And (A)although they say, ‘As the Lord lives,’
Certainly they swear falsely.”

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Although they say, ‘As surely as the Lord lives,’(A)
    still they are swearing falsely.(B)

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26 [a]In return, hear the word of the Lord, all Judah who are living in the land of Egypt: ‘Behold, I have (A)sworn by My great name,’ says the Lord, ‘that My name shall (B)never be invoked again by the mouth of anyone of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, “(C)As the Lord [b]God lives.”

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  1. Jeremiah 44:26 Lit Therefore
  2. Jeremiah 44:26 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord

26 But hear the word of the Lord, all you Jews living in Egypt:(A) ‘I swear(B) by my great name,’ says the Lord, ‘that no one from Judah living anywhere in Egypt will ever again invoke my name or swear, “As surely as the Sovereign(C) Lord lives.”(D)

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14 As for those who swear by the [a](A)guilt of Samaria,
And say, ‘As your god lives, (B)Dan,’
And, ‘As the way of (C)Beersheba lives,’
They will fall and (D)not rise again.”

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  1. Amos 8:14 Or Ashimah

14 Those who swear by the sin of Samaria(A)
    who say, ‘As surely as your god lives, Dan,’(B)
    or, ‘As surely as the god[a] of Beersheba(C) lives’—
    they will fall,(D) never to rise again.(E)

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  1. Amos 8:14 Hebrew the way