"And behold,I will sendthe lad,[saying], 'Go,findthe arrows.'IfI specificallysayto the lad,'Behold,the arrowsare on thissideof you, getthem,' then come;for there is safetyfor you and noharm,as the LORDlives.
"Then ifthey will reallylearnthe waysof My people,to swearby My name,'As the LORDlives,'evenas they taughtMy peopleto swearby Baal,they will be builtup in the midstof My people.
And you will swear,'As the LORDlives,'In truth,in justiceand in righteousness;Then the nationswill blessthemselves in Him, And in Him they will glory."
"And althoughthey say,'As the LORDlives,'Surelythey swearfalsely."
"[As for] those who swearby the guiltof Samaria,Who say,'As your godlives,O Dan,'And, 'As the wayof Beershebalives,'They will falland not riseagain."
"I will shootthreearrowsto the side,as though I shotat a target.
"But ifI sayto the youth,Behold,the arrowsare beyondyou,' go,for the LORDhas sentyou away.
He saidto his lad,"Run,findnowthe arrowswhichI am about to shoot."As the ladwas running,he shotan arrowpasthim.
