for refugeª° to lay hold²° upon¹ the hopeª set before¹ us:²°" {Hbr 6:16-18} + "And the angelª of the LORDª calledª° unto¹ Abrahamª out of¹ heavenª the second time,ª ... And in thy seedª shall all¹ the nationsª of the earthª be blessed;ª° becauseªª thou hast obeyedª° my voice.ª" {Gen 22:15-18} + "I will destroyª° also¹ all¹ the beastsª thereof from² beside¹¹ the greatª waters;ª neither¹ shall the footª of manª troubleª° them any more,¹ nor¹ the hoofsª of beastsª troubleª° them." {Ezk 32:13} + "Which¹ [covenant] he madeª° with¹ Abraham,ª and his oathª unto Isaac;ª ... And confirmedª° the same unto Jacobª for a law,ª [and] to Israelª [for] an everlastingª covenant:ª" {Psa 105:9-10} + "I have swornª° by myself, the wordª is gone outª° of my mouthª¹ [in] righteousness,ª and shall not¹ return,ª° That¹ unto me every¹ kneeª shall bow,ª° every¹ tongueª shall swear.ª°" {Isa 45:23} + "But if¹ ye will not¹ hearª°¹ these¹ words,ª I swearª° by myself, saithª° the LORD,ª that¹ this¹ houseª shall become¹ a desolation.ª" {Jer 22:5} + "For¹ I have swornª° by myself, saithª° the LORD,ª that¹ Bozrahª shall become¹ a desolation,ª a reproach,ª a waste,ª and a curse;ª and all¹ the citiesª thereof shall be¹ perpetualª wastes.ª" {Jer 49:13} + "Thou wilt performª° the truthª to Jacob,ª [and] the mercyª to Abraham,ª which¹ thou hast swornª° unto our fathersª from the daysª¹ of old.ª" {Mic 7:20} + "The oathª whichª he swareª° toª ourª fatherª Abraham,ª" {Lke 1:73}
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