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Jeremiah 4:2
and if you can swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’
from A Plea to Return, Jeremiah 4:1-4
What it says

If the people swear by the living LORD in truth, justice, and righteousness, the nations will bless themselves in Him.

What it is doing

This verse links Israel's repentance with a truthful public witness.

In context

1“If you will return, O Israel, 2and if you can swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ 3For this is what the LORD says to the men of Judah and Jerusalem: 4Circumcise yourselves to the LORD,