and said,“‘ I solemnly swear by my own name,’ decrees the LORD,‘ that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,

“耶和华说：‘你既行了这事，不留下你的儿子，就是你独生的儿子，我便指着自己起誓说：

说：“耶和华说：‘你既行了这事，没有留下你的儿子，就是你的独子，我指着自己起誓：

说：“耶和华说：‘你既行了这事，没有留下你的儿子，就是你的独子，我指着自己起誓：

对他说：“耶和华说，‘你既然愿意把你的儿子，你的独生子献给我，我凭自己向你起誓，

说：“耶和华说：‘我指着自己起誓，你既然作了这事，没有留下你的儿子、你的独生子，

说：“耶和华宣告：我指着自己起誓，你既然做了这事，没有留下你的儿子，就是你的独生子，

「耶和華說：『你既行了這事，不留下你的兒子，就是你獨生的兒子，我便指着自己起誓說：

說：「耶和華說：『你既行了這事，沒有留下你的兒子，就是你的獨子，我指着自己起誓：

說：「耶和華說：『你既行了這事，沒有留下你的兒子，就是你的獨子，我指着自己起誓：

對他說：「耶和華說，『你既然願意把你的兒子，你的獨生子獻給我，我憑自己向你起誓，

說：“耶和華說：‘我指著自己起誓，你既然作了這事，沒有留下你的兒子、你的獨生子，

『永恆主發神諭說：我指着自己來起誓，你既作了這事，不留下你兒子、你獨生的兒子，

說：「耶和華宣告：我指著自己起誓，你既然做了這事，沒有留下你的兒子，就是你的獨生子，

曰、耶和華云、爾既行是、不惜獨生之子、我則指己而誓、

曰、耶和華指己而誓、曰、因爾行是、不惜嫡子一人、

主云、爾既行是、不惜爾獨子、我故指己而誓、

and said,“ I swear by myself, declares the Lord, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,

He said,“ I am giving you my word that I will bless you. I will bless you because of what you have done,” announces the Lord.“ You have not held back your son, your only son.

and said,“ By myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,

“ This is what the Lord says: Because you have obeyed me and have not withheld even your son, your only son, I swear by my own name that

and said,“ By myself I have sworn,” this is the LORD’s declaration:“ Because you have done this thing and have not withheld your only son,

and said,“ By Myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you have done this thing and have not withheld your son, your only son,

and said:“ By Myself I have sworn, says the Lord, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son—

and said, By myself have I sworn, saith Jehovah, because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son,

and said,“ By Myself I have sworn,” this is the Lord’s declaration:“ Because you have done this thing and have not withheld your only son,

And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only[ son]:

and said,“‘ I have sworn by myself,’ says Yahweh,‘ because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son,

the oath that he swore to our ancestor Abraham. This oath grants

the promise he made to Abraham, the promise he made by oath to Isaac!

Now when God made his promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,saying,“ Surely I will bless you greatly and multiply your descendants abundantly.”

For I solemnly swear,” says the LORD,“ that Bozrah will become a pile of ruins. It will become an object of horror and ridicule, an example to be used in curses. All the towns around it will lie in ruins forever.”

Then I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you, and I will make your name great, so that you will exemplify divine blessing.

For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants that he would inherit the world was not fulfilled through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.For if they become heirs by the law, faith is empty and the promise is nullified.

The LORD who rules over all has solemnly sworn,‘ I will fill your land with enemy soldiers. They will swarm over it like locusts. They will raise up shouts of victory over it.’

I solemnly make this oath– what I say is true and reliable:‘ Surely every knee will bow to me, every tongue will solemnly affirm;

The sovereign LORD confirms this oath by his very own life. The LORD, the God who commands armies, is speaking:“ I despise Jacob’s arrogance; I hate their fortresses. I will hand over to their enemies the city of Samaria and everything in it.”