Jeremiah 4:2 BSB — MannaFest

Jeremiah 4:2

and if you can swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then the nations will be blessed by Him, and in Him they will glory.”

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ASV

and thou shalt swear, As Jehovah liveth, in truth, in justice, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.

KJV

And thou shalt swear, The Lord liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.

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Commentary

2 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Jeremiah (420)

(Verse 2.) And you shall swear, 'As the Lord lives, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless him, and they themselves shall praise him.' And how does the Gospel forbid us to swear? But here (Matt. 5), to swear is said for confession, and for the condemnation of idols, by which Israel used to swear. Finally, stumbling blocks are removed, and one swears by the Lord. And what is said, 'As the Lord lives,' in the Old Testament it is an oath for the condemnation of the dead, by whom every idol worshiper swears.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

The nations - This shall be a means to work upon the Heathen nations, to come into the same way of worship. They shall think themselves happy to be incorporated with thee, that it may be with them according to that promise, Gen. xii, 3. Glory - Whereas before they gloried in their idols, they shall glory in God alone.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְנִשְׁבַּ֙עְתָּ֙	ve.nish.Ba'.ta	and you will swear	H7650 →
חַי־	chai-	[by] [the] life	H2416 →
יְהוָ֔ה	Yah.weh	of Yahweh	H3068 →
בֶּאֱמֶ֖ת	be.'e.Met	in faithfulness	H571 →
בְּמִשְׁפָּ֣ט	be.mish.Pat	in justice	H4941 →
וּבִצְדָקָ֑ה	u.vitz.da.Kah	and in righteousness	H6666 →
וְהִתְבָּ֥רְכוּ	ve.hit.Ba.re.khu	and they will bless themselves	H1288 →
ב֛וֹ	vo	by <the> him
גּוֹיִ֖ם	go.Yim	nations	H1471 →
וּב֥וֹ	u.Vo	and in <the> him
יִתְהַלָּֽלוּ׃ ס	yit.ha.La.lu	they will boast	H1984 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Corinthians 1:31
Therefore, as it is written: “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”
leads to
- Jeremiah 9:23–24
  This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 105:3
  Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Jeremiah 9:24
But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things,”…
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 10:17
  Rather, “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Corinthians 1:31
  Therefore, as it is written: “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Galatians 6:14
  But as for me, may I never boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
- Micah 6:8
  He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
Through
Genesis 22:18
And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”
leads to
- Acts 3:25
  And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’
- Galatians 3:16
  The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Jeremiah

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Jeremiah