But if you do not obey these words, then I swear by Myself, declares the LORD, that this house will become a pile of rubble.’”
The Lord GOD has sworn by Himself—the LORD, the God of Hosts, has declared: “I abhor Jacob’s pride and detest his citade
saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son,
When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,
But if you do not listen to Me to keep the Sabbath day holy by not carrying a load while entering the gates of Jerusalem
For I lift up My hand to heaven and declare: As surely as I live forever,
But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
The Chaldeans set fire to the palace of the king and to the houses of the people, and they broke down the walls of Jerus
And now, because you have done all these things, declares the LORD, and because I have spoken to you again and again but
then I will make this house like Shiloh, and I will make this city an object of cursing among all the nations of the ear
The LORD has sworn by the Pride of Jacob: “I will never forget any of their deeds.
So tell them: As surely as I live, declares the LORD, I will do to you exactly as I heard you say.
So when God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it
But if you turn away and forsake the statutes and commandments I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and wor
And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed?
Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple moun
So I swore on oath in My anger, “They shall never enter My rest.”
And others will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land