He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God; he stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the Lord, the God of Israel.
Joshua 9:20 - Revised Standard Version This we will do to them, and let them live, lest wrath be upon 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. |
He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God; he stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the Lord, the God of Israel.
It is a snare for a man to say rashly, “It is holy,” and to reflect only after making his vows.
“Then I will draw near to you for judgment; I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow and the orphan, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the Lord of hosts.
immoral persons, sodomites, kidnapers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine,
But all the leaders said to all the congregation, “We have sworn to them by the Lord, the God of Israel, and now we may not touch them.
And the leaders said to them, “Let them live.” So they became hewers of wood and drawers of water for all the congregation, as the leaders had said of them.