I have sworn, and I raised it, that I will keep Your righteous judgments.
Joshua 24:16 - Modern King James Version And the people answered and said, Far be it from us to forsake Jehovah to serve other gods. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The people answered, Far be it from us to forsake the Lord to serve other gods; American Standard Version (1901) And the people answered and said, Far be it from us that we should forsake Jehovah, to serve other gods; Common English Bible Then the people answered, “God forbid that we ever leave the LORD to serve other gods! Catholic Public Domain Version And the people responded, and they said: "Far be it from us that we would forsake the Lord, and serve foreign gods. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the people answered, and said: God forbid we should leave the Lord, and serve strange gods. |
I have sworn, and I raised it, that I will keep Your righteous judgments.
Far be it from us that we should rebel against Jehovah and turn this day from following Jehovah, to build an altar for burnt offerings, for food offerings, or for sacrifices, besides the altar of Jehovah our God that is before His tabernacle!
And if it seems evil to you to serve Jehovah, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served Beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you live. But as for me and my house, we will serve Jehovah.
For Jehovah our God is He who brought us and our fathers up out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. And He did those great wonders in our sight, and kept us in all our way in which we went and among all the people through whom we passed.
Also, I, far be it from me that I should sin against Jehovah from ceasing to pray for you. But I will teach you the good and the right way.