Jeremiah 4:2 - Catholic Public Domain Version

² And you will swear, 'As the Lord lives,' in truth and in judgment and in justice." And the Gentiles will bless him, and they will praise him.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² And thou shalt swear, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² And if you swear, As the Lord lives, in truth, in judgment and justice, and in righteousness (uprightness in every area and relation), then the nations will bless themselves in Him and in Him will they glory.

American Standard Version (1901)

² and thou shalt swear, As Jehovah liveth, in truth, in justice, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.

Common English Bible

² and if you swear by the living God in truth, justice, and righteousness, then the nations will enjoy God’s blessings; they will boast about him.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² And thou shalt swear: As the Lord liveth in truth and in judgement and in justice: and the Gentiles shall bless him and shall praise him.

English Standard Version 2016

² and if you swear, ‘As the Lord lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.”

Jeremiah 4:2 Cross References

Genesis 22:18

And in your offspring, all the nations of the earth will be blessed, because you obeyed my voice."

1 Kings 3:6

And Solomon said: "You have shown great mercy to your servant David, my father, because he walked in your sight in truth and justice, and with an upright heart before you. And you have kept your great mercy for him, and you have given him a son sitting upon his throne, just as it is this day.

Psalm 72:17

until I may enter into the Sanctuary of God, and understand it to its last part.

Psalm 99:4

Enter his gates with confession, his courts with hymns, and acknowledge him. Praise his name.

Isaiah 45:23

I have sworn by myself. The Word of justice will proceed from my mouth, and it will not turn back.

Isaiah 45:25

Therefore, he will say, "In the Lord are my justices and my dominion." They will go to him. And all who fight against him will be confounded.

Isaiah 65:16

By that name, whoever is blessed on earth, will be blessed in God. Amen! And whoever swears on earth, will swear by God. Amen! For the past anguishes have been delivered into oblivion, and they have been hidden from my eyes.

Jeremiah 10:10

But the Lord is the true God. He is the living God and the everlasting King. Before his indignation, the earth will shake. And the Gentiles will not be able to withstand his threats.

Jeremiah 12:15

And when I have rooted them out, I will turn back and take pity on them. And I will lead them back, one man to his inheritance, and another man to his land.

Jeremiah 12:16

And this shall be: if they are taught and they learn the ways of my people, so that they swear by my name, 'As the Lord lives,' just as they had taught my people to swear by Baal, then they will be built up in the midst of my people.

Jeremiah 16:19

"O Lord, my strength, and my health, and my refuge in the day of tribulation: the Gentiles will approach you from the ends of the earth, and they will say: 'Truly, our fathers possessed a lie, an emptiness that has not benefited them.'

Jeremiah 3:17

In that time, Jerusalem will be called: 'The Throne of the Lord.' And all the nations will be gathered to it, in the name of the Lord, in Jerusalem. And they will not walk after the depravity of their own most wicked heart.

Jeremiah 33:9

And this will be for me: a name, and a joy, and a praise, and an exultation, among all the nations of the earth who will hear about all the good things that I will accomplish for them. And they will be afraid and troubled over all these good things, and over all the peace, that I will accomplish for them.

Jeremiah 5:2

For even though they say, 'As the Lord lives,' in this, too, they swear falsely."

Jeremiah 7:5

For if you direct your ways and your intentions well, if you exercise judgment between a man and his neighbor,

Jeremiah 9:24

But he who glories should glory in this: to know me and to know me well. For I am the Lord, who accomplishes mercy and judgment and justice upon the earth. For these things are pleasing to me, says the Lord.

Hosea 2:19

And I will betroth you to me forever, and I will betroth you to me in justice and judgment, and in mercy and compassion.

Joel 2:12

Now, therefore, the Lord says: "Be converted to me with your whole heart, in fasting and weeping and mourning."

Zechariah 8:8

And I will lead them, and they will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. And they will be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in justice.

Malachi 1:11

For, from the rising of the sun even to its setting, my name is great among the Gentiles, and in every place, a clean oblation is being sacrificed and offered to my name. For my name is great among the Gentiles, says the Lord of hosts.

1 Corinthians 1:31

And so, in the same way, it was written: "Whoever glories, should glory in the Lord."

2 Corinthians 10:17

But whoever glories, let him glory in the Lord.

Galatians 3:8

Thus Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, foretold to Abraham: "All nations shall be blessed in you."

Deuteronomy 10:20

You shall fear the Lord your God, and him alone shall you serve. You shall cling to him, and you shall swear by his name.

Deuteronomy 4:30

After all these things which have been foretold have found you, in the end time, you shall return to the Lord your God, and you will hear his voice.

Deuteronomy 6:13

take care diligently, lest you forget the Lord, who led you away from the land of Egypt, from the house of servitude. You shall fear the Lord your God, and you shall serve him alone, and you shall swear by his name.

Philippians 3:3

For we are the circumcised, we who serve God in the Spirit and who glory in Christ Jesus, having no confidence in the flesh.

Ruth 3:13

Be at peace for this night. And when morning arrives, if he is willing to uphold the law of kinship for you, things will turn out well; but if he is not willing, then, I will take you, without any doubt, as the Lord lives. Sleep until morning."

1 Samuel 20:3

And he swore again to David. And David said: "Your father certainly knows that I have found favor in your sight, and so he will say, 'Let Jonathan not know this, lest he be saddened.' So truly, as the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, there is only one step (if I may say it) separating me from death."