¹⁶ and said, “I swear by myself,^(A) declares the Lord, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,^(B)

¹⁴ Therefore I swore to the house of Eli, ‘The guilt of Eli’s house will never be atoned^(A) for by sacrifice or offering.’”

⁵ But if you do not obey^(A) these commands, declares the Lord, I swear^(B) by myself that this palace will become a ruin.’”

²⁶ But hear the word of the Lord, all you Jews living in Egypt:^(A) ‘I swear^(B) by my great name,’ says the Lord, ‘that no one from Judah living anywhere in Egypt will ever again invoke my name or swear, “As surely as the Sovereign^(C) Lord lives.”^(D)