And it shall be, if they will indeed learn the way of my people, to swear by my name, [saying], The Lord lives; as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall [that nation] be built in the midst of my people.
KJV
Jeremiah 12:16
And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, The Lord liveth; as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built in the midst of my people.
Parallel Translations
And it shall be, if they will indeed learn the way of my people, to swear by my name, [saying], The Lord lives; as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall [that nation] be built in the midst of my people.
It will happen, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, ‘As Yahweh lives;’ even as they taught my people to swear by Baal, then they will be built up in the middle of my people.
Cross References
Jeremiah 4:2Zephaniah 1:5Joshua 23:7Deuteronomy 10:20–21Zechariah 2:11Jeremiah 3:17Ephesians 2:19–22Isaiah 65:16Isaiah 56:5–6Isaiah 45:23Jeremiah 5:2Isaiah 9:18–21Psalms 106:35–36Isaiah 49:61 Peter 2:4–6
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