Jeremiah 4:2 - The Scriptures 1998

² and shall swear, ‘As יהוה  lives,’ in truth, in right-ruling, and in righteousness – then nations shall bless themselves in Him, and they shall boast in Him!”

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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.

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.

Jeremiah 4:2 Cross References

Genesis 22:18

“And in your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”

1 Kings 3:6

And Shelomoh said, “You have shown great kindness to your servant Dawiḏ

Psalm 72:17

Let His Name be forever, His Name continue before the sun; And let them bless themselves in Him; Let all nations call Him blessed.

Psalm 99:4

And the strength of the Sovereign Shall love right-ruling; You Yourself shall establish straightness; You shall execute right-ruling And righteousness in Yaʽ

Isaiah 45:23

“I have sworn by Myself, a word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, so that to Me every knee shall bow, every tongue swear.

Isaiah 45:25

“In יהוה  all the seed of Yisra’ĕ

Isaiah 65:16

so that he who blesses himself in the earth does bless himself in the Elohim of truth. And he who swears in the earth does swear by the Elohim of truth. Because the former distresses shall be forgotten, and because they shall be hidden from My eyes.

Jeremiah 10:10

But יהוה  is truly Elohim. He is the living Elohim and the everlasting Sovereign. At His wrath the earth shakes, and nations are unable to stand His displeasure.

Jeremiah 12:15

“And it shall be, after My plucking them out, I shall return, and have compassion on them and bring them back, everyone to his inheritance and everyone to his land.

Jeremiah 12:16

“And it shall be, if they learn well the ways of My people, to swear by My Name, ‘As יהוה  lives,’ as they taught My people to swear by Baʽ

Jeremiah 16:19

O יהוה, my strength and my stronghold and my refuge, in the day of distress the gentiles shall come to You from the ends of the earth and say, “Our fathers have inherited only falsehood, futility, and there is no value in them.”

Jeremiah 3:17

“At that time Yerushalayim shall be called the throne of יהוה, and all the nations shall be gathered to it, to the Name of יהוה, to Yerushalayim, and no longer walk after the stubbornness of their evil heart.

Jeremiah 33:9

‘And it shall be to Me a name of joy, a praise, and a pride before all nations of the earth, who hear all the good I am doing to them, and they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and all the peace I am doing to it.’

Jeremiah 5:2

“Even when they say, ‘As יהוה  lives,’ they swear falsely, for certain.”

Jeremiah 7:5

“For if you truly make your ways and your deeds good, if you truly do right-ruling between a man and his neighbour,

Jeremiah 9:24

but let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am יהוה, doing kindness, right-ruling, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight,” declares יהוה.

Hosea 2:19

“And I shall take you as a bride unto Me forever, and take you as a bride unto Me in righteousness, and in right-ruling, and kindness and compassion.

Joel 2:12

“Yet even now,” declares יהוה, “turn to Me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning.”

Zechariah 8:8

‘And I shall bring them back, and they shall dwell in the midst of Yerushalayim. And they shall be My people, and I shall be their Elohim, in truth and in righteousness.’

Malachi 1:11

“For from the rising of the sun, even to its going down, My Name is great among nations. And in every place incense is presented to My Name, and a clean offering. For My Name is great among nations,” said יהוה  of hosts.

1 Corinthians 1:31

that, as it has been written, “He who boasts, let him boast in יהוה.”

2 Corinthians 10:17

But “He who boasts, let him boast in יהוה.”

Galatians 3:8

And the Scripture, having foreseen that Elohim would declare right the nations by belief, announced the Good News to Aḇ

Deuteronomy 10:20

“Fear יהוה  your Elohim. Serve Him, and cling to Him, and swear by His Name.

Deuteronomy 4:30

“In your distress, when all these words shall come upon you in the latter days, then you shall return to יהוה  your Elohim and shall obey His voice.

Deuteronomy 6:13

“Fear יהוה  your Elohim and serve Him, and swear by His Name.

Philippians 3:3

For we are the circumcision, who are serving Elohim in the Spirit, and boasting in Messiah יהושע, and do not trust in the flesh,

Ruth 3:13

“Stop over tonight, and in the morning it shall be that if he does redeem you, good – let him do it. But if he is not pleased to redeem you, then I shall redeem you, as יהוה  lives! Lie down until morning.”

1 Samuel 20:3

But Dawiḏ