And he also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. But he stiffened his neck and hardened his heart from turning to Jehovah, the God of Israel.
Joshua 9:20 - Modern King James Version This we will do to them. We will even let them live, lest wrath be on us because of the oath which we swore to them. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition This we will do to them: we will let them live, lest wrath be upon us because of the oath which we swore to them. American Standard Version (1901) This we will do to them, and let them live; lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them. Common English Bible This is what we’ll do with them. We’ll let them live so that wrath won’t come down on us because of the solemn pledge that we made to them.” Catholic Public Domain Version But we shall do this to them: Certainly, let them be preserved so that they may live, lest the wrath of the Lord be stirred up against us, since we would have sworn falsely. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But this we will do to them: Let their lives be saved, lest the wrath of the Lord be stirred up against us, if we should be forsworn. |
And he also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. But he stiffened his neck and hardened his heart from turning to Jehovah, the God of Israel.
It is a snare to a man to say rashly, A holy thing, and afterward vows to ask about it.
And I will come near you to judgment. And I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those who extort from the hired laborer's wages, and turning away the widow, and the orphan, the alien, and not fearing Me, says Jehovah of Hosts.
undiscerning, perfidious, without natural affection, unforgiving, unmerciful;
for fornicators, for homosexuals, for slave-traders, for liars, for perjurers, and anything else that is contrary to sound doctrine,
But all the rulers said to the congregation, We have sworn to them by Jehovah, the God of Israel. Now, therefore, we may not touch them.
And the rulers said to them, Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and drawers of water to all the congregation, as the rulers had promised them.