Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Therefore thus saith the Lord God: As I live, I will lay upon his head the oath he hath despised, and the covenant he hath broken. surely Ezekiel 21:23-27 And he shall be in their eyes as one consulting the oracle in vain, and imitating the leisure of sabbaths: but he will call to remembrance the iniquity that they may be taken. . . . Deuteronomy 5:11 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for he shall not be unpunished that taketh his name upon a vain thing. Jeremiah 5:2,9 And though they say: The Lord liveth; this also they will swear falsely. . . . Jeremiah 7:9-15 To steal, to murder, to commit adultery, to swear falsely, to offer to Baalim, and to go after strange gods, which you know not. . . . Context The Parable Explained…18For he had despised the oath, breaking his covenant, and behold he hath given his hand: and having done all these things, he shall not escape. 19Therefore thus saith the Lord God: As I live, I will lay upon his head the oath he hath despised, and the covenant he hath broken.20And I will spread my net over him, and he shall be taken in my net: and I will bring him into Babylon, and will judge him there for the transgression by which he hath despised me.… Cross References Jeremiah 27:8 But the nation and kingdom that will not serve Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon, and whosoever will not bend his neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon: I will visit upon that nation with the sword, and with famine, and with pestilence, saith the Lord: till I consume them by his hand. Jeremiah 37:17 And Jeremiah said to king Sedecias: In what have I offended against thee, or thy servants, or thy people, that thou hast cast me into prison? Ezekiel 16:59 For thus saith the Lord God: I will deal with thee, as thou hast despised the oath, in breaking the covenant: Ezekiel 17:18 For he had despised the oath, breaking his covenant, and behold he hath given his hand: and having done all these things, he shall not escape. Ezekiel 17:20 And I will spread my net over him, and he shall be taken in my net: and I will bring him into Babylon, and will judge him there for the transgression by which he hath despised me. Lexicon Therefore,לָכֵ֞ן (lā·ḵên) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 3651: So -- thus this is what כֹּה־ (kōh-) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 3541: Like this, thus, here, now the Lord אֲדֹנָ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 136: The Lord GOD יְהוִה֮ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3069: YHWH says: אָמַ֨ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say ‘As אָנִי֒ (’ā·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 589: I surely as אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not I live, חַי־ (ḥay-) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life I will bring down וּנְתַתִּ֖יו (ū·nə·ṯat·tîw) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set upon his head בְּרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ (bə·rō·šōw) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7218: The head My oath אָֽלָתִי֙ (’ā·lā·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 423: An imprecation that אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that he despised בָּזָ֔ה (bā·zāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 959: To disesteem and My covenant וּבְרִיתִ֖י (ū·ḇə·rî·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 1285: A covenant that אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that he broke. הֵפִ֑יר (hê·p̄îr) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6331: Break, bring to nothing, utterly take Additional Translations Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘As surely as I live, I will bring down upon his head My oath that he despised and My covenant that he broke.Therefore thus said the Lord GOD; As I live, surely my oath that he has despised, and my covenant that he has broken, even it will I recompense on his own head. Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: As I live, surely mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, I will even bring it upon his own head. Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord; As I live, surely mine oath which he has profaned, and my covenant which he has transgressed, I will even recompense it upon his head. Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: [As] I live, verily, mine oath which he hath despised, and my covenant which he hath broken, even it will I recompense upon his head. Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD: As I live, surely mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, I will even bring it upon his own head. Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; As I live, surely my oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, even that will I recompense upon his own head. Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: As I live, surely my oath that he has despised, and my covenant that he has broken, I will even bring it on his own head. Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: I live -- Mine oath that he hath despised, And My covenant that he hath broken, Have I not put it on his head? 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