Jeremiah 4:2

Good News Translation (US Version)

it will be right for you to swear by my name. Then all the nations will ask me to bless them, and they will praise me.”

Cross References

Isaiah 65:16

Anyone in the land who asks for a blessing will ask to be blessed by the faithful God. Whoever takes an oath will swear by the name of the faithful God. The troubles of the past will be gone and forgotten.”

Jeremiah 9:24

If any want to boast, they should boast that they know and understand me, because my love is constant, and I do what is just and right. These are the things that please me. I, the Lord, have spoken.”

Genesis 22:18

All the nations will ask me to bless them as I have blessed your descendants—all because you obeyed my command.”

2 Corinthians 10:17

But as the scripture says, “Whoever wants to boast must boast about what the Lord has done.”

1 Corinthians 1:31

So then, as the scripture says, “Whoever wants to boast must boast of what the Lord has done.”

Deuteronomy 10:20

Have reverence for the Lord your God and worship only him. Be faithful to him and make your promises in his name alone.

Galatians 3:8

The scripture predicted that God would put the Gentiles right with himself through faith. And so the scripture announced the Good News to Abraham: “Through you God will bless all people.”

Jeremiah 12:16

If with all their hearts they will accept the religion of my people and will swear, ‘As the Lord lives’—as they once taught my people to swear by Baal—then they will also be a part of my people and will prosper.

Isaiah 45:25

I, the Lord, will rescue all the descendants of Jacob, and they will give me praise.

Psalm 72:17

May the king's name never be forgotten; may his fame last as long as the sun. May all nations ask God to bless them as he has blessed the king.

Zechariah 8:8

and will bring them back from east and west to live in Jerusalem. They will be my people, and I will be their God, ruling over them faithfully and justly.

Isaiah 45:23

My promise is true, and it will not be changed. I solemnly promise by all that I am: Everyone will come and kneel before me and vow to be loyal to me.

1 Kings 3:6

Solomon answered, “You always showed great love for my father David, your servant, and he was good, loyal, and honest in his relation with you. And you have continued to show him your great and constant love by giving him a son who today rules in his place.

Philippians 3:3

It is we, not they, who have received the true circumcision, for we worship God by means of his Spirit and rejoice in our life in union with Christ Jesus. We do not put any trust in external ceremonies.

Hosea 2:19

Israel, I will make you my wife; I will be true and faithful; I will show you constant love and mercy and make you mine forever.

Jeremiah 5:2

Even though you claim to worship the Lord, you do not mean what you say.

Psalm 99:4

Mighty king, you love what is right; you have established justice in Israel; you have brought righteousness and fairness.

Deuteronomy 4:30

When you are in trouble and all those things happen to you, then you will finally turn to the Lord and obey him.

Ruth 3:13

Stay here the rest of the night, and in the morning we will find out whether or not he will take responsibility for you. If so, well and good; if not, then I swear by the living Lord that I will take the responsibility. Now lie down and stay here till morning.”

Jeremiah 3:17

When that time comes, Jerusalem will be called ‘The Throne of the Lord,’ and all nations will gather there to worship me. They will no longer do what their stubborn and evil hearts tell them.

Jeremiah 7:5

“Change the way you are living and stop doing the things you are doing. Be fair in your treatment of one another.

Jeremiah 10:10

But you, Lord, are the true God, you are the living God and the eternal king. When you are angry, the world trembles; the nations cannot endure your anger. (

Jeremiah 12:15

But after I have taken them away, I will have mercy on them; I will bring each nation back to its own land and to its own country.

Jeremiah 16:19

Lord, you are the one who protects me and gives me strength; you help me in times of trouble. Nations will come to you from the ends of the earth and say, “Our ancestors had nothing but false gods, nothing but useless idols.

Jeremiah 33:9

Jerusalem will be a source of joy, honor, and pride to me; and every nation in the world will fear and tremble when they hear about the good things that I do for the people of Jerusalem and about the prosperity that I bring to the city.”

Joel 2:12

“But even now,” says the Lord, “repent sincerely and return to me with fasting and weeping and mourning.

Deuteronomy 6:13

Honor the Lord your God, worship only him, and make your promises in his name alone.

1 Samuel 20:3

But David answered, “Your father knows very well how much you like me, and he has decided not to let you know what he plans to do, because you would be deeply hurt. I swear to you by the living Lord that I am only a step away from death!”

Malachi 1:11

People from one end of the world to the other honor me. Everywhere they burn incense to me and offer acceptable sacrifices. All of them honor me!