(A)Though they say, ‘As (B)the Lord lives,’
Surely they (C)swear falsely.”

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Although they say, ‘As surely as the Lord lives,’(A)
    still they are swearing falsely.(B)

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26 Therefore hear the word of the Lord, all Judah who dwell in the land of Egypt: ‘Behold, (A)I have sworn by My (B)great name,’ says the Lord, ‘that (C)My name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, “The Lord God lives.”

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26 But hear the word of the Lord, all you Jews living in Egypt:(A) ‘I swear(B) by my great name,’ says the Lord, ‘that no one from Judah living anywhere in Egypt will ever again invoke my name or swear, “As surely as the Sovereign(C) Lord lives.”(D)

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14 Those who (A)swear by (B)the [a]sin of Samaria,
Who say,
‘As your god lives, O Dan!’
And, ‘As the way of (C)Beersheba lives!’
They shall fall and never rise again.”

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  1. Amos 8:14 Or Ashima, a Syrian goddess

14 Those who swear by the sin of Samaria(A)
    who say, ‘As surely as your god lives, Dan,’(B)
    or, ‘As surely as the god[a] of Beersheba(C) lives’—
    they will fall,(D) never to rise again.(E)

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  1. Amos 8:14 Hebrew the way