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Judges 8:19
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Judges 8:19
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19 So he said, “They were my brothers, the sons of my mother! As the Lord lives, if you had let them live, I would not kill you.”
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Judges 8:19
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Judges 8:19
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19 Gideon replied, “Those were my brothers, the sons of my own mother. As surely as the Lord lives,(A) if you had spared their lives, I would not kill you.”
1 Samuel 14:39
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1 Samuel 14:39
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39 As surely as the Lord lives who saves Israel, even if it is because of my son Jonathan, he must die!” Not one of the troops answered him.
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1 Samuel 14:39
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1 Samuel 14:39
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39 As surely as the Lord who rescues Israel lives,(A) even if the guilt lies with my son Jonathan,(B) he must die.”(C) But not one of them said a word.
1 Samuel 14:45
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1 Samuel 14:45
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45 But the people said to Saul, “Must Jonathan die? He accomplished such a great deliverance for Israel! No, as the Lord lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground,(A) for he worked with God’s help today.”(B) So the people redeemed Jonathan, and he did not die.
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1 Samuel 14:45
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1 Samuel 14:45
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45 But the men said to Saul, “Should Jonathan die—he who has brought about this great deliverance in Israel? Never! As surely as the Lord lives, not a hair(A) of his head will fall to the ground, for he did this today with God’s help.” So the men rescued(B) Jonathan, and he was not put to death.
2 Samuel 4:9
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2 Samuel 4:9
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9 But David answered Rechab and his brother Baanah, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, “As the Lord lives, the one who has redeemed my life from every distress,(A)
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2 Samuel 4:9
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2 Samuel 4:9
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9 David answered Rekab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, “As surely as the Lord lives, who has delivered(A) me out of every trouble,
1 Kings 1:29
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1 Kings 1:29
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29 The king swore an oath and said, “As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my life from every difficulty,(A)
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1 Kings 1:29
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1 Kings 1:29
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29 The king then took an oath: “As surely as the Lord lives, who has delivered me out of every trouble,(A)
1 Kings 2:24
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1 Kings 2:24
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24 And now, as the Lord lives—the one who established me, seated me on the throne of my father David, and made me a dynasty as he promised(A)—I swear Adonijah will be put to death today!”
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1 Kings 2:24
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1 Kings 2:24
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24 And now, as surely as the Lord lives—he who has established me securely on the throne of my father David and has founded a dynasty for me as he promised(A)—Adonijah shall be put to death today!”
Jeremiah 4:1-2
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Jeremiah 4:1-2
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Blessing or Curse
4 If you return,[a] Israel—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
you will return to me,(A)
if you remove your abhorrent idols(B)
from my presence
and do not waver,
2 then you can swear, “As the Lord lives,”(C)
in truth,(D) justice, and righteousness,(E)
and then the nations will be blessed[b] by him(F)
and will boast in him.(G)
Jeremiah 4:1-2
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Jeremiah 4:1-2
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4 “If you, Israel, will return,(A)
then return to me,”
declares the Lord.
“If you put your detestable idols(B) out of my sight
and no longer go astray,
2 and if in a truthful, just and righteous way
you swear,(C) ‘As surely as the Lord lives,’(D)
then the nations will invoke blessings(E) by him
and in him they will boast.(F)”
Jeremiah 5:2
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Jeremiah 5:2
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Jeremiah 5:2
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Jeremiah 5:2
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Jeremiah 16:14-15
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Jeremiah 16:14-15
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14 “However, look, the days are coming”(A)—the Lord’s declaration—“when it will no longer be said, ‘As the Lord lives who brought the Israelites from the land of Egypt,’(B) 15 but rather, ‘As the Lord lives who brought the Israelites from the land of the north(C) and from all the other lands where he had banished them.’ For I will return them to their land that I gave to their ancestors.(D)
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Jeremiah 16:14-15
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Jeremiah 16:14-15
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14 “However, the days are coming,”(A) declares the Lord, “when it will no longer be said, ‘As surely as the Lord lives, who brought the Israelites up out of Egypt,’(B) 15 but it will be said, ‘As surely as the Lord lives, who brought the Israelites up out of the land of the north(C) and out of all the countries where he had banished them.’(D) For I will restore(E) them to the land I gave their ancestors.(F)
Jeremiah 38:16
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Jeremiah 38:16
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16 King Zedekiah swore to Jeremiah in private,(A) “As the Lord lives, who has given us this life,(B) I will not kill you or hand you over to these men who intend to take your life.”
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Jeremiah 38:16
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Jeremiah 38:16
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16 But King Zedekiah swore this oath secretly(A) to Jeremiah: “As surely as the Lord lives, who has given us breath,(B) I will neither kill you nor hand you over to those who want to kill you.”(C)
Hosea 4:15
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Hosea 4:15
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15 “Though you, Israel, commit adultery,
do not let Judah become guilty.
Footnotes
- Hosea 4:15 Beth Aven means house of wickedness (a derogatory name for Bethel, which means house of God).
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