The sovereign Lord confirms this oath by his very own life. The Lord, the God who commands armies, is speaking: "I despise Jacob's arrogance; I hate their fortresses. I will hand over to their enemies the city of Samaria and everything in it."

When they had completely consumed the earth's vegetation, I said, "Sovereign Lord, forgive Israel! How can Jacob survive? He is too weak!"

“Behold, the eyes of the Lord God are on the sinful [northern] kingdom [of Israel’s ten tribes]
And I shall destroy it from the face of the earth;
But I shall not totally destroy the house of Jacob [that is, the entire nation of Israel],”
Says the Lord.

Hear ye and testify to the house of Jacob, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, God of Hosts.

Lord Jehovah, cease, I pray Thee, How doth Jacob arise -- for he is small?'

Sworn hath Jehovah by the excellency of Jacob: 'I forget not for ever any of their works.