Hebrews 6:13 - New Revised Standard Version When God made a promise to Abraham, because he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For when God made [His] promise to Abraham, He swore by Himself, since He had no one greater by whom to swear, American Standard Version (1901) For when God made promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he sware by himself, Common English Bible When God gave Abraham his promise, he swore by himself since he couldn’t swear by anyone greater. Catholic Public Domain Version For God, in making promises to Abraham, swore by himself, (because he had no one greater by whom he might swear), Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For God making promise to Abraham, because he had no one greater by whom he might swear, swore by himself, |
Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, how you swore to them by your own self, saying to them, ‘I will multiply your descendants like the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have promised I will give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.’ ”
By myself I have sworn, from my mouth has gone forth in righteousness a word that shall not return: “To me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.”
But if you will not heed these words, I swear by myself, says the Lord, that this house shall become a desolation.
Therefore hear the word of the Lord, all you Judeans who live in the land of Egypt: Lo, I swear by my great name, says the Lord, that my name shall no longer be pronounced on the lips of any of the people of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, ‘As the Lord God lives.’
For by myself I have sworn, says the Lord, that Bozrah shall become an object of horror and ridicule, a waste, and an object of cursing; and all her towns shall be perpetual wastes.
I will destroy all its livestock from beside abundant waters; and no human foot shall trouble them any more, nor shall the hoofs of cattle trouble them.
You will show faithfulness to Jacob and unswerving loyalty to Abraham, as you have sworn to our ancestors from the days of old.
Brothers and sisters, I give an example from daily life: once a person's will has been ratified, no one adds to it or annuls it.
For if the inheritance comes from the law, it no longer comes from the promise; but God granted it to Abraham through the promise.
See, I have set the land before you; go in and take possession of the land that I swore to your ancestors, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to them and to their descendants after them.”