Parallel Verses

World English Bible

Yahweh has sworn, and will not change his mind: "You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek."

New American Standard Bible

The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind,
“You are a priest forever
According to the order of Melchizedek.”

King James Version

The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

Holman Bible

The Lord has sworn an oath and will not take it back:
“Forever, You are a priest
like Melchizedek.”

International Standard Version

The LORD took an oath and will never recant: "You are a priest forever, after the manner of Melchizedek."

A Conservative Version

LORD has sworn, and will not repent. Thou are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.

American Standard Version

Jehovah hath sworn, and will not repent: Thou art a priest for ever After the order of Melchizedek.

Amplified


The Lord has sworn [an oath] and will not change His mind:
You are a priest forever
According to the order of Melchizedek.”

Darby Translation

Jehovah hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art priest for ever after the order of Melchisedek.

Julia Smith Translation

Jehovah sware and he will not lament, Thou a priest forever according to the manner of Melchizedeck.

King James 2000

The LORD has sworn, and will not relent, You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Yahweh has sworn and he will not change [his mind], "You [are] a priest forever according to the manner of Melchizedek."

Modern King James verseion

Jehovah has sworn, and will not repent, You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The LORD sware, and will not repent, "Thou art a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek."

NET Bible

The Lord makes this promise on oath and will not revoke it: "You are an eternal priest after the pattern of Melchizedek."

New Heart English Bible

The LORD has sworn, and will not change his mind: "You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek."

The Emphasized Bible

Yahweh, hath sworn - and will not repent, Thou, shalt be a priest unto times age-abiding, after the manner of Melchizedek.

Webster

The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedek.

Youngs Literal Translation

Jehovah hath sworn, and doth not repent, 'Thou art a priest to the age, According to the order of Melchizedek.'

Context Readings

The Priestly King

3 Your people offer themselves willingly in the day of your power, in holy array. Out of the womb of the morning, you have the dew of your youth. 4 Yahweh has sworn, and will not change his mind: "You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek." 5 The Lord is at your right hand. He will crush kings in the day of his wrath.

Cross References

Numbers 23:19

God is not a man, that he should lie, nor the son of man, that he should repent. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it good?

Hebrews 5:6

As he says also in another place, "You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek."

Hebrews 7:17

for it is testified, "You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek."

Hebrews 7:21

(for they indeed have been made priests without an oath), but he with an oath by him that says of him, "The Lord swore and will not change his mind, 'You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.'"

Genesis 14:18

Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine: and he was priest of God Most High.

Zechariah 6:13

even he shall build the temple of Yahweh; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule on his throne; and he shall be a priest on his throne; and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.

Hebrews 7:28

For the law appoints men as high priests who have weakness, but the word of the oath which came after the law appoints a Son forever who has been perfected.

Psalm 89:34-36

I will not break my covenant, nor alter what my lips have uttered.

Psalm 132:11

Yahweh has sworn to David in truth. He will not turn from it: "I will set the fruit of your body on your throne.

Hebrews 6:13-18

For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he swore by himself,

Hebrews 6:20-3

where as a forerunner Jesus entered for us, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.

Hebrews 7:11

Now if there was perfection through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people have received the law), what further need was there for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek, and not be called after the order of Aaron?

Revelation 1:6

and he made us to be a Kingdom, priests to his God and Father; to him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

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