Hebrews 6:13

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Summary

Hebrews 6:13

For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,

He sware

General references

Genesis 22:16

Micah 7:20

Revelation 10:6

Bible References

He sware

Men verily swear by him that is greater than themselves; And an oath to confirm the thing, is among them an end of all strife.

And the angel of the LORD cried unto Abraham from heaven the second time,

All the cattle also of Egypt will I destroy, that they shall come no more upon the waters: so that neither man's foot nor beasts claw, shall steer them any more.

even the covenant that he made with Abraham, and the oath that he sware unto Isaac,

I swear by myself: out of my mouth cometh the word of righteousness, and that may no man turn: but all knees shall bow unto me, and all tongues shall swear by me,

But if ye will not be obedient unto these commandments, I swear by mine own self, sayeth the LORD, this house shall be waste.

For why? I have sworn by myself, sayeth the LORD, that Bozrah shall become a wilderness; an open shame; a laughingstock and cursing; and her cities shall be a continual desert.

Thou shalt keep thy trust with Jacob, and thy mercy for Abraham, like as thou hast sworn unto our fathers long ago.

And to perform the oath, which he sware to our father Abraham, for to give us.

General references

saying, "By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, because thou hast done this thing and hast not spared thy only son,

Thou shalt keep thy trust with Jacob, and thy mercy for Abraham, like as thou hast sworn unto our fathers long ago.

and swore by him that liveth forevermore, which created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which therein are; that there should be no longer time: