Jeremiah

Jeremiah 4:2

²and if you can swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’

in truth, in justice, and in righteousness,

then the nations will be blessed by Him,

and in Him they will glory.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and if you can swear	וְנִשְׁבַּ֙עְתָּ֙	wə·niš·ba‘·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H7650 swear
As surely as the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
lives	חַי־	ḥay-	Noun - masculine singular	H2416 alive, living
in truth	בֶּאֱמֶ֖ת	be·’ĕ·meṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth
in justice	בְּמִשְׁפָּ֣ט	bə·miš·pāṭ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment
and in righteousness	וּבִצְדָקָ֑ה	ū·ḇiṣ·ḏā·qāh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H6666 righteousness
then the nations	גּוֹיִ֖ם	gō·w·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
will be blessed	וְהִתְבָּ֥רְכוּ	wə·hiṯ·bā·rə·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H1288 kneel, bless
by Him	וּב֥וֹ	ū·ḇōw	Conjunctive waw; Preposition; third person masculine singular
and in Him	ב֛וֹ	ḇōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
they will glory	יִתְהַלָּֽלוּ׃ס	yiṯ·hal·lā·lū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1984 shine

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.