Jeremiah 4:2

New American Standard Bible 2020

And if you will swear, ‘As the Lord lives,’ In truth, in justice, and in righteousness; Then the nations will bless themselves in Him, And in Him they will boast.”

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

Then Solomon said, “You have shown great faithfulness to Your servant David my father, according as he walked before You in truth, righteousness, and uprightness of heart toward You; and You have reserved for him this great faithfulness, that You have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

Psalm 72:17

May his name endure forever; May his name produce descendants as long as the sun shines; And may people wish blessings on themselves by him; May all nations call him blessed.

Psalm 99:4

The strength of the King loves justice; You have established order; You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.

Isaiah 45:23

“I have sworn by Myself; The word has gone out from My mouth in righteousness And will not turn back, That to Me every knee will bow, every tongue will swear allegiance.

Isaiah 45:25

“In the Lord all the offspring of Israel Will be justified and will boast.”

Isaiah 65:16

“Because the one who is blessed on the earth Will be blessed by the God of truth; And the one who swears an oath on the earth Will swear by the God of truth; Because the former troubles are forgotten, And because they are hidden from My sight!

Jeremiah 10:10

But the Lord is the true God; He is the living God and the everlasting King. The earth quakes at His wrath, And the nations cannot endure His indignation.

Jeremiah 12:15

And it will come about that after I have driven them out, I will again have compassion on them; and I will bring them back, each one to his inheritance and each one to his land.

Jeremiah 12:16

Then, if they will really learn the ways of My people, to swear by My name, ‘As the Lord lives,’ just as they taught My people to swear by Baal, they will be built up in the midst of My people.

Jeremiah 16:19

¶Lord, my strength and my stronghold, And my refuge in the day of distress, To You the nations will come From the ends of the earth and say, “Our fathers have inherited nothing but falsehood, Futility, and things of no benefit.”

Jeremiah 3:17

At that time they will call Jerusalem ‘The Throne of the Lord,’ and all the nations will assemble at it, at Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord; and they will no longer follow the stubbornness of their evil heart.

Jeremiah 33:9

It will be to Me a name of joy, praise, and glory before all the nations of the earth, which will hear of all the good that I do for them, and they will be frightened and tremble because of all the good and all the peace that I make for it.’

Jeremiah 5:2

“And although they say, ‘As the Lord lives,’ Certainly they swear falsely.”

Jeremiah 7:5

For if you truly amend your ways and your deeds, if you truly practice justice between a person and his neighbor,

Jeremiah 9:24

but let the one who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the Lord who exercises mercy, justice, and righteousness on the earth; for I delight in these things,” declares the Lord.

Hosea 2:19

“I will betroth you to Me forever; Yes, I will betroth you to Me in righteousness and in justice, In favor and in compassion,

Joel 2:12

“Yet even now,” declares the Lord, “Return to Me with all your heart, And with fasting, weeping, and mourning;

Zechariah 8:8

and I will bring them back and they will live in the midst of Jerusalem; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God in truth and righteousness.’

Malachi 1:11

For from the rising of the sun even to its setting, My name shall be great among the nations, and in every place frankincense is going to be offered to My name, and a grain offering that is pure; for My name shall be great among the nations,” says the Lord of armies.

1 Corinthians 1:31

so that, just as it is written: “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”

2 Corinthians 10:17

But the one who boasts is to boast in the Lord.

Galatians 3:8

The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “All the nations will be blessed in you.”

Deuteronomy 10:20

You shall fear the Lord your God; you shall serve Him, and cling to Him, and you shall swear by His name.

Deuteronomy 4:30

When you are in distress and all these things happen to you, in the latter days you will return to the Lord your God and listen to His voice.

Deuteronomy 6:13

You shall fear only the Lord your God; and you shall worship Him and swear by His name.

Philippians 3:3

for we are the true circumcision, who worship in the Spirit of God and take pride in Christ Jesus, and put no confidence in the flesh,

Ruth 3:13

Remain this night, and when morning comes, if he will redeem you, good; let him redeem you. But if he does not wish to redeem you, then I will redeem you, as the Lord lives. Lie down until morning.”

1 Samuel 20:3

Yet David vowed again, saying, “Your father is well aware that I have found favor in your sight, and he has said, ‘Jonathan is not to know this, otherwise he will be worried.’ But indeed as the Lord lives and as your soul lives, there is just a step between me and death.”