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Jeremiah 4:2

King James Version (KJV)

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Jeremiah 4:2

Verse 2 of 31

Scripture focus

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.

Jeremiah 4:2 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 4:2

Theological / Devotional

Thou shalt swear. Or, “if thou swear,” continuing the conditions of v. 1. Swearing by the name of the Lord was an acknowledgment of the supremacy of God (see Deut. 10:20; Jer. 12:16; see on Deut. 6:13). Oaths by other gods were to be discontinued. The people were to give proof that God was supreme in their minds.

The nations. The conclusion of the conditional sentence is now given: “[then] nations shall,” etc. God intended that Israel’s conversion should result in the conversion of the surrounding nations (see Ps. 102:13, 15; see pp. 29, 30). The blessings assured to Israel were, “on the same conditions and in the same degree, assured to every nation and to every individual under the broad heavens” (PK 500, 501).

In him. That is, in the Lord.

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