Jeremiah 22:5

New Living Translation

But if you refuse to pay attention to this warning, I swear by my own name, says the Lord, that this palace will become a pile of rubble.’”

Cross References

Genesis 22:16

“This is what the Lord says: Because you have obeyed me and have not withheld even your son, your only son, I swear by my own name that

2 Chronicles 7:19

“But if you or your descendants abandon me and disobey the decrees and commands I have given you, and if you serve and worship other gods,

2 Chronicles 7:21

And though this Temple is impressive now, all who pass by will be appalled. They will ask, ‘Why did the Lord do such terrible things to this land and to this Temple?’

2 Chronicles 7:22

“And the answer will be, ‘Because his people abandoned the Lord, the God of their ancestors, who brought them out of Egypt, and they worshiped other gods instead and bowed down to them. That is why he has brought all these disasters on them.’”

Psalm 95:11

So in my anger I took an oath: ‘They will never enter my place of rest.’”

Isaiah 1:20

But if you turn away and refuse to listen, you will be devoured by the sword of your enemies. I, the Lord, have spoken!”

Jeremiah 12:7

“I have abandoned my people, my special possession. I have surrendered my dearest ones to their enemies.

Jeremiah 17:27

“‘But if you do not listen to me and refuse to keep the Sabbath holy, and if on the Sabbath day you bring loads of merchandise through the gates of Jerusalem just as on other days, then I will set fire to these gates. The fire will spread to the palaces, and no one will be able to put out the roaring flames.’”

Jeremiah 26:4

“Say to them, ‘This is what the Lord says: If you will not listen to me and obey my word I have given you,

Jeremiah 39:8

Meanwhile, the Babylonians burned Jerusalem, including the royal palace and the houses of the people, and they tore down the walls of the city.

Jeremiah 44:26

“But listen to this message from the Lord, all you Judeans now living in Egypt: ‘I have sworn by my great name,’ says the Lord, ‘that my name will no longer be spoken by any of the Judeans in the land of Egypt. None of you may invoke my name or use this oath: “As surely as the Sovereign Lord lives.”

Amos 6:8

The Sovereign Lord has sworn by his own name, and this is what he, the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies, says: “I despise the arrogance of Israel, and I hate their fortresses. I will give this city and everything in it to their enemies.”

Micah 3:12

Because of you, Mount Zion will be plowed like an open field; Jerusalem will be reduced to ruins! A thicket will grow on the heights where the Temple now stands.

Matthew 23:38

And now, look, your house is abandoned and desolate.

Hebrews 3:18

And to whom was God speaking when he took an oath that they would never enter his rest? Wasn’t it the people who disobeyed him?

Hebrews 6:13

For example, there was God’s promise to Abraham. Since there was no one greater to swear by, God took an oath in his own name, saying:

Hebrews 6:17

God also bound himself with an oath, so that those who received the promise could be perfectly sure that he would never change his mind.