1 Chronicles 16:17
He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
BSB
ASV
And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a statute, To Israel for an everlasting covenant,
KJV
And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,
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Hebrews 13:20Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,
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I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.
let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
The God of peace be with all of you. Amen.
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
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Isaiah 55:3Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David.
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I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never turn away from doing good to them, and I will put My fear in their hearts, so that they will never turn away…
My son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.
Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.