16 and said, “(A)By Myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you have done this thing and have not withheld your son, your only son,

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23 (A)I have sworn by Myself;
The (B)word has gone out from My mouth in righteousness
And will not turn back,
That to Me (C)every knee will bow, every tongue will (D)swear allegiance.

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26 [a]In return, hear the word of the Lord, all Judah who are living in the land of Egypt: ‘Behold, I have (A)sworn by My great name,’ says the Lord, ‘that My name shall (B)never be invoked again by the mouth of anyone of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, “(C)As the Lord [b]God lives.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 44:26 Lit Therefore
  2. Jeremiah 44:26 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord

The Lord [a]God has (A)sworn by Himself, the Lord God of armies has declared:
“I (B)loathe the arrogance of Jacob,
And [b]detest his (C)citadels;
Therefore I will (D)give up the city and [c]all it contains.”

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 6:8 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
  2. Amos 6:8 Lit hate
  3. Amos 6:8 Lit its fullness

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