Jeremiah 4:2

“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.”

"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
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What does Jeremiah 4:2 mean?

Jeremiah 4:2 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "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." The book of Jeremiah is a prophetic book in the Old…

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Swearing by the Living God: A Call to Authenticity and Glory

Jeremiah 4:2 teaches us a profound lesson about the weight and significance of our words, especially when invoked in the name of the Lord. The verse states, "And thou shalt swear, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless…

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A Prayer for Truth, Judgment, and Righteousness

O Lord God Almighty, As I approach Your throne, I am reminded of the words spoken in Jeremiah 4:2, where it is written, "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…

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Jeremiah 4:2 - "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 2:4 - "Hear ye the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:"
Jeremiah 20:4
Jeremiah 37:4 - "Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison."
"Hear ye the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:" - Jeremiah 2:4
Jeremiah 29: 4-14
Jeremiah 29: 4-14
Jeremiah 36:4 - "Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah: and Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the LORD, which he had spoken unto him, upon a roll of a book."
Jeremiah 29: 4-14
Jeremiah 29: 4-14
Jeremiah 29: 4-14
Jeremiah 1:4 - "Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Jeremiah 30:4 - "¶ And these are the words that the LORD spake concerning Israel and concerning Judah."
Jeremiah 10:4 - "They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not."
Jeremiah 24:4 - "¶ Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Jeremiah 25:2 - "The which Jeremiah the prophet spake unto all the people of Judah, and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying,"
Jeremiah 4:21 - "How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?"
Jeremiah 48:4 - "Moab is destroyed; her little ones have caused a cry to be heard."
Jeremiah 4:15 - "For a voice declareth from Dan, and publisheth affliction from mount Ephraim."
Jeremiah 3:2
Jeremiah 4:25 - "I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled."
Jeremiah 4:24 - "I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly."
Jeremiah 4:23 - "I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light."
Jeremiah 14:4 - "Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads."
Jeremiah 51:4 - "Thus the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and they that are thrust through in her streets."
Jeremiah 20:2 - "Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD."
Jeremiah 32:2 - "For then the king of Babylon's army besieged Jerusalem: and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison, which was in the king of Judah's house."
"Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison." - Jeremiah 37:4
Jeremiah 41:4 - "And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah, and no man knew it,"