"Whenyou makea vowto the LORDyour God,you shall not delayto payit, for it would be sinin you, and the LORDyour Godwill surelyrequireit of you.
Then Jacobmadea vow,saying,"IfGodwill be with me and will keepme on thisjourneythat I take,and will giveme foodto eatand garmentsto wear,
"You will prayto Him, and He will hearyou; And you will payyour vows.
I shall paymy vowsto the LORD,Oh[may it be] in the presenceof allHis people,
He does not putout his moneyat interest,Nordoes he takea bribeagainstthe innocent.He who doesthesethingswill neverbe shaken.
"Offerto Goda sacrificeof thanksgivingAnd payyour vowsto the MostHigh;
Your vowsare [binding] upon me, O God;I will renderthankofferingsto You.
SoI will singpraiseto Your nameforever,That I may paymy vowsdayby day.
Makevowsto the LORDyour Godand fulfill[them]; Let allwho are aroundHim bringgiftsto Him whois to be feared.
and My angerwill be kindled,and I will killyou with the sword,and your wivesshall becomewidowsand your childrenfatherless.
if he does not lend[money] on interestor takeincrease,[if] he keepshis handfrom iniquity[and] executestrue~justicebetweenmanand man,
Then the menfearedthe LORDgreatly,and they offereda sacrificeto the LORDand madevows.
But I will sacrificeto You With the voiceof thanksgiving.That whichI have vowedI will pay.Salvationis from the LORD."
Behold,on the mountainsthe feetof him who bringsgood news,Who announcespeace!Celebrateyour feasts,O Judah;Payyour vows.For neveragainwill the wickedone passthrough you; He is cutoffcompletely.
"Again,you have heardthat the ancientswere told,YOU SHALL NOT MAKE false VOWS,BUT SHALL FULFILLYOUR VOWSTO THE LORD.'
"The Levite,becausehe hasnoportionor inheritanceamongyou, and the alien,the orphanand the widowwhoare in your town,shall comeand eatand be satisfied,in orderthat the LORDyour Godmay blessyou in allthe workof your handwhichyou do.
"From a foreigneryou may exact[it], but your handshall releasewhateverof yours is with your brother.
"You shall not bringthe hireof a harlotor the wagesof a doginto the houseof the LORDyour Godfor anyvotiveoffering,for bothof these are an abominationto the LORDyour God.
"However, ifyou refrainfrom vowing,it would not be sinin you.
So Jonathanmadea [covenant] with the houseof David,[saying], "May the LORDrequire[it] at the handsof David'senemies."