He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him take an oath in God’s name. He became stiff-necked and hardened his heart and would not turn to the Lord, the God of Israel.
Numbers 30:3 - New International Version (Anglicised) ‘When a young woman still living in her father’s household makes a vow to the Lord or binds herself by a pledge Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 If a woman also vow a vow unto the LORD, and bind herself by a bond, being in her father's house in her youth; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Also when a woman vows a vow to the Lord and binds herself by a pledge, being in her father's house in her youth, American Standard Version (1901) Also when a woman voweth a vow unto Jehovah, and bindeth herself by a bond, being in her father’s house, in her youth, Common English Bible When a woman makes a solemn promise to the LORD or a binding obligation while she is young and in her father’s household, Catholic Public Domain Version If any man makes a vow to the Lord, or binds himself by an oath, he shall not make his word null and void, but all that he has promised, he shall fulfill. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If any man make a vow to the Lord, or bind himself by an oath: he shall not make his word void but shall fulfil all that he promised. |
He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him take an oath in God’s name. He became stiff-necked and hardened his heart and would not turn to the Lord, the God of Israel.
‘Sacrifice thank-offerings to God, fulfil your vows to the Most High,
‘Speak to the Israelites and say to them: “If anyone makes a special vow to dedicate a person to the Lord by giving the equivalent value,
when a man makes a vow to the Lord or takes an oath to bind himself by a pledge, he must not break his word but must do everything he said.
and her father hears about her vow or pledge but says nothing to her, then all her vows and every pledge by which she bound herself will stand.
‘Speak to the Israelites and say to them: “If a man or woman wants to make a special vow, a vow of dedication to the Lord as a Nazirite,
Women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.
But the Israelites did not attack them, because the leaders of the assembly had sworn an oath to them by the Lord, the God of Israel. The whole assembly grumbled against the leaders,
When he saw her, he tore his clothes and cried, ‘Oh no, my daughter! You have brought me down and I am devastated. I have made a vow to the Lord that I cannot break.’
And she made a vow, saying, ‘Lord Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of his life, and no razor will ever be used on his head.’