I will make you into a great nation, I will bless you, I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.
Genesis 22:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised and said, ‘By myself I have sworn,’ this is the Lord’s declaration: ‘Because you have done this thing and have not withheld your only son, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And said, I have sworn by Myself, says the Lord, that since you have done this and have not withheld [from Me] or begrudged [giving Me] your son, your only son, American Standard Version (1901) and said, By myself have I sworn, saith Jehovah, because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, Common English Bible and said, “I give my word as the LORD that because you did this and didn’t hold back your son, your only son, Catholic Public Domain Version "By my own self, I have sworn, says the Lord. Because you have done this thing, and have not spared your only begotten son for my sake, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version By my own self have I sworn, saith the Lord: Because thou hast done this thing, and hast not spared thy only begotten son for my sake: |
I will make you into a great nation, I will bless you, I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.
Then he said, ‘Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me.’
Then the angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time from heaven
‘Take your son,’ he said, ‘your only son Isaac, whom you love, go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about.’
stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham.
because Abraham listened to me and kept my mandate, my commands, my statutes, and my instructions.’
He said, ‘Indeed, my hand is lifted up towards the Lord’s throne. The Lord will be at war with Amalek from generation to generation.’
God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel #– #you swore to them by yourself and declared, “I will make your offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky and will give your offspring all this land that I have promised, and they will inherit it for ever.” ’
By myself I have sworn; truth has gone from my mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow to me, every tongue will swear allegiance.
But if you do not obey these words, then I swear by myself #– #this is the Lord’s declaration #– #that this house will become a ruin.” ’
‘Therefore, hear the word of the Lord, all you Judeans who live in the land of Egypt: “I have sworn by my great name, says the Lord, that my name will never again be invoked by anyone of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, ‘As the Lord God lives.’
For by myself I have sworn’ #– #this is the Lord’s declaration #– #‘Bozrah will become a desolation, a disgrace, a ruin, and an example for cursing, and all its surrounding cities will become ruins for ever.’
The Lord of Armies has sworn by himself: I will fill you up with men as with locusts, and they will sing the victory song over you.
‘ “Then I passed by you and saw you, and you were indeed at the age for love. So I spread the edge of my garment over you and covered your nakedness. I pledged myself to you, entered into a covenant with you #– #this is the declaration of the Lord God #– #and you became mine.
The Lord God has sworn by himself #– #this is the declaration of the Lord, the God of Armies: I loathe Jacob’s pride and hate his citadels, so I will hand over the city and everything in it.
You will show loyalty to Jacob and faithful love to Abraham, as you swore to our ancestors from days long ago.