Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The LORD be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words.

Bible References

Be witness

Genesis 16:5
Then Sarai told Abram, "My suffering is your fault! I gave you my servant so you could have sex with her, and when she discovered that she was pregnant, she looked on me with contempt. May the LORD judge between you and me!"
Genesis 31:53
May Abraham's God and Nahor's god judge between us."
Deuteronomy 1:16
I charged your judges at that time, "When you hold a hearing between brothers, judge fairly between a man and his brother or between foreigners.
1 Samuel 24:12
May the LORD judge between me and you, and may he take vengeance on you for me, but I won't be attacking you.

If we do

Exodus 20:7
"You are not to misuse the name of the LORD your God, because the LORD will not leave unpunished the one who misuses his name.
Zechariah 5:4
"I am bringing this about," declares the LORD of the Heavenly Armies. "The curse will enter the house of the thief and the house of the one who lies in my name. The curse will remain in his house until that house has been completely destroyed, right down to its timber and stones."
Malachi 3:5
"I'll come near to you for judgment. I'll be a witness, quick to speak against sorcerers, against adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who defraud the laborer of his wage, against those who defraud the widow and the orphan, against those who deprive the alien of justice, and against those who don't fear me," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.

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